UCL in the media
Gloves Are No Guarantee Your Doctor's Hands Are Clean
Dr Sheldon Stone (UCL Division of Medicine) has found that wearing latex gloves makes health workers less likely to wash their hands.
Predictive text - the next level
Professor Bas Aarts (UCL English Language & Literature) suggests that the next generation of predictive text software may narrow users' linguistic skills.
Technology just makes us all busier
Professor Jo Wolff (UCL Philosophy) concludes that the advent of time saving technology in higher education has not given him any more time to spend thinking.
Myths about our minds
Professor Sophie Scott and Professor Sarah-Jayne Blakemore (UCL Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience) examine some myths about the brain, including the common misconception that we only use 10% of our brain's capacity.
Brain analysis can help predict psychosis: study
Academics from UCL Computer Sciences have contributed to a study that sugggests analysis of brain scans could help predict how serious or long term a psychotic patient's illness may be. Read: Reuters
Classic kit: Weissenberg's Camera
Professor Andrea Sella (UCL Chemistry) explains the link between early 20th Century scientist Karl Weissneberg and baking bread.
Retiring at 68 comes with health warning for us all
Professor Sir Michael Marmot (UCL Epidemiology & Public Health) warns that most Britons will fail to reach the planned state retirement age of 68 free from disability unless action is taken to tackle health inequalities.
US warns of attacks on luxury Nigerian hotels
The whereabouts of the leadership of a militant Islamist group called Boko Haram, responsible for recent attacks in Nigeria, is still unknown according to Professor Murray Last (UCL Anthropology).
We are what our mums ate
Professor Marcus Pembrey (UCL Institute of Child Health) and Professor Stephan Beck (UCL Cancer Institute) contribute to the debate about how your environment, and your parents' environment, affects your health.
For happy customers get a happy manager
Professor Adrian Furnham (UCL Health Psychology) explains why the personality and values of managers are crucial for both retaining staff and productivity.