UCL in the media
Brexit and the 'contempt of Parliament' vote
Research Associate Oliver Patel (UCL European Institute) discusses possible outcomes of the UK Parliament's debates on the draft Brexit deal.
The new navel gazing? Your gut
Professor Simon Gaisford (UCL School of Pharmacy) discusses how making a slight change to the pH of the gut could be used to combat harmful pathogens such as MRSA or Clostridium difficile.
What would happen if the Earth’s core went cold?
Research Fellow Dr Paula Koelemeijer (UCL Earth Sciences) explains to Amelia, 13, from Devon, what will happen when the earth's core cools - several billion years from now - as part of the 'Curious Kids' section of The Conversation.
What's behind the fuel tax rise protests in France
Professor Philippe Marlière (UCL School of European Languages, Culture & Society) says a sense of moral outrage has led to fuel tax protests in France - many protestors are from low-income less urban areas, where car transport can be vital.
Listen: BBC World Service ‘World Update’ (from 3 mins 34 secs), More: Evening Standard
UK's largest ever lung cancer screening trial announced
Professor Sam Janes (UCL Medicine) introduces the UK's biggest ever screening trial for lung cancer, to be run jointly by UCL and UCLH in 2019, to deduce if an early diagnosis programme could be feasible on the NHS.
Volcanic eruptions discussed
Dr Christopher Kilburn (UCL Earth Sciences) discusses the implications of an eruption of Mount Vesuvius or the Yellowstone supervolcano, as footage of powerful geysers emerges.
Macron and the 'Gilet Jaune' movement
Professor Philippe Marlière (UCL School of European Languages, Culture and Society) comments on the popular 'Yellow Vest' protests against Emmanuel Macron's reforms in a letter to the Evening Standard.
COP24 Climate Change talks this week are ‘pivotal’
Talks at the UN COP24 Climate Change conference are ‘pivotal’, says Professor Chris Rapley (UCL Earth Sciences), adding that the earth “has been sending us some very strong messages” about climate change.
Watch: Sky News (from 29 secs), More: Sky News
The growth of monopoly power
Research by Professor Jan Eeckhout (UCL Economics) is cited in an article exploring the growing power of corporate monopoly.
Unconscious bias - a psychological tool to tackle a taboo
Dr Lasana Harris (UCL Psychology & Language Sciences) says if someone is aware of their unconscious biases, they can use their critical skills and intelligence "to see it's wrong to think like that," adding, "We all have the ability to control that."