UCL in the media
We need universal maintenance grants to unlock student potential
Professor Simon Marginson (UCL Institute of Education) writes that better financial support could help poorer students across Europe maximise their learning.
Read: THEThe trouble with science
Professor Uta Frith (UCL institute of Cognitive Neuroscience) discusses whether 'the natural selection of bad science' can be fixed.
Listen: The Guardian 'Science Weekly'Tackling plastic pollution needs policy and new science
Professor Mariana Mazzucato (UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose) proposes that Europe's next Framework research programme should adopt "a plastic-free ocean" as one of its grand challenges.
Read: The Financial TimesCot death could partly be down to genetic mutation
Professor Michael Hanna (UCL Institute of Neurology) led a study finding that rare genetic mutations associated with impairment of the breathing muscles are more common in children who have died from sudden infant death syndrome.
Read: The Guardian, Watch: Channel 4 News, More: Times (£), CNN, Washington Post, Independent, ITV News, NBC, CBS, Huffington Post, UCL NewsThree critically ill children helped by speedy genome sequencing
Dr Hywel Williams (UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health) comments on a project he was involved in, that used rapid whole-genome sequencing to diagnose children with unknown illnesses in intensive care.
Read: New Scientist (£), More: MetroSatellites, lasers and undersea bots track world carbon stocks
Dr Mat Disney and Dr Andrew Burt (UCL Geography) discuss how they use laser scanners to estimate the weight and volume of forests, and how the work contributes to global monitoring of carbon stocks.
Read: Financial TimesWhy do the dates for Easter weekend change every year?
Professor Sacha Stern (UCL Hebrew & Jewish Studies) explains that Easter must occur after the biblical festival of Passover, on the full moon, when Jesus was crucified.
Read: iNewsThe possible consequences of Brexit
Dr Erin Goeres (UCL School of European Languages, Culture & Society) discusses historical scenarios when Britons faced a new and uncertain direction. She uncovers a little known story of 11th Century Brexit and unhappy Anglo Saxons.
Listen: BBC Radio 4 'The Long View'Russian expulsions driven by growing distrust
Commenting on the expulsion of Russian diplomats, Dr Rasmus Nilsson (UCL School of Slavonic and East European Studies) said the current situation should be seen as a general lack of trust, that charts back to the Ukrainian crisis of 2014.
Read: Radio France Internationale.Southern Health NHS fined £2m over two patient deaths
Professor Jonathan Montgomery (UCL Laws) explained why the Southern Health case was so serious and how the the NHS has introduced a new system, based on the airline industry, to investigate health and safety breaches.
Listen: LBC (£ from 53 mins).