UCL in the media
Ageing and immunity
Professor Arne Akbar and Dr Emma Chambers (both UCL Infection & Immunity) discuss the impact of ageing on the immune system and why our defences decline as we get older.
Listen: BBC Radio 4 'Inside Health' (from 9 mins 50 secs)Walking the dog or pottering in the garden could extend life expectancy
Dr Barbara Jefferis (UCL Primary Care and Population Health) has authored research showing that half an hour a day of any level of physical activity is linked to a 17 per cent reduction in risk of death in older men.
Read: Telegraph, More: Daily Mail, Express, Sun, Times (£), SBS News, BBC Radio 2 'Vanessa Feltz' (from 36 mins 6 secs), UCL News, ReutersWhy putting a red light in your bathroom could help you sleep better
Dr Andrew Sommerlad (UCL Psychiatry) comments on dementia and its causes: 'there are multiple factors at play and sleep is part of that jigsaw'.
Read: Mail OnlineIssues in energy distribution
Professor Michael Grubb (UCL Bartlett School of Environment, Energy & Resources) discusses his work advising the UK Government on electricity supply, and current issues in energy distribution.
Listen: BBC Radio 4 'Analysis' (from 10 mins 32 secs)Forced disappearances are on the rise as human rights violators cover their tracks
Dr Rodwan Abouharb (UCL Political Science) says as global human rights scrutiny increases, governments get rid of political opponents by making them forcibly disappear.
Read: ConversationBluestone plot takes new twist
Professor Mike Parker Pearson (UCL Institute of Archaeology) comments on the origin of Stonehenge's 'bluestones'.
Read: Times (£)Adventurous eaters from abroad stir up hornet's nest
Research by Dr Alessandro Cini (UCL Genetics, Evolution & Environment) has found that the Asian hornet has a broader diet than the native European hornet, enabling it to thrive when food is scarce.
Read: Times (£)MPs seek cut in high interest rates on student loans
Research by Professor Lorraine Dearden, Professor Emla Fitzsimons and Dr Gill Wyness (all UCL Institute of Education) is used to support the case for giving students greater support.
Read: FT (£)Scientists seek drug to 'rewire' adult brain after stroke
Professor Nick Ward (UCL Institute of Neurology) comments on the adult brain's capacity to 'rewire' itself after a stroke in the wake of new research.
Read: GuardianThe First Brit: The 10,000 Year Old Man
Research by Professor Mark Thomas (UCL Genetics, Evolution & Environment) and Dr Yoan Diekmann (UCL Genetics, Evolution & Environment) is featured in a Channel 4 documentary about the face of the first Brit.
Watch: Channel 4