UCL in the media
'Neither futile nor glorious but grim necessity' - WW1 Battle of Amiens
Research presented by students on a battlefield tour run by UCL Institute of Education is referenced in a reflection on the centenary of the Battle of Amiens.
Read: Times (£), More: UCL NewsA twist in the tale - how accurate are DNA tests?
Professor Mark Thomas (UCL Genetics, Evolution & Environment) talks about the limitations of DNA tests and how ancestry results can sometimes be skewed.
Read: GuardianCalls for current geological era to be redefined
Professor Mark Maslin (UCL Geography) comments on the International Commission on Stratigraphy's decision to reject calls to rename the current era 'Anthropocene', a new geological epoch defined by human impact on earth.
Read: The Australian (£)The CORE project - making economics relevant
Professor Wendy Carlin (UCL Economics) talks about the CORE project, which aims to improve undergraduate economics teaching and suggests ways to make the subject come to life for students.
Listen: BBC Radio 4 'Economics 101' (from 20 mins, 9 secs)Benefits of unstructured play for children's learning outcomes
Professor Peter Blatchford (UCL Institute of Education) talks about research into the benefits of break times and group work for school-age children.
Read: TES (£)How much can we learn from home DNA tests?
Professor Mark Thomas (UCL Biosciences) discusses the scientific limitations of the £7.7bn DNA test industry and explains how results can be skewed as companies are looking at recent samples from small groups.
Read: GuardianRise in corporate market power offers clues to feeble wage growth
Professor Jan Eeckhout (UCL Economics) comments on the factors behind persistently low wage growth in the US including how a few "superstar firms" can dominate market prices.
Read: FT (£)UCL alumni's mixers start-up goes from strength to strength
UCL alumni Raissa and Joyce de Hass (UCL School of Management) set up their mixers start-up 'Double Dutch' with the help of a £10,000 award from UCL Technology Fund.
Read: Daily TelegraphHow do our eyes experience colour?
Professor Andrew Stockman (UCL Institute of Ophthalmology) explains the science behind colour-blindness, how our eyes actually experience colour and how easily they can be tricked.
Listen: BBC World Service 'CrowdScience' (from 9 mins, 30 secs)You See Less Than You Think
Professor Geraint Rees (UCL Life Sciences) breaks down brain signals to show how we are often under the impression of multitasking but we are actually hopping rapidly from one task to the next.
Read: Wall Street Journal (£)