UCL in the media
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 ConversationPolitics and poverty caused past conflicts in East Africa - not climate change
Professor Mark Maslin says there is no clear evidence that climate change and conflict are linked.
Read: The ConversationHow perceptive are you? Not everyone is the same
A study by Professor Nilli Lavie and Joshua Eayrs (UCL Psychology & Language Sciences) found that some people have superior powers of perception, showing greater ability to spot objects outside their focus of attention.
Read: Scientific AmericanBritish scientists developing blood test for liver disease
Professor William Rosenberg (UCL Liver & Digestive Health) and Dr William Peveler (formerly UCL Chemistry) are developing a quick blood test for liver disease which can diagnose the illness ten years before symptoms appear.
Read: Daily Mail, More: Times (£), Yahoo! News, UCL NewsHow volunteer cartographers are mapping epidemics and atrocities
UCL is working with Amnesty International to develop algorithms to map war crimes.
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