UCL in the media
First UK school to address early life trauma planned
Professor Peter Fonagy (UCL Psychology & Language Sciences) talks about the likely benefits of a specialist school for children who have experienced trauma in their early years.
Read: GuardianClimate scientists consider 'life-changing' report
Proposals to limit global temperature increases may be 'very hard to reach', says Professor Arthur Petersen (UCL STEaPP), commenting on a feasibility report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).
Trump and the man accused of trying to force him out
Rumours that US Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein may resign or be fired "should be seen as an effort to subvert the independence of the rule of law in America," says Dr Brian Klaas (UCL School of European Languages, Culture and Society).
The Stansted 15 - protesting against chartered deportation flights
In a letter published in The Independent, over 60 signatories including Dr Florian Mussgnug (UCL School of European Languages, Culture and Society) have urged charges against 15 people who protested against a 2017 deportation charter flight be dropped.
Ban 'venal, exploitative' essay mills, say university heads
University vice-chancellors, including UCL Provost Professor Michael Arthur, are calling for Education Secretary Damian Hinds to take urgent action to ban 'venal and exploitative' essay mill companies.
Read: The Times (£), More: UCL NewsAudiobook or film version - which is more engaging?
Dr Dan Richardson (UCL Psychology & Language Sciences) discusses research which showed audiobooks provoked stronger emotional and physiological reactions than film.
Listen: BBC World Service 'Health Check' (from 19 mins, 28 secs).Placenta complications: 'Women must know the risks'
Professor Eric Jauniaux (UCL Institute for Women's Health) is the lead author of new guidelines for pregnant women warning that fertility treatments and elective caesarean sections increase the risk of rare placenta complications.
Read: BBC News, More: i News, Independent, Daily Mail, Daily Mail (2), ITV NewsLabour proposal for 400,000 'green' jobs
Jeremy Corbyn's proposal for 400,000 skilled 'green' jobs is 'a good road to go down', commented Professor Neil Strachan (UCL Energy Institute), saying energy efficiency measures would greatly improve the UK's housing stock.
Listen: BBC Radio 5 'Up All Night' (from 2 hrs, 1 min)Older people with more friends do better at preventive health
A study led by Dr Mai Stafford (UCL Institute of Cardiovascular Science) found that older adults with bigger social networks of family members and close friends may be better at staying on top of recommended preventive health screenings and checkups than their more isolated peers.
Read: ReutersChristine Blasey Ford and the dark side of laughter
Professor Sophie Scott (UCL Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience) comments on laughter as a bonding behaviour, saying that it brings people together by excluding others.
Read: Washington Post