UCL in the media
Why don't we live in space yet?
"Large-scale, very expensive space activities such as human missions have been hard to justify," explains Dr Jon Agar explains (UCL Science & Technology Studies).
Work stress and unhealthy lifestyle ups heart disease risk
"These observational data suggest that a healthy lifestyle could substantially reduce the risk of coronary artery disease risk among people with job strain," said Dr Mika Kivimaki.
Returning to the Idea of the Liberal Arts
Dr Carl Gombrich (UCL Arts & Humanities), discusses the new UCL Arts and Sciences (BASc) programmes. "We've exceeded our expected applications by 25 percent," he said.
Web searches for symptoms will be monitored to spot outbreaks of infections
A new Interdisciplinary Research Centre led by »Ê¼Ò»ªÈËill develop mobile health technologies that allow doctors to diagnose and track diseases much earlier than ever before.
Extremists preaching to students in Britain
Student Rights, an anti-extremist group, claims a total of 180 events at 21 UK universities had talks given by people who had "a history of extreme or intolerant views".
'Miming' brain helps humans to learn how to speak, scientists find
"There is a really critical interaction between the parts of the brain processing sound and those parts that are used to produce the same sound," says Dr Joe Devlin (UCL Cognitive, Perceptual & Brain Sciences).
Do speed limits reduce the number of road deaths?
Professor Benjamin Heydecker (UCL Centre for Transport Studies) found that during the 45 years since the current motorway speed limit of 70mph was first implemented, the risk of road accident fatality per vehicle-km of travel has fallen to less than 1/13 of what it was.
Good manager's life is full of contradictions
Professor Adrian Furnham (UCL Psychology) discusses his "Seven Secret Paradoxes of Professionally Upward People".
Why the Queen will never step aside
"There is talk in fashionable circles of Soft Regency. By that I mean a species of retirement short of Regency or abdication," says Dr Robert Morris (UCL Constitution Unit).
Get studying, girls, and help me retire to Mars
As America and China race to the Red Planet, it's time to stop seeing science as a boys' subject, says Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock (UCL Physics & Astronomy).