UCL in the media
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 (£)Work due to start on UCL East, UCL's new Olympic Park campus
Work is due to start on building UCL's new campus in east London's Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, with plans for 600 homes and a new Victoria & Albert East Museum nearby.
Read: Evening StandardThe science behind laughter yoga
Laughter increases levels of endorphins - the body's natural painkillers - and gives people 'a measurable increase' in their ability to tolerate pain, says Professor Sophie Scott (UCL Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience), commenting on 'laughter yoga'.
Read: CNNBrains of beatboxers and guitarists respond differently to music
MRI scans in research led by Professor Sophie Scott (UCL Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience) reveal that professional beatboxers' and guitarists' brains respond to music according to their specialism - guitarists ‘hand areas’ react, whereas beatboxers' ‘mouth area' is activated.
A local park boosts pupil achievement
Professor Eirini Flouri (UCL Institute of Education) led a study which found that children living in areas with more parkland had better spatial working memory, which is linked to academic achievement.
Read: Times (£), More: UCL News, Daily Mail, Huffington PostMusic tuition is crucial on a local and national scale
Research by Professor Sue Hallam (UCL Institute of Education) shows that children receiving music tuition show heightened literacy, numeracy and social skills.
Read: Times (£)Schools should limit setting and streaming, research shows
A study led by Professor Becky Francis (UCL Institute of Education) suggests that schools should reduce the use of setting and streaming pupils amid concerns that pupils could be placed in the wrong classes based on their ability.
Read: iNews, Independent, More: TES (£)Half of over 60s 'ignore bowel cancer screening in England'
Half of people in England sent a home-testing kit for bowel cancer in 2015 did not use it, according to research led by Dr Christian von Wagner (UCL Institute of Epidemiology & Health).
Read: BBC (web), More: Daily Mail, Daily Mail (2)Breakthrough in treatment for child leukaemia
Professor Emma Morris (UCL Infection & Immunity) talks about CAR-T, a new breakthrough treatment for child leukaemia which uses the body's own immune cells to fight aggressive cancer.
Watch: BBC 1 'Breakfast' (from 2 hrs, 13 mins, 3 secs), More: BBC Radio 4 'The New Age of Consent' (from 51 secs), UCL NewsEncouraging more use of public transport in London
An article on the drop in TfL passenger revenue levels quotes PhD researcher Nicole Badstuber (UCL Civil, Environmental and Geomatic Engineering), who comments that changes to the congestion charge could encourage greater use of public transport.
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