UCL in the media
Human consciousness in the lab
Dr Selina Wray (UCL Institute of Neurology) discusses the ethics of research on human brain tissue.
Listen: BBC Radio 4 'Today' (from 1 hr 16 mins 46 secs)The origin of our species
Professor Mark Thomas (UCL Genetics, Evolution & Environment) is part of a group of researchers who are proposing a radical rethink of how the human species emerged.
Read: New Scientist (£)Call to increase class sizes to give teachers more time for CPD
Professor Becky Allen (UCL Institute of Education) argues secondary school classes should be increased significantly to give teachers more time for continuing professional development opportunities.
Read: TES (£)Why students make their ideas commercial faster
Dr Kenny Ching (UCL School of Management) has co-authored a study showing that student-led ventures commercialize their activities much faster than faculty-led initiatives and are more likely to pursue a strategy that is 'execution-oriented' rather than one which is patient and controlled.
Read: ForbesClimate change is not a key cause of conflict, finds new study
Professor Mark Maslin (UCL Geography) says conflict in Africa is not attributable to climate variations but more due to rapid population growth, reduced or negative economic growth and instability of political regimes.
Read: The Conversation, More: Yahoo, UCL NewsCyber society needs monopoly-busting competition, not misguided regulation
Dr Paul Ormerod (UCL Psychology & Language Sciences) argues the most effective way of undermining monopolies like Facebook and Google is by encouraging more innovation.
Read: City AMShakespeare, creativity and the role of the writer
Professor Philip Horne (UCl English Language & Literature) discusses the notebooks left behind with the novelist Henry James died.
Listen: BBC Radio 3 'Free Thinking'Hospitals miss dementia even when already diagnosed
Dr Andrew Sommerlad (UCL Psychiatry) has demonstrated that medical staff in hospitals are routinely treating patients without realising they have dementia, which could have profound effects on patient treatment.
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At-risk women refusing breast cancer drug tamoxifen
A study co-authored by UCL has shown only one in seven women at high risk of breast cancer has chosen to take a preventative drug, examining habits associated with the medication.
Read: Times (£), More: Daily MailWelsh Baccalaureate too complex - Qualifications Wales
Research involving UCL has found that the Welsh Baccalaureate is too complex and a number of pupils, teachers and parents do not understand it.
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