UCL in the media
Indonesia earthquake: what caused building collapses?
Building collapses resulting from the Indonesia earthquake are thought to be caused by soil liquefaction - where soil strength decreases and 'the ability of a soil deposit to support foundations for buildings and bridges is reduced', said Dr Carmine Galasso (UCL Institute for Risk & Disaster Reduction).
Read: GuardianMyth-busting study of teenage brains wins Royal Society prize
Professor Sarah-Jayne Blakemore (UCL Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience) has won the Royal Society Insight Investment Science Book Prize 2018, for her new book 'Inventing Ourselves: The Secret Life of the Teenage Brain'.
Read: Guardian, More: Listen: BBC BreakfastSocial and cultural drivers of type 2 diabetes 'key' to treatment
Commenting on new research into diabetes health strategy outcomes, Professor David Napier (UCL Medical Anthropology) said, "When public health strategies and individual care plans take into account the prevailing local cultures and associated conventions and behaviours, they are much more likely to be successful."
Read: PAWhich cities will sink into the sea first? Maybe not the ones you expect
Professor Mark Miodownik (UCL Mechanical Engineering) says future impacts of global warming on sea levels may mean that North America's east coast cities will be at risk of sinking if the Antarctic ice melts first.
Read: GuardianNearly half of women and a third of men to develop dementia, stroke or Parkinson's
Professor Claudia Cooper (UCL Psychiatry) comments on a study about the high prevalence of dementia, stroke and Parkinson's disease, saying that a third of dementia cases could be prevented or delayed by addressing lifestyle factors.
Read: CNNWomen in science: 'We want to be accepted into the club'
Following reactions to the Nobel Physics Prize being awarded to a woman for the first time in 55 years, female scientists including Dr Jennifer Rohn (UCL Medicine), talk about their career experiences in a historically male-dominated field.
Teaching and nursing are most demanding UK professions
Demands on workers have almost doubled in recent decades, and both teaching and nursing top the list, according to five-yearly skills and employment research by UCL Institute of Education and the universities of Cardiff and Oxford.
Read: Guardian, More: FT (£)'Bystander' effect means people fail to intervene
People often assume others will intervene in difficult situations - Dr Lasana Harris (UCL Psychology & Language Sciences) explains that the 'bystander' effect influences our behaviour in challenging and everyday situations.
Listen: BBC Radio 4 'The Digital Human' (from 5 mins, 10 secs)Climate scientists to publish report on feasibility of targets
Ahead of next week's publication of a UN Special Report on Global Warming, Professor Michael Grubb (UCL Institute of Sustainable Resources & Energy Institute) suggests 'there will be a lot of points of disagreement,' in relation to reducing emissions.
Read: Daily MailAre charities contributing to compassion fatigue?
Is charities' choice of fundraising imagery contributing to compassion fatigue? Dr Jennifer Hudson (UCL Political Science) talks about people's reactions to two different styles of charity appeals.
Listen: BBC World Service 'The Why Factor' (from 16 mins, 24 secs)