UCL in the media
Blood thinners 'increase stroke risk for over-65s with kidney disease'
Dr Shankar Kumar (UCL Centre for Medical Imaging) has led research showing that blood thinners may increase the risk of stroke for people over 65.
Amyloid protein transmission through neurosurgery
Professor Sebastian Brandner (UCL Institute of Neurology) has led research suggesting surgical implements may transmit amyloid proteins, which are linked to Alzheimer's disease.
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UCL's Jeremy Bentham joins exhibition in New York
UCL has mounted a meticulously-planned operation to enable its spiritual forebear Jeremy Bentham to achieve in death what he always wanted to do in life: visit America.
Read: Telegraph (£), More: Daily Mail, UCL News, BBC Radio 4 'Today' (from 46 mins), Apollo, Daily Mail (2), MirrorCity universities are the new global brands
The FT suggests that universities are 'the core industry of city states in a globalised world', placing UCL's ambitious plans in the context of this movement.
Read: FT (£)University College London head says standards are rising
UCL President & Provost Professor Michael Arthur says a failure to expand would prevent the college pursuing world-class performance across a range of academic disciplines.
Read: FT (£)Discovery takes the guesswork out of time of death
Dr Carolyn Rando (UCL Institute of Archaeology) comments on a new method to determine what time someone died using changes in gene activity.
Read: Times (£)Links between employers and FE essential to regional success
Paul Grainger (UCL Institute of Education) looks at how economic regeneration and growth are best developed and the central role played by further education.
Read: TESResearch on wasps
Dr Seirian Sumner (UCL Genetics, Evolution & Environment) discusses her research on wasps and how wasps are being affected by environmental change.
Listen: BBC Radio 4 'Inside the Killing Jar' (from 32 minutes)Primate archaeology: Digging up secrets of the monkey Stone Age
Academics from UCL including Dr Adrian Arroyo and Dr Tomos Proffitt (both UCL Institute of Archaeology) are featured in an article surveying research into primates and making tools.
Read: New Scientist (£)Auditory processing disorder is a problem with how the brain interprets sound
Professor Stuart Rosen (UCL Psychology & Language Sciences) is leading new research into auditory processing disorder.
Read: Daily Mail