UCL in the media
Snail sheds foot to stay ahead of snake predators
"I had no idea that snails did this, so it is interesting in that respect and may prompt someone to work out exactly how they do it," says Professor Susan Evans (UCL Cell & Developmental Biology), who researches limb loss in lizards. "What we really need to know is the developmental processes that underpin it."
Website calls on people to become 'bat detectives'
UCL scientists are calling on citizen scientists to help researchers monitor and record Europe's bat population.
More: »Ê¼Ò»ªÈËews storyCollege of Law launches combined LPC and LLM course
"From the point of view of the students it is a positive development but a minor one. The likelihood is that the College of Law is offering this to make it more competitive against schools which offer both the LLM and the LPC," says Professor Richard Moorhead (UCL Laws).
Public schools threaten university boycott
Headmasters are demanding that universities such as UCL are banned from setting targets which classify students according to the type of school they attended.
Applying to university: Case study corner
Students Lillie Grimshaw (UCL Anthropology) and Gabriel Mallows (UCL Politics) talk about applying to university, and life as a student.
Bloomsbury institutions enter 'strategic partnership'
UCL and the Institute of Education have entered a partnership to share resources and develop expertise in education and the social sciences.
More: »Ê¼Ò»ªÈËews storySat navs can 'blind' drivers to the road
Driving with a sat nav may blind motorists to dangers on the road, as the act of mentally holding an image makes it harder to see things that are happening right in front of our eyes, according to research by Professor Nilli Lavie (UCL Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience).
Pill for healthy ageing 'available within a generation'
Middle-aged people will be able to grow old gracefully within a generation by taking a pill which can fight the ageing process, says Professor Dame Linda Partridge (UCL Genetics, Evolution & Environment).
Yes, you are the special one. Now give them their money
Narcissists are boastful, self-aggrandising and pretentious, over-estimating their own abilities and accomplishments, while simultaneously deflating those of others, says Professor Adrian Furnham (UCL Health Psychology).
Prevention: Cruel hand of fate still has a role to play
"The evidence is clear - about half of some cancers can be prevented by healthy lifestyles," says Professor Sir Michael Marmot (UCL Epidemiology & Public Health). "A diet rich in fruit and vegetables and white meat, consuming little or no alcohol, being physically active for 60 minutes a day, and not smoking are key."