UCL in the media
Mapping the Games
The giant map of London's streets used in the Olympic opening ceremony was created by urban planning and design company Space Syntax and based on analysis of street networks developed at »Ê¼Ò»ªÈË's Bartlett School of Architecture.
Cost for mothers who work late into pregnancy: smaller babies
Pat O'Brien (UCL Institute for Women's Health) comments on new research suggesting women who continue to work into the final stages of pregnancy are likely to have babies with a lower birth-weight.
Guardian book club
Professor John Mullan (UCL English Language & Literature) talks about Use of Weapons by Iain M Banks, and discusses scale.
Superstars have to work harder to make it look easy
Professor Adrian Furnham (UCL Health Psychology) discusses what makes an elite performer.
Only you: 11 things that make each of us a one-off
Professor Sophie Scott (UCL Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience)on why human voices are part of what makes individuals unique.
Inequality: Of wealth and health
Professor Sir Michael Marmot (UCL Epidemiology & Public Health) explains the scaled effect of poverty and health, saying: "We shouldn't be thinking only of absolute destitution".
There is no easy science by which to fire professors
A letter from Professor David Colquhoun (UCL Biosciences) criticises the approach taken by Queen Mary, University of London, in relation to the Research Excellence Framework (REF).
New patient chart to save 6,000 lives a year in the UK
The introduction of a new standardised way of displaying a patient's vital signs in hospital could halve avoidable deaths, according to a report led by Dr Bryan Williams (UCL Cardiovascular Science).
(from 1hr 09mins),Drug-resistant HIV 'on increase' in sub-Saharan Africa
Dr Ravindra Gupta (UCL Infection & Immunity) discusses the HIV/AIDS research landscape, the challenges of drug-resistance and the chances of finding a cure.
(from 2min 48sec)Elite universities vow to admit more state pupils
As university access agreements for 2013-14 are agreed by OFFA, the validity of specific state school targets is criticised in some quarters.