UCL in the media
Want to teach facts? A robot could do it better, says this academic
Professor Rose Luckin (UCL Institute of Education) discusses the capacities of artificially intelligent machines in the classroom and what their introduction might mean for teachers' jobs.
Read: TESZTE, Huawei bans: Genuine security concerns or part of China trade spat?
Dr Michael Plouffe (UCL Political Science) comments on the US administration's stance against Huawei and ZTE.
Read: Deutsche WelleEnergy sector on alert for cyber attacks on UK power network
Dr Steven Murdoch (UCL Computer Science) comments on cyber attacks in the context of critical UK infrastructure.
Read: FT (£)Ultrasonic signals are the wild west of wireless tech
Vasilios Mavroudis (UCL Computer Science) comments extensively on ultrasonic signal technology and privacy concerns surrounding its use.
Read: WiredParents' lifestyle before conception can have huge effect on children's health in later life, study finds
Professor Judith Stephenson (UCL Institute for Women's Health) has led a study demonstrating that the health of parents prior to conception can have lasting effects on a child's wellbeing later in life.
Read: Independent, More: Telegraph, iNews, Huffington Post, ITV News, Times (£), Guardian, Daily Mail, Sun, Mail Online, Metro, Express, China Daily (£), Evening Standard, Xinhua, ABC News, Huffington Post Canada, SBS, CTV News, Times of India, UCL News, The ConversationUK had 'no established legal basis' for Syria air strikes
Professor Philippe Sands and Dr Kimberley Trapp (UCL Laws) have found that, on the basis of available information, there is no established legal basis to justify the use of force against Syria under international law.
Read: Times (£); Times (£) (2)Can you run your first marathon at 63?
Dr Courtney Kipps (UCL Surgery & Interventional Science) comments on whether age affects a person's capacity to run a marathon.
Read: Daily MailIntelligence can protect against depression
Professor Eirini Flouri has authored a study indicating that intelligent men are less likely to develop depression.
Read: Daily Mail, More: New ScientistOxford and Cambridge: will elite universities go private and raise fees?
Professor Simon Marginson (UCL Institute of Education) comments on deregulation in the tertiary education sector and tension between public and private interests.
Read: GuardianPlankton named after BBC Blue Planet series
A newly discovered species of ocean plankton, Syracosphaera azureaplaneta, has been named by UCL researchers in honour of the critically acclaimed BBC Blue Planet series and its presenter Sir David Attenborough.
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