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In a letter about new typeface 'Sans Forgetica', Professor Nigel Harvey (UCL Brain Sciences) says the memory-boosting font is "an innovative application of the 'desirable difficulty' learning principle."
Read: GuardianFears a no-deal Brexit outcome could see British research project leaders replaced
Professor Peter Coveney (UCL Chemistry) fears work on major EU research projects will be compromised if a Brexit deal is not agreed before March 2019.
Read: IndependentPTSD symptoms affect nearly a fifth of British combat veterans, study finds
Professor Glyn Lewis (UCL Psychiatry) comments on new research into post-traumatic stress disorder among combat veterans.
Read: CNNNew voting process in Romania likely to confirm same-sex marriage ban
A referendum in Romania on same-sex marriage is being conducted under new procedures which Dr Daniel Brett (UCL SSEES) says "could serve as a 'Trojan horse' for future governing by plebiscite."
Cassini spacecraft reveals deluge of hail pouring from Saturn's rings
10,000kg of hail pours from Saturn's rings every second, the Cassini spacecraft has revealed. Professor Andrew Coates (UCL Space & Climate Physics) said the Cassini Mission "has changed the way we think of where life may have developed beyond our Earth."
Read: Daily MailAnalysis of THE World Rankings show UK slower on internationalisation
Commenting on THE World Ranking data, and suggestions France could absorb more international students, Dr Vincent Carpentier, (UCL Institute of Education) said that the French system "has always been reasonably international".
Read: THEIs the world at peak population?
Professor John Guillebaud (UCL Institute of Women's Health) takes part in a discussion on whether global population growth is unsustainable, arguing that the population will need to stabilise.
Listen: BBC Radio 4 'The World at One' (from 34 mins 16 secs)Sino-UK discovery offers clean energy
Researchers from UCL, University of Liverpool and East China University of Science and Technology have synthesized a new organic material that works with sunlight to separate water into its constituent elements, oxygen and hydrogen.
Read: China DailyUK/EU Research collaborations risk becoming restricted to elite universities post-Brexit
Dr Ludovic Highman (UCL IOE - Education, Practice & Society) discuses UK/EU research collaborations post-Brexit, saying that these risk excluding less prestigious universities in favour of an 'elite club' of research intensive institutions.
Read: Times Higher Education (£)UCL Qatar to develop new Cultural Heritage Law
UCL Qatar has announced a partnership with Qatar Museums to deliver a new legal framework for cultural heritage for Qatar, including reviewing heritage protection best practice.
Read: Gulf Times