UCL in the media
Lab Mistakes Hobble Cancer Studies But Scientists Slow to Take Remedies
"The whole ethos of science is to strive for the truth and produce a balanced argument about the evidence. Yet, all this crap is being produced," says Professor John Masters (UCL Research Department of Urology).
Designer packs being used to lure new generation of smokers
"Tobacco companies claim they don't market their products to children. But the truth is their products are attractive to children. This is about protecting children," says Professor Robert West (UCL Epidemiology and Public Health).
Prospect of 'autism drug' raised after early tests
"Despite hopeful signs for a future drug treatment of at least some autistic behaviours, it would be sad if too much pressure was now put on researchers to rush into applications," says Professor Uta Frith (UCL Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience).
'Not having credible policy will cost us'
It is very sad for Scotland that Doosan has taken this decision, when Holyrood is so solid. If indeed it is the UK Government's wobbling that has caused this decision, I think we have to be aware that if we don't have policy credibility, it will cost us, says Professor Paul Ekins (UCL Energy Institute).
Commissioning board chair: liberation of the NHS 'won't happen overnight'
The health service should not expect a "sudden overnight change on 1 April next year" to an autonomous and liberated system, says UCL Provost Professor Malcolm Grant.
A Light Shining From Babylon
As we plumbed the depths of the quantum world in the 20th century, elementary particles exhibited mass, but how did they acquire it, asks Professor Mark Ronan (UCL Mathematics).
Elderly 'will almost pay for NHS by 2030'
Elderly people's net economic contribution to Britain will almost equal the amount spent on the NHS within 20 years, according to a report from the UCL School of Pharmacy.
UCL press releaseG-spot 'does exist'
"We seem obsessed with proving or disproving that orgasms 'happen' in the G-spot - or not," says Dr Petra Boynton (UCL Academic Centre of Medical Education).
Mad or bad? Breivik's mental state puzzles experts
"He's clever, effective. He's sane in that he knows what he has to do, but he is heartless in what he has done," says Dr James Thompson (UCL Psychology and Language Sciences).
Nanotechnology is ancient history
So can we call the craftsmen who made these materials nanotechnologists? Professor Ian Freestone (UCL Institute of Archaeology), thinks not. "They were highly skilled but they were not nanotechnologists. They did not know that they were working on the nanoscale," he says.