UCL in the media
University hands industry free rein to design curriculum
Lili Yang (UCL Institute of Education) emphasises how China could learn from a university and industry project taking place in South Korea.
Read: THE (£)Teenagers' brains not ready for GCSEs, says neuroscientist
Professor Sarah-Jayne Blakemore (UCL Psychology & Language Sciences) says early start times at school and exams at 16 have a negative impact on teenagers' brains.
Read: Guardian, More: Daily Mail, Times (£)Trump's lying seems to be getting worse. Psychology suggests there's a reason why.
Dr Tali Sharot (UCL Psychology & Language Sciences) explains why Trump's mendacity is increasing as time passes.
Read: NBC News, More: Washington PostWomen miss out on super‑statins that are giving men longer lives
Professor Steven Humphries (UCL Institute of Cardiovascular Science) has led a study showing women with an inherited heart condition face an increased risk of dying prematurely because doctors are not giving them appropriate treatment.
Read: Times (£)Schizophrenia breakthrough could pave the way for effective treatment
Dr Nathan Skene (UCL Institute of Neurology) has co-led a study identifying which brain cells lie behind schizophrenia.
Read: iNewsWhat's the best way to clean a baby's dummy?
Professor Graham Rook (UCL Infection & Immunity) comments on the immune system of vertebrates in the context of a new study on babies and bugs in the outside environment.
Read: Daily MailDiscussion on regret
Professor Mel Slater (UCL Computer Science) discusses whether it's possible to use virtual reality to take people back in time and consider their past actions in that light.
Listen: BBC Radio 4 'The Digital Human' (from 11 mins 14 secs)The Golden Age
Professor Ben Kaplan (UCL History) discusses the Dutch golden age and the country's military victories in the seventeenth century.
Listen: BBC Radio 4 'The Invention of…'UCL Slade School of Fine Art tops Guardian league table for art
The UCL Slade School of Fine Art is ranked first for the study of fine art out of all universities in the UK according to the Guardian University Guide 2019.
Read: GuardianDonald Trump's Central America strategy is both cruel and incompetent
Paul Angelo (UCL Institute of the Americas) expresses criticism about Trump's Central American strategy.
Read: The Conversation