UCL in the media
Animation offers clues to the bystander effect
Dr David Swapp (UCL Computer Science) comments on his research building an interactive animation used to study the 'bystander effect'.
BBC Breakfast (no link)Faith in Suburbia
"Religion is often neglected in the history of suburban change," said Dr Claire Dwyer (UCL Geography).
Are English students getting a rotten deal?
I get about a third as much contact time as the science students at my university, yet I pay the same fees, says Mirren Gidda (UCL English Language & Literature).
Mobile phone at 40: high-tech talk
"Mobiles are far more than mere phones, they have the capabilities and flexibilities of a computer," said Dr Jon Agar (UCL Science and Technology Studies).
Health implications of chewing gum
"Most people have a favourite side to chew," says Professor Andrew Eder (UCL Eastman Dental Institute).
The dawn of an era of de-extinction
Professor Kate Jones (UCL Genetics, Evolution and Environment) discusses a recent TEDx conference in Washington on the power of genetic science to bring back extinct species.
Show me the money: is grant writing taking over science?
Experiments are being put on the back burner - future discoveries may be scuppered by administrative overload, writes Dr Jenny Rohn (UCL Clinical Physiology).
What's wrong with Fascism?
Professor Kathleen Burk (UCL History) says: "If you're fascist you believe in order, authority - authoritarian authority - and chauvinism. What you don't necessarily believe in is racism, that's not part of the job description.
Easter Eggs Live
UCL researchers at the Centre for Advanced Biomedical Imaging have been scanning chicken eggs for a new Channel 4 programme called Easter Eggs Live. The MRI scans were used to generate a 3D animation of a developing chick preparing to hatch.
Amazon attacked for 'selling illegal cancer remedies on behalf of hucksters'
Amazon has been criticised for hosting sales of products that claim to cure or treat cancer. Professor David Colquhoun (UCL Biosciences) said: "The claims are quite grotesque. The real danger is that people will believe the hucksters and take only things like these."