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All graduates should pay tax regardless of when they went to University
UK graduates who benefited from a free university education should pay a retrospective tax to help fund the current generation of students, suggests a new study involving Professor Andy Green (UCL Institute of Education).
Read: Telegraph, More: Sun, Mail Online, The Times (£)Chin up! Botox injections can lift your jawline
Mr Ash Mosahebi, professor of plastic surgery (UCL Surgical & Interventional Science) comments on a potential new Botox treatment for an under-projected chin, highlighting the numbers used in the study are small and Botox may have negative effects on smiling and facial movements.
Read: Daily MailChildren relentlessly bullied for being small or fat won't be unhappy as an adult
A new study by Professor Alex Bryson (UCL Institute of Education) finds that adult happiness is not determined by childhood biological markers such as height or body fat.
Read: Mail Online, More: UCL NewsElsevier takes on Wikipedia with science definitions service
Professor Diana Laurillard, chair of learning with digital technologies (UCL Institute of Education) says that most academics recognise the enormous value of Wikipedia for accessing basic information but rail against tiny inaccuracies in their own field.
Read: THEHow death has changed over 100 years in Britain
Professor Helen Bedford (UCL Institute of Child Health) comments on the spread of measles in the context of a new report that finds life expectancy at birth now tops 80 years in the UK.
Read: GuardianAlmost 100,000 teens are 'super obese'
A new study led by Professor Russell Viner (UCL Institute of Child Health) finds that 2.4 per cent of 13 to 18-year-olds are "super obese" and have no chance of returning to a healthy weight without surgical intervention.
Read: SunPrince Charles can take reins from Queen without legislation
Bob Morris (UCL Constitution Unit) says the Queen is unlikely to hand power to Prince Charles using regency legislation.
Read: The Times (£)How to stay young
Professor Andrew Steptoe and Dr Ruth Hackett (both UCL Epidemiology & Public Health) give a scientific stress test that mimics a 'flight or fight' scenario, measure a person's response and discuss how this might affect ageing.
Watch: BBC One 'How To Stay Young' (from 31 mins 47 secs)Ambitious 1.5C Paris climate target is still possible, new analysis shows
Professor Michael Grubb (UCL Bartlett School of Environment, Energy & Resources) says it is "looking more hopeful that we can really achieve the Paris goals" on the basis of a new analysis he contributed to.
Read: Guardian, More: The Times (£), Telegraph, Independent, The Sun, Mail Online, The Australian (£)Parsons Green: how police hunt suspected attackers
Dr Hervé Borrion and Kartikeya Tripathi (both UCL Security & Crime Science) discuss police strategy in the wake of the Parsons Green attack last week.
Read: The Conversation, More: Independent
