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UCL professor named Britain's most inspiring health worker
Professor Peter Hindmarsh (UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health) is named Britain's most inspiring health worker for his work in paediatric endocrinology and diabetes.
Read: Mail on SundayHow do we navigate the black hole of dementia care research?
The Strategies for Relatives (START) programme, led by Professor Gill Livingston (UCL Psychiatry) is mentioned in a roundup of evidenced interventions that can improve care and quality of life for people living with dementia.
Read: Huffington PostPuzzles from the Dark Ages
Dr Hannah Fry (UCL Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis) discusses Dark Ages puzzles authored by Alcuin of York.
Listen: BBC World Service 'Discovery' (from 16 mins 55 secs)Is the global desire to buy British a bad thing for UK tech firms?
UCL's formative links with Google DeepMind are referenced in a piece about the acquisition of UK tech firms.
Read: GuardianHeretics welcome! Economics needs a new Reformation
Professor Victoria Chick (UCL Economics) questions the truth of the economics mainstream.
Read: GuardianDrug that holds back return of ovarian cancer gets UK licence
Professor Jonathan Ledermann (UCL Cancer Institute) comments on the launch of a milestone drug in the UK to delay the progression of ovarian cancer.
Read: Guardian, More: Independent, Daily MailSmart sensors track wild bats
Presenter Dr Hannah Fry (UCL Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis) speaks to Professor Kate Jones about her work in finding, identifying, and tracking wild bats in the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park.
Listen: BBC Radio 4, 'The Curious Cases of Rutherford & Fry' - 'The Baffled Bat'New blues: The quest to make the world's rarest colour
Professor David Dobson (UCL Earth Sciences) discusses his work trying to make a new blue, and his collaboration with Jo Volley (UCL Slade School of Fine Art).
Read: New Scientist (£)One in six parents allow children alcohol by age of 14, says study
Jennifer Maggs (UCL Institute of Education) has led a study suggesting many parents offer their children alcohol at an early age to teach them to drink responsibly.
Read: Guardian, More: Metro, BBC News, Times (£), Daily Mail, Telegraph, Guardian (2), ITV 'Good Morning Britain', Guardian (3), Times (£) (2), Daily Mail (2)How your daily cuppa could beat glaucoma
Dr Graham Wheeler (UCL Cancer Institute) comments on a new study which links tea drinking with a decreased risk of glaucoma.
Read: Daily Mail, More: Mirror
