UCL in the media
Best ten UK universities to study psychology
UCL is ranked 6th in a list of the best ten universities to study psychology - subject breadth, opportunities to specialise and the quality of research and teaching are all highlighted.
Read: Telegraph, More: YahooRemain 'had unfair advantage with £9.3m leaflet drop'
The Independent Commission on Referendums, set up by UCL's Constitution Unit, has suggested a £9.3m pro-EU publicity blitz in the run-up to the EU referendum gave the Remain side an unfair advantage, and should be outlawed in future votes.
Read: Telegraph (£), More: Daily ExpressBest ten UK universities to study computer science
UCL's Computer Science department is ranked 8th in a list of the best ten universities to study computer science.
Read: Telegraph (£)Reflecting on skateboarding at 60
Professor Iain Borden (UCL Faculty of the Built Environment) talks about the architecture of skateboard parks and how urban property developers look for design tricks to deter skateboarders.
Listen: BBC World Service 'The Documentary' (from 3 mins)Brexit must not endanger the soft power projected by universities
Universities can play a critical role in shaping our country's future, through research, partnerships & finding solutions to global issues. Writing in The Times, UCL Vice Provost International, Nicola Brewer, explains the value of 'soft power'.
Read: The TimesCisco channels $100m into the UK's artificial intelligence tech sector
Cisco will partner with UCL Engineering to open one of the world's largest research centres for AI, backed by the Prime Minister Theresa May and digital secretary Jeremy Wright.
Read: City AM, More: New StatesmanIs there a difference between vandalism and art?
Dr Rafael Schacter (UCL Anthropology) talks about differentiating between vandalism and art works and how this distinction can be problematic.
Listen: BBC Radio 4 'PM' (from 32 min, 35 secs)British students paint over Kipling mural, protesting against 'racist attitudes'
Dr Nick Draper (UCL Centre for the Study of the Legacies of British Slave-ownership) commented on recent UK student protests against campus buildings named after people with links to Britain's colonial slave trade. He suggests such protests are part of a wider phenomenon, with growing tensions surrounding how the past is remembered.
Read: NY TimesImproving London's housing supply
In a letter to the Times, 36 housing experts, including Visiting Professor, Dr Janice Morphet, (UCL Bartlett Faculty of the Built Environment), call on the Government to diversify the housing supply, speed up the provision of new housing and fulfil the ambitions of the Letwin Review.
Read: The TimesBrexit: now it's a battle over who governs Britain
In an article which assesses the recent Brexit debate on trade relationships, Martin Kettle reflects on political alliances, referencing the launch of UCL's Independent Commission on Referendums and suggests the report is 'one of the very few serious attempts to get to grips with the question that remains at the root of our present political discontents: whether referendums can coexist with representative democracy.'
Read: The Guardian