UCL in the media
Catherine the Great of Russia
Professor Simon Dixon (UCL School of Slavonic & East European Studies) discusses the life and legacy of Catherine II of Russia.
Listen: BBC World Service 'The Forum'Home Office-sponsored survey on foreign students is withdrawn
Alexandra Bulat (UCL School of Slavonic & East European Studies) says a Home Office-sponsored survey asking students how many of their friends at university are foreign is 'methodologically poor' and the results will be 'unfit to inform policy'.
Read: GuardianThis is how your grocery store is tricking you into spending more money
Dr Tali Sharot (UCL Psychology & Language Sciences) says being aware of supermarket tricks to make you spend more makes consumers more likely to think of them when making purchases.
Read: Huffington PostBrainstorm or Green Needle? How the latest audio riddle tricks your brain
Professor Valerie Hazan (UCL Psychology & Language Sciences) explains the science behind the latest audio riddle.
Read: Yahoo NewsNew Lords
Professor Meg Russell (UCL Constitution Unit) canvasses what difference, if any, the new peerages will make to the House of Lords.
Listen: BBC Radio 4 'The World Tonight' (from 19 mins 40 secs)Why cannabis could hold the key to giving up smoking
Chandni Hindocha (UCL Psychology & Language Sciences) has led a study showing a chemical found in cannabis plants - that is safe to ingest and doesn't make you high - could help people give up smoking.
Read: iNewsCan you ever change a violent psychopath's mind
Professor Peter Fonagy (UCL Psychology & Language Sciences) is overseeing a trial of group therapy with violent offenders, most of whom have antisocial personality disorder.
Read: BBC News5:2 and other intermittent fasting diets could raise risk of diabetes
Dr James Catterson (UCL Genetics, Evolution & Environment) comments on the scientific consensus on intermittent fasting.
Read: Newsweek, More: Yahoo NewsWhy alcohol health warning labels are a good idea: findings from the latest Global Drug Survey
Dr Adam Winstock (UCL Institute of Epidemiology & Health) makes a case for incorporating appropriate health messages on alcohol labels.
Read: The ConversationThere's a crisis in psychology - here's how technology could provide a solution
Dr Vyv Huddy (UCL Psychology & Language Sciences) has co-authored a piece about how technology could help what the authors perceive to be difficulties with the psychology discipline.
Read: The Conversation