UCL in the media
Children and laughter
Professor Sophie Scott (UCL Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience) explains why children laugh, what makes them laugh and what function laughter serves.
Listen: BBC Radio 4 'Woman's Hour' (from 37 mins 40 secs)
Poland's Palace of Culture & Science
Dr Michal Murawski (UCL School of Slavonic and Eastern European Studies) discusses the communist legacy of one of Poland's most recognisable and iconic buildings.
Listen: BBC Radio 4 'Start the Week' (from 24 mins 20 secs)
Neck scan could predict cognitive decline
New research led by Professor John Deanfield (UCL Institute of Cardiovascular Science) has found that a simple five-minute neck scan could predict the potential onset of cognitive decline a decade before symptoms appear.
Read: Telegraph (£), More: BBC, Times (£), Times 2 (£), Daily Mail, Sun, Evening Standard, UCL News. Listen: BBC World Service 'Newsroom' (from 6 mins 30 secs)Professor Heather Jones comments on WW1 Armistice Centenary
As part of the BBC's World War One Centenary coverage, Professor Heather Jones (UCL History) talks about the background to the 1918 Armistice and its impacts.
Watch: BBC News 24 (from 9 mins 3 secs)
Why people cry
Professor Sophie Scott (UCL Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience) explains to David Baddiel that humans are the only species to shed 'emotional' tears.
Listen: BBC Radio 4 'David Baddiel Tries to Understand' (from 2 mins 30 secs)Re-homing the Rosetta Stone
Professor Stephen Quirke (UCL Institute of Archaeology) suggests a broadening of the debate into the re-homing of the Rosetta Stone, in a joint letter to the Evening Standard.
Read: Evening StandardLifelong learning cut short
The adult education sector "suffers enormously" through a lack of evidence on its methods, learners and impacts, says Honorary Senior Lecturer Dr Andrew Morris (UCL Institute of Education).
Read: TES (£)Benefits of reading fiction for the young
Professor John Jerrim (UCL Institute of Education) shares the findings of his recent study into the benefits of reading fiction for literacy in young people.
Read: Daily MailNew Cities partnerships Programme (CpP) launched
UCL's new Cities partnerships Programme (CpP) will invest in and extend academic collaborations in European cities - lead for Rome is Dr Florian Mussgnug (UCL School of European Languages, Culture and Society); lead for Paris is Dr Claire Colomb (UCL Bartlett School of Planning).
Gina Miller guest speaker at UCL Mischon Lecture
Professor Piet Eeckhout (UCL Laws) presented UCL's annual Mischon Lecture, featuring guest speaker Gina Miller.
Read: Express