UCL in the media
Is Labour party's plan to raise corporation tax a good idea?
Professor Mariana Mazzucato (UCL Bartlett Faculty of the Built Environment) comments on debates around raising the corporation tax, saying that a low corporation tax isn't the best way to attract investment.
Read: Financial TimesAnd then there was Li
Professor Sophie Scott (UCL Psychology & Language Sciences) presents a programme about lithium, and its uses ranging from batteries to mental health treatments.
Listen: BBC Radio 4 'In Their Element'Drink-drive casualties on the rise
Professor Richard Allsop (UCL Transport Studies), who helped determine the 80mg per 100ml limit 50 years ago, says as we rejoice for the lives saved by the limit over that period, we should not forget those who are being killed by drink driving at levels below the outdated limit in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Read: The Sun, More: i News£6m statin trial raises hope drug can be used to treat multiple sclerosis
Dr Jeremy Chataway (UCL Institute of Neurology) is leading a phase 3 trial involving more than 1,000 people with multiple sclerosis (MS) to investigate whether simvastatin could become a treatment for the condition.
Read: The Guardian, Watch: BBC Breakfast, More: The Telegraph, Daily Mail, Express, BBC Radio 5 '5 live Breakfast' (from 1 hr 50 mins)Daily dose of cannabis extract could reverse brain's decline in old age
Dr Michael Bloomfield (UCL Psychiatry) comments on a study finding that regular, low doses of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the main psychoactive ingredient in cannabis, boosted the memory and learning performance of old mice.
Read: The Guardian, More: Independent, Express, Mirror, MetroPensions providers find a bright side of death
Professor Peter Goldblatt (UCL Institute of Health Equity) comments on why life expectancy in the UK is no longer rising.
Read: Financial TimesSmall-brained early human lived more recently than expected
Professor Fred Spoor (Cell & Developmental Biology) explains that although H. naledi's morphology looks old, the context in which the fossils were found and the extent of their fossilisation shows that they are relatively young.
Read: Nature, More: New ScientistGrammar advisers raise worries about Sats tests and teaching
Professor emeritus Richard Hudson (UCL Psychology & Language Sciences), Professor Dominic Wyse (UCL Institute of Education) and Professor Bas Aarts (UCL English Language & Literature) discuss critiques of the spelling, punctuation and grammar test for UK schoolchildren.
Read: The Guardian, More: The Guardian (2)Patients wait longer to see a GP who will listen
A study involving UCL researchers has found patients with possible cancer symptoms are willing to wait almost a month longer to see a GP with good listening skills.
Read: The TelegraphCompanies look to make a quantum leap with new technology
Professor Paul Warburton (UCL London Centre for Nanotechnology) says companies experimenting with quantum computing stand to benefit once the technology performs computations that classical computers can't.
Read: The Wall Street Journal (£)