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UCL's quest for Bentham's missing 'mourning' rings
The hunt is on for 20 missing 'mourning' rings, each containing strands of philosopher Jeremy Bentham's hair, to add to six rings already held by UCL, and complete this unique collection. Dr Tim Causer (UCL Laws and Bentham Project) says the 26 rings 'were probably commissioned by Bentham in 1822.'
Read: Sunday Telegraph (£), Yahoo, Daily Mail, Atlas Obscura, More: UCL NewsIndebted Argentina runs out of options
Dr Néstor Castañeda (UCL Institute of the Americas) says that the Argentinian government 'increases public spending in good times and does not build surpluses for the bad times.'
Read: Sunday Telegraph (£)Blood transfusions could be the secret to long-lasting health
Drawing together research into ageing in humans and animals - including the use of blood transfusions - Professor Linda Partridge (UCL Institute of Healthy Ageing) said that new findings have shown that while death is still inevitable, ill health at the end is not.
Read: The Times (£), More: NZ Herald, Sky, Sun, Yahoo, MetroDementia cure 'within a decade'
Scientists at the UK DRI hub at UCL are confident a therapy will be created to treat the causes of the as yet incurable condition, rather than simply mask its symptoms.
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Becky Sharp and Julia Montague, central figures in two of autumn's heavyweight Sunday night TV dramas, are 'peas in a pod', writes Emeritus Professor John Sutherland (UCL English Language & Literature).
NHS cancels 14% of operations at last minute, research finds
One in seven NHS hospital operations are being cancelled just before they are due to take place, research by the Royal College of Anaesthetists (RCA) and Professor Ramani Moonesinghe (UCL Division of Surgery and Interventional Sciences) has found.
Read: Guardian, More: Independent, BBC (web), The Times (£), Daily Mail, Mirror, UCL NewsMitochondria and how it links humans, animals and plant life
In a discussion on evolution, Professor Nick Lane (UCL Genetics, Evolution & Environment) explains how the first bacteria recombined to form mitochondria, influencing cell behaviour in humans and many other forms of life.
Listen: BBC Radio 4 'Inside Science' (from 1 min, 56 secs)Could a new force of nature reveal the universe's dark side?
Dr Andrew Pontzen (UCL Physics & Astronomy) explains that we know little about dark matter and dark energy which make up 95% of the universe. But this may change with a new experiment called Padme which could give physicists a glimpse of what the invisible world is made from.
Listen: Guardian (from 3 min, 30 secs)The origin of life
Professor Nick Lane (UCL Genetics, Evolution & Environment) talks about the origin of life, the birth of 'complex life' and how all complex life shares common ancestry.
Listen: BBC Radio 4 'Inside Science' (from 1 min, 50 secs)Rural ideals of nationalism have hobbled Dublin
Professor John Tomaney (UCL Bartlett School of Planning) comments on the Irish government's National Planning Framework, which calls for improved metropolitan planning.
Read: The Times (£)