UCL in the media
Custer's Last Stand
Professor Kathleen Burk and Dr Adam Smith (both UCL History) discuss the Great Sioux War of 1876-77 and Custer's Last Stand with Melvyn Bragg.
Is this the end of the car?
Professor David Metz (UCL Centre for Transport Studies) examines the possibility that car use in Britain has peaked and overall levels are set to decline.
Paralysed man can stand and move his legs again
Commenting on a procedure which stimulates the spinal cord, Professor Geoffrey Raisman (UCL Institute of Neurology) says more trials are needed, warning: "This is not and does not claim to be a cure."
More coverage: BBC 1, Channel 4, SKY News, BBC Radio Five Live, Daily Mail, The Times, Daily ExpressAstra drug slows ovarian cancer progression -study
Professor Jonathan Ledermann (UCL Cancer Institute) presents new trial data at American Society for Clinical Oncology conference.
Take a dip with me
Dr Kasia Boddy (UCL English Language and Literature) reviews Olivia Laing's 'To the River: a Journey Beneath the Surface'. Read: New Statesman (£)
Thinking Allowed - the city
Professor Matthew Gandy (UCL Geography) discusses cultural representations of cities and asks what the future holds for the modern metropolis.
(from 18mins 1s)Eureka moments
Dr Andrea Sella (UCL Chemistry) explains how Sir William Ramsay discovered the noble gases.
(from 6min 30s)The Science of Sleep
Research shows that too much or too little sleep has an adverse effect on cognitive function, says Jane Ferrie (UCL Epidemiology and Public Health).
(from 35mins 33s)Exploring Lake Tanganyika
Dr Julia Day (UCL Genetics, Evolution and Environment) gives an insight into her research on biodiversity in Africa's Lake Tanganyika.
My three least favourite quarks
Professor Jon Butterworth (UCL Physics and Astronomy) explains the importance of quarks and how three different types were discovered.