UCL in the media
UCL 61st in The Green league 2013
The People & Planet Green League 2013 has assessed the environmental and ethical performance of 143 universities, scoring them on their actions and attitudes towards a green living to create the rankings. »Ê¼Ò»ªÈËas ranked 61st, up 28 places for 89 last year.
Debate over controls of powerful Commons committees
"A chair of a select committee should not have a financial interest in matters relevant to the committee's work," said Professor Tony Wright (UCL Political Science).
Student entrepreneurs get own pop-up shop in London
The Launchbox pop-up shop at the Boxpark pop-up mall in Shoreditch will display and sell products made by UCL student entrepreneurs.
Dawn of the water eaters: How Earth got its oxygen
Dr Nick Lane (UCL Genetics, Evolution & Environment) comments on why it took so long for the oxygen-producing form of photosynthesis to evolve.
Mind readers: How we get inside other people's heads
Professor Uta Frith and Professor Sarah-Jayne Blakemoremore (UCL Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience) comment on our ability to take on other viewpoints.
Pioneering London unit seeks cures for blindness, diabetes and organ damage
The UCL Institute of Immunity and Transplantation at the Royal Free Hospital in Hampstead has been opened by the Duke of York. Researchers at the multi-million pound centre hope to develop lifesaving cures for chronic conditions such as cancer, HIV and diabetes.
, Research FortnightThe Strange Stories of the Marvellous Materials That Shape Our Man-Made World by Mark Miodownik
More often, Miodownik achieves precisely what he sets out to, which is to make the case that the materials we have made are as extraordinary, and as revealing of us, as the materials we are made of.
How to make the perfect cup of tea
Professor Sella (UCL Chemistry) says scum can also be reduced by using a porcelain cup. "You want a relatively smooth, impervious surface because you don't want the cup to bind the tannins," he said.
Time to face up to bloody history of UK
Since February, it has been possible to access a comprehensive database, compiled over the past three years by the Legacies of British Slave-ownership project at University College London, of all those who claimed that vast compensation in 1833 in lieu of their lost right to own slaves.
Wrist sensor may be better measure of blood pressure
"(Blood) pressure when someone is asleep is a strong predictor of heart disease. This (device) almost certainly gives a better measure than blood pressure in the arm," said Prof. Bryan Williams (UCL Cardiovascular Science).