UCL in the media
'Loneliest tree' records human epoch
Professor Mark Maslin (UCL Geography) has co-authored a study showing the planet entered a new geological epoch in 1965, owing to a radiocarbon spike in the heartwood of a strange and singular tree.
Read: BBC News, More: UCL News, Daily Mail, The Conversation, ForbesPriorities for UK Higher Education Minister Sam Gyimah
Home Office immigration policy is absurd. It prevents employers hiring talented people when they want to and it sends hostile signals to the rest of the world, argues UCL's Graeme Reid in article in Research in which he urges new higher education minister Sam Gyimah to stand up for science in government.
Read: ResearchResearchers use new laser scanning tech to 'weigh' trees
New laser scanning technology is being used to "weigh" trees, in a project which could help more accurately assess the role forests can play in tackling climate change. UCL's Dr Mat Disney, who pioneered the approach, said that previously tree mass could only be measured by chopping it down and weighing it, which kills the tree, or estimating it manually from the ground.
Read: Daily MailHopes of cure for sickle cell disease
Professor Waseem Qasim (UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health) comments on a new scientific development towards the curing of sickle cell disease, a blood disorder affecting 14,000 people in the UK.
Read: iNewsBeauty of science is revealed in stunning photos
Dr Rosalind Aughwane (UCL Medical Physics & Biomedical Engineering) is one of the winners of the 2018 Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council science photography contest for her image 'placenta Pop-Art'.
Read: Daily MailTwo-thirds are put off visiting a GP for fear of receiving bad news
Dr Carmen Lefevre (UCL Centre for Behaviour Change) describes fear as a major psychological barrier that prevents adults from investigating health concerns.
Read: Daily MailDiscussion on career paths
Belinda Brown (UCL Civil, Environmental & Geomatic Engineering) discusses why men and women often end up on different career paths and why some occupations are dominated by one gender.
Watch: BBC 2 'Newsnight' (from 23 mins 8 secs)Encouraging words
Katharine Carruthers (UCL Institute of Education) comments on the unique opportunity of the Mandarin Excellence Program.
Read: China Daily (£)Does the UK's post-Brexit research future lie in Commonwealth collaborations?
Professor Simon Marginson (UCL Institute of Education) says the Commonwealth is an umbrella that fosters research collaboration.
Read: THE (£)Laser scanning reveals 'lost' ancient Mexican city had as many buildings as Manhattan
Professor Elizabeth Graham (UCL Institute of Archaeology) comments on the discovery of an ancient city in western Mexico and the technique used to reveal it.
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