UCL in the media
The golden age of ocean liners
Professor Bernhard Rieger (UCL History) comments on developments in the construction of ocean liners in the late 1800s.
Read: FT (£)Laser beam fired into brain could treat disease
Professor Matteo Carandini and Dr Armin Lak (both UCL Institute of Ophthalmology) comment on new medical technology that uses lasers to stimulate specific parts of the brain with luminescent particles.
Read: Times (£)Economic collapse: The real message of the fall of Troy
Dr Carol Bell (UCL Institute of Archaeology) comments on the necessity of collecting enough tin to produce 'weapons-grade bronze' in the Bronze Age.
Read: BBC NewsRecycling plastic
Professor Mark Miodownik (UCL Mechanical Engineering) discusses how to practically recycle plastic bags.
Listen: BBC Radio 4 'PM' (from 55 mins 46 secs)The impact of ability grouping in education
Professor Becky Francis (UCL Institute of Education) discusses setting in schools and whether it benefits children.
Read: TESTinder-swiping Mr Darcy will star in a reworking of Jane Austen's classic love story
Professor John Sutherland (UCL Language & Literature) has contributed to a re-work of classic British novels for the digital age.
Read: Daily Mail, More: BBC Radio 5 live 'The Emma Barnett Show' (from 56 mins 26 secs), Mirror, Harpers Bazaar, iNews, iNews (2)New responses to disease
Professor Mala Maini (UCL Infection & Immunity) discusses new immunotherapies and the development of new responses to disease.
Listen: BBC Radio 4 'Today' (from 1 hr 36 mins 56 secs)Cheddar man had dark skin and blue eyes, DNA tests reveal
Professor Mark Thomas (UCL Genetics, Evolution & Environment) and Dr Yoan Diekmann (UCL Genetics, Evolution & Environment) have analysed the DNA sequences of the first ever Brit to establish aspects of his appearance.
Read: Guardian, More: Times, BBC News, Daily Mail, UCL News, Sun, Daily Mail, Independent, Mail Online, Sky News, Independent (2), Evening Standard, Sun (2), USA Today, Washington Post, Mirror, CBS News, CNN, BuzzFeed, iNews, RT, Al Jazeera, Telegraph, Time, ABC News, Spiegel Online, Denver Post, Mirror (2), BBC News (2), New York Times, New Statesman, Fortune, NY Daily News, National Geographic, Smithsonian, Chicago Tribune, Gizmodo, Times of India, National Geographic (2), The Standard, Channel 4, ITV News, New Zealand Herald, Huffington Post, AFRThe problem with teaching 'British values' in school
Professor Carol Vincent (UCL Institute of Education) and Dr Myriam Hunter-Henin (UCL Laws) interrogate what 'British values' are and whether it is useful to teach them in schools.
Read: The Conversation, More: IndependentStock market crash
Dame DeAnne Julius (UCL College Council) discusses the stock market crash, what it signifies, and what it might be caused by.
Listen: BBC Radio 4 'World at One' (8 mins 53 secs)