UCL in the media
More Than £1 Billion Goes to U.K. Research
Funding from the U.K. Research Partnership Investment Fund will enable UCL to create a centre to study rare diseases in children.
The Invention of Spain
Professor Ben Kaplan (UCL History) comments on the flashpoints and fragmentation in the Spanish monarchy's territorial possessions, and in particular the Dutch revolt.
Alternative Tube Maps: The Electric Tube
Oliver O'Brien (UCL Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis) has plotted the Tube, rail and DLR, tram and cable car line onto a "topologically accurate" map.
Art must stay a no-brainer
Professor Semir Zeki (UCL Cell & Developmental Biology), who coined the term "neuroaesthetics", claims it is possible to understand "the biological basis of aesthetic experience", and to have reached a "neurobiological definition of art".
Rats and humans meet via virtual reality and robotics
Computer scientists from UCL and the University of Barcelona have used robots and virtual reality to let rats and humans interact. The technology could help scientists or others explore places to dangerous or distant to visit.
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Professor Mary Target and Dr Nick Midgley (UCL Clinical, Educational & Health Psychology) talk about the legacy of Anna Freud on the 60th anniversary of the centre she established.
Lebbeus Woods, visionary architect of imaginary worlds, dies in New York
"His virtuoso drawings and exaggerated tectonic aesthetic were hugely influential. We could only dream that our architecture should embody such furious passion," says Mark Smout and Laura Allen (UCL Bartlett School of Architecture).
That's the kids back in their box. Now for the managers
Professor Adrian Furnham (UCL Health Psychology) talks about the dozen things that managers need to know.
A day in Camden: emergency calls and police vehicles
A day of emergency calls and police vehicles has been recorded in this video visualisation byÌýLeto Peel (UCL Computer Science), using data from the Metropolitan police.
People, Not Technology are the Heart of London's Tech City
"Joanna Shields' appointment will go a long way to cementing the UK - and in particular London - as the world's best prospect for tech innovation, and is a powerful endorsement of the Government's strategy," says Professor Stephen Caddick (UCL Vice-Provost, Enterprise).