UCL in the media
Breast screening: Is the NHS programme working?
Dr Nora Pashayan (UCL Institute of Epidemiology & Health) comments on the possible effects of a computer error whereby 450,000 women were not invited to a final NHS breast cancer screening appointment.
Read: BBC NewsEcstasy pills could help cure PTSD
Dr Michael Bloomfield (UCL Psychiatry) comments on a new study suggesting that giving soldiers with PTSD MDMA alongside talking therapies could help with their recovery.
Read: Times (£), More: Business Insider, Sydney Morning Herald, Sky News, Daily Mail, Reuters, Independent, ITV NewsTick and mosquito infections are spreading rapidly
Dr Nicholas Watts (UCL Institute for Global Health) says warmer weather is spreading disease in many wealthy countries, including Britain where tick diseases are expanding as summers lengthen.
Read: New York Times, More: Boston Globe (£)Office-to-resi conversions producing 'poor-quality housing', report warns
Dr Ben Clifford (UCL Bartlett School of Planning) has led a report examining the impact on residential housing of the extension of permitted development rights in England.
Read: Architects' Journal (£), More: UCL NewsAsean focus on 'world-class' universities 'comes at local cost'
Professor Simon Marginson (UCL Institute of Education) says focusing government funding on 'world-class' universities may come at the detriment to other institutions and the wider system as a whole.
Read: THE (£)Anxiety linked to a higher risk of dementia in old age
Dr Natalie Marchant (UCL Psychiatry) has authored a study finding that people with moderate to severe mid-life anxiety may face a greater risk of dementia in later life.
Read: Reuters, More: Times (£), Telegraph, Sun, SBS News, Express, UCL News, Telegraph (2), Newsweek, Irish Times, YahooHas economics failed?
Professor Mariana Mazzucato (UCL Institute for Innovation & Public Purpose) contributes to a discussion about whether economics has failed, arguing the definition of 'value' should be reconsidered.
Read: FT (£)Humans will always be better teachers than robots, say pupils
Professor Rose Luckin (UCL Institute of Education) comments on the use of AI in the classroom and recent survey findings, according to which significant majority of sixth-formers think a human being is a better teacher than a robot could ever be.
Read: TES (£)ClassDojo: do we really need an app that could make classrooms overly competitive?
Dr Sandra Leaton Gray (UCL Institute of Education) criticises the classroom app ClassDojo, saying she is concerned with its potential to label children as well as its dedication to an educational theory called 'growth mindset'.
Read: GuardianOrwell's take on destitution, live from Paris and London
A live theatrical event focused on Orwell's Down and Out in Paris and London will be staged this June as part of UCL's Festival of Culture.
Read: Guardian