UCL in the media
Girl, 10, has vein made from her own stem cells successfully transplanted
Prof. Martin Birchall (UCL Ear Institute) says procedure may get cheaper as medical companies produce protein scaffolds more efficiently.
London 2012 legacy: the battle begins on a Newham estate
The vision of the planners, led by Newham council's Sir Robin Wales, is for the Carpenters to make way for a new campus for UCL, enhancing the life prospects of the neighbourhood and enriching hard-up Newham as a whole.
Uncertainty: Climate models at their limit?
Estimates of climate-change impacts will get less, rather than more, certain. But this should not excuse inaction, says Professor Mark Maslin (UCL Geography).
Look in thy iPad, tell the face thou viewest: let's get it on
"The obsessive world in which you are caught up in the Sonnets itself becomes obsessive," suggests Professor Henry Woudhuysen (UCL English Lang and Literature), one of the academic experts featured on the Shakespeare app.
Rain, rain, go away
Metropolitan England, troubled by 15 days of downpour, doesn't even have much in the way of apt poetry or song to console it, says Professor John Sutherland (UCL English Language & Literature).
Space 'textures' nearly ruled out in WMap study
The very fabric of space is not as "knotted" as many theories predict it should be, according to a study led by Stephen Feeney (UCL Physics & Astronomy).
UCL newsDoctors raise questions over drug trials in developing countries
"Patients are spending a third of their household incomes on medications with catastrophic consequences for their families" says Professor John Yudkin (UCL Medicine).
Poor now twice as likely to die from heart disease as rich
Even though there has been a dramatic decrease in the number of deaths from coronary heart disease (CHD) in England, researchers at »Ê¼Ò»ªÈË found that the improvement rates differ between the affluent and the deprived.Ìý
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An ambitious free festival exploring everything from the iconic London Underground map to brain scans of cab drivers and novelist Will Self will take place at »Ê¼Ò»ªÈË later this week.
Why our food is making us fat
Professor Richard Bruckdorfer (UCL Biosciences) comments on the role of the food industry, and sugar, in the increasing prevalence of obesity worldwide.