UCL in the media
Can science predict terrorist involvement?
Dr Paul Gill and Dr Emily Corner (UCL Security & Crime Sciences) explain that there is no single mental health disorder that appears to be a predictor of terrorist involvement.
Read: Financial TimesReshaping the human brain
Dr Beau Lotto (UCL Institute of Ophthalmology) discusses his new book, 'Deviate', which uses decades of research on the human brain to offer intriguing solutions on surviving and succeeding in a world full of uncertainty.
Read: New Statesman1984 Live at UCL Festival of Culture
UCL and the Orwell Foundation deliver a live reading of 1984, as part of the UCL Festival of Culture.
Listen: BBC Radio 4 'Today' (from 2 hrs 24 mins), More: Mirror'Raw food' diet could be deadly
Speaking at the Hay Festival, Professor Steve Jones (UCL Genetics, Evolution & Environment) said that humans have lost the ability to digest raw food unaided.
Read: Telegraph, More: Mail Online, Daily ExpressHow brains integrate online reviews into our own product preferences
A study led by Dr Benedetto De Martino (UCL Psychology & Language Sciences) found that people take into account not only a product's average rating, but also the number of reviews, when deciding how much they like a product.
Read: Mail Online, More: UCL NewsHigher tuition fee debt 'deters poorer students'
A study co-authored by Professor Claire Callender (UCL Institute of Education) found that students from poorer backgrounds are deterred from applying to university due to fear of student loan debt.
Read: BBC News, Times Higher Education (£), More: UCL NewsSkeletons, chamber pots and hippo sandals: the lost treasures of Crossrail
Dr Dominic Perring (UCL Institute of Archaeology) provides historical insight into the finding of 20 skulls at the Crossrail site, which is currently undergoing excavation.
Read more: The GuardianChildren with bedroom TVs at significantly higher risk of being overweight
A study co-authored by Dr Anja Heilmann (UCL Institute of Epidemiology & Health) found that there is a clear link between having a TV in the bedroom as a young child and being overweight a few years later.
Read: BBC News, Listen: BBC Radio 5 Live (from 1 hour 4 mins), More: The Guardian, The Times (£), The Telegraph (£), The Sun, Evening Standard, Mail Online, BBC World Service (from 50 mins 30 secs), UCL News,London climate change experts comment on Donald Trump's decision to pull out of the Paris agreement
Professor Chris Rapley (UCL Earth Sciences) says that Donald Trump has done environmental campaigners a favour, by bringing attention to the real threat that climate change presents.
Read: Evening Standard, More: MirrorWhat to look out for when politicians promise to spend big on infrastructure
UCL Research Associate, Jenny McArthur (UCL Science, Technology, Engineering & Public Policy), explains that clear goals, real world benefits and costs calculated for maintenance are key aspects of a successful infrastructure project.
Read: The Conversation