UCL in the media
Where are all the female economists?
Professor Wendy Carlin (UCL Economics) leads a global campaign to change the way economics is taught, discussed in the context of gender equality and economics education.
Read: FT (£)EAL pupils' table-topping GCSE results: miracle or mirage?
Research conducted by UCL Institute of Education suggests that language learning has wider learning benefits across many areas.
Read: TES (£)Latin America's lost histories revealed
Dr Garrett Hellenthal (UCL Genetics, Evolution & Environment) has co authored research unpicking the genetic history of Latin America.
Read: Science MagazineGravity and planetary alignment
Professor Ian Howarth (UCL Physics & Astronomy) debunks a recent conspiracy theory, explaining that a large planet coming towards earth would throw out planetary orbits.
Read: NewsweekGlobal warming to give colder winters and hotter summers
Dr David Thornalley (UCL Geography) has led a study showing global warming is weakening the circulation of the North Atlantic ocean, which plays a crucial role in the world's climate.
Read: FT (£), More: Guardian, CNN, Deutsche Welle, Scientific American, Express, Boston Globe, Mail Online, Mirror, Forbes, Discover, Sydney Morning Herald, BBC News, Washington Post, BBC World Service 'Newsday' (from 50 mins 47 secs), BBC Radio 5 live 'Up All Night' (from 3 hrs 37 mins 17 secs), The Conversation, Independent, Express, Huffington Post, UCL News.Late menopause could cut risk of dementia
Professor Diana Kuh (MRC Unit for Lifelong Health and Ageing at UCL) has authored a study that found that women who had a later natural menopause had higher verbal memory scores across adult life, up to age 69 years. The study will now be following the women up to see if this translates into a reduced risk of dementia as the women age and the risk of dementia increases.
Read: Times (£), More: Daily Mail, SunDigital courts
Professor Dame Hazel Genn (UCL Laws) contributes to a discussion about the court system and whether proposed changes involving digital technologies will affect access to justice.
Listen: BBC Radio 4 'Unreliable Evidence' (from 2 mins)When vision goes wrong
Professor Pete Coffey (UCL Institute of Opthalmology) discusses age-related macular degeneration.
Listen: The Naked ScientistsWill Big Data kill the Census?
Dr Oliver Duke-Williams (UCL Information Studies) comments on proposed changes to how the Census is collected and the impacts of this on the resulting dataset.
Read: FT (£)Encroaching deserts
Dr Roy Behnke (UCL Anthropology) explains desertification and the problems associated with it.
Listen: BBC World Service 'The Compass' (from 1 min 30 secs)