UCL in the media
On international law
Professor Elizabeth Wilmshurst (UCL Laws) joins a discussion about international law.
Listen: BBC World Service 'The Compass' (from 10 mins 45 secs)President Macron criticised for plans to celebrate Marshal Pétain's WW1 role
Fierce criticism has greeted President Macron's plans to celebrate Marshal Pétain's service in WW1 - an idea which Professor Philippe Marliere (UCL School of European Languages, Culture and Society) describes as 'utterly bizarre'.
Listen: BBC Radio 4 'World Tonight' (from 34 mins 38 secs).
Musk's 'space internet' simulated
Professor Mark Handley (UCL Computer Science) plans to unveil his simulation of Starlink, Elon Musk's design for a 'space internet', at a conference next week.
Texas midterm election discussed
Dr Brian Klaas (UCL School of European Languages, Culture and Society) comments on the runners in the US midterm elections in Texas.
The US midterm elections
Dr Brian Klaas (UCL School of European Languages, Culture and Society) joins a discussion about the implications of the US midterm election results. Listen:
BBC World Service 'World Report' (from 29 mins)
Toilet design through the ages
Professor Barbara Penner (UCL Bartlett School of Architecture) discusses the evolution of toilet design through the ages and what toilets can teach us.
Listen: BBC World Service 'The Forum' (from 1 min 35 secs), More: Guardian
Cautious welcome for AI Alzheimer's 'breakthrough'
Professor John Hardy (UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology) counsels caution in regard to an alleged breakthrough in the early diagnosis of Alzheimer's using AI.
Read: iNewsExploring the potential of beatboxing as therapy
Professor Sophie Scott (UCL Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience) contributes to an exploration of the potential of beatboxing as a form of therapy.
Listen: BBC News (from 4 mins)Could tax cuts benefit everyone?
In an article exploring the impacts of tax cuts, Visiting Professor Paul Ormerod (UCL Computer Science) suggests recent cuts and improved US economic growth this year may be linked.
Read: City AMCould we send nuclear waste to the sun?
In a programme exploring options for disposing of nuclear waste, Professor Lucie Green (UCL Space & Climate Physics) comments that sending waste to the sun is "feasible but not without enormous risk."
Listen: BBC World Service 'CrowdScience' (from 11 mins 44 secs)