UCL in the media
The Myth of the Immigrant Benefit-Moocher, Part Two
A 2009 study from UCL Centre for Research and Analysis of Migration found that immigrants are less likely than natives to receive state benefits or tax credits.
5 things every woman gets wrong
A UCL analysis of 25 studies showed that, although men and women tend to have the same average IQ, women underestimate their intelligence while men overestimate theirs.
Unprotected sex leads to rise in gay men in UK contracting HIV
"By better understanding the driving forces behind the trends we've seen in the past, it will allow us to make informed choices to reduce new HIV infections in the future," said lead investigator Professor Andrew Phillips (UCL Infection & Population Health).
Car industry focuses on road ahead
Professor David Metz (UCL Civil, Environmental & Geomatic Engineering) says policymakers need to start thinking about the consequences of young people's changing travel behaviour.
You escaped that meteor, but there's another coming
At some point our world will, without doubt, be struck again by a massive asteroid, says Professor Bill McGuire (UCL Earth Sciences).
Why shouldn't I have a caesarean?
"I advise women to avoid having a caesarean if possible," says Professor Peter Brocklehurst (UCL Institute for Women's Health).
Grammar fundamentalists miss the point
Those who have a zero tolerance for grammatical errors would not be much fun to work for, or with, says Adrian Furnham (UCL Clinical, Educational & Health Psychology).
Could mammograms be dangerous?
A report in the British Medical Journal last month written by Professor Michael Baum (UCL Research Department of General Surgery) claimed as many as half the women diagnosed with breast cancer through mammograms are actually diagnosed falsely.
Why do radiologists miss dancing gorillas?
Professor Nilli Lavie (UCL Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience) comments on research finding that more 80% of specialist tumour spotters failed to see a cartoon gorilla on scans. "They were trained to look for particular features - size and colour. So it does not reflect at all on the radiologists' ability to report nodules," she said.
Research shows men think they can buy love
Dr Tomas Chamorro (UCL Clinical, Educational & Health Psychology) comments on new research that finds that men accelerate their spending when they perceive the female population to be scarce.