UCL in the media
200 years on, why Jane Austen's lovers find new reasons for their passion
Professor John Mullan (UCL English Language & Literature) comments on the relationships between Austen's lovers, and why Mansfield Park is different.
Christmas University Challenge: 'I'm going to have to hurry you...'
Lucy Jones, a UCL English graduate, talks about representing UCL on Christmas University Challenge.
High-energy lifestyles led to evolution of the sexes
Zena Hadjivasiliou (UCL CoMPLEX) on how mitochondria, and high-energy demands, led to the evolution of only two sexes.
Sun 'stops chickenpox spreading'
Professor Judy Breuer (UCL Infection & Immunity) says that while UV could be contributing to the differences in the prevalence of chickenpox, there are also other factors.
The transfer of tax powers leaves Westminster with difficult choices of its own
Alan Trench (UCL Constitution Unit) comments on the Scotland Bill, and says the ball is in London's court.
Stanzas on the street: is grime poetry?
Professor John Sutherland (UCL English Language & Literature) says "inherent snobbery" is what lies behind dismissals of grime as poetry.
Vladimir Putin's deputies responding to protests turn focus on to ringleaders
Dr Andrew Wilson (UCL SSEES) comments on Vladimir Putin, and how his lieutenants are anxiously plotting how to quell rising discontent.
Charles Dickens: Six things he gave the modern world
Professor John Mullan (UCL English Language & Literature) comments on Charles Dickens' contribution to modern character comedy.
Careers going global
Dr Vanessa Diaz (UCL Mechanical Engineering) comments on the increasingly global nature of scientific careers.
Higgs boson in massless-particle coupling shock, and other stories
If the Higgs boson is responsible for the mass of fundamental particles, how can we see it via massless photons, asks Professor Jon Butterworth (UCL Physics & Astonomy).