UCL in the media
'We are the people who are desperate beyond emotion': Lou Reed's lost poetry to be published
Professor John Mullan (UCL English Language & Literature) comments on Lou Reed's poetry in light of his songwriting.
Read: GuardianOver-reliance on screens can be 'damaging', psychologist warns
Dr Kiki Leutner (UCL Psychology & Language Sciences) comments on a survey suggesting our dependence on screens affects behaviour within relationships, concentration levels and causes some people to lose touch with the real world.
Read: IndependentIs it wrong to be blunt about obesity?
Professor Nick Finer (UCL Institute of Cardiovascular Science) argues that blaming people for being overweight ignores the role of the food environment around us and how easy it is to over-acquire calories and energy.
Read: BBC NewsUniversities match scientists and financiers to boost start-up success
UCL Technology Fund, a collaboration between venture capital firm Albion Capital and UCLB, the university's technology transfer arm, is profiled as a new model for facilitating spin-outs.
Read: Times (£)Acclaimed DJ creates sleep album designed to help Britons drift off
Dr Michelle O'Reilly (UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health) comments on the efficacy of a new sleep album.
Read: Daily MailCampaign against cancer vaccine puts lives at risk
Professor Helen Bedford (UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health) says scientific evidence shows no link between HPV vaccinations and health problems such as neurological conditions and paralysis.
Read: Times (£)British Socialism: The grand tour
Dr Florence Sutcliffe-Braithwaite (UCL History) discusses Tony Benn in the context of a conversation about British socialism in the late 1960s and 1970s.
Listen: BBC Radio 4 'British Socialism: The Grand Tour' (from 48 mins)Is there life after plastic? The new inventions promising a cleaner world
Professor Mark Miodownik (UCL Mechanical Engineering) comments on the prospects of more sustainable alternatives to conventional plastics.
Read: GuardianLondon congestion charge: why it's time to reconsider one of the city's great successes
Nicole Badstuber (UCL Civil, Environmental & Geomatic Engineering) assesses the efficacy of London's congestion charge.
Read: The ConversationBritish Socialism - The Grand Tour
Dr Florence Sutcliffe-Braithwaite (UCL History) comments on Labour Cabinet Minister, Tony Benn, and his move towards populism noting that 'individual conscience was important throughout his career'.
Listen BBC Radio 4 'British Socialism: The Grand Tour (from 5 min 38 secs).