UCL in the media
Scientists sniff out a whiff of the past
Cecilia Bembibre and Professor Matija Strlic (UCL Bartlett School of Environment, Energy & Resources) are conducting a research project documenting and archiving the aromas of old books.
Read: The Times (£), Watch: BBC News, More: Daily Mail, ITV News, The Guardian, Popular Science, Newsweek, Smithsonian, Reader's Digest, The AtlanticLondon or Rotterdam? Unilever Set to Test May's Brexit Strategy
Dr Randolph Bruno (UCL School of Slavonic & East European Studies) comments on the implications of Unilever's decision to end its dual nationality and base its headquarters solely in either London or Rotterdam.
Read: BloombergFather loses court case on term-time holidays
Professor Peter Earley (UCL Institute of Education) says he supports the court decision against a father who was fined for taking his daughter on holiday during term time.
Listen: BBC Radio 2 (from 1 hr 3 mins 4 secs)High Court battle between parents of sick baby and doctors
Professor emeritus John Wyatt (UCL Institute for Women's Health) is interviewed about the parents of a baby with a rare genetic condition who are in a court battle against doctors who say the child should be taken off life support.
Listen: BBC Radio 2 'Jeremy Vine' (from 1 hr 37 mins 35 secs)Why private school girls end up with wealthier husbands
Research by Professor Francis Green (UCL Institute of Education) identified how privately-educated women earn more than their state-educated peers, and are more likely to marry men in high-status jobs.
Read: Daily MailWeighed down by experts' conflicting nutritional advice
Dr Nick Finer (UCL Institute of Cardiovascular Science) says that increasing consumption of fruit and vegetables isn't enough to promote health and prevent weight gain, as it must be accompanied by other changes in diet or physical activity.
Read: i NewsEnergy projects including Hinkley Point threatened by Brexit, experts warn
Professor Michael Grubb (UCL Bartlett School of Environment, Energy & Resources) says that securing energy cooperation with Europe is vital for Brexit negotiators.
Read: The GuardianBlavatnik Awards for Young Scientists expand into UK and Israel
Professor John O'Keefe (UCL Cell & Developmental Biology) will be part of a scientific advisory council that will be nominating candidates for the Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists.
Read: THEApes can distinguish between true and false beliefs in others
Professor emeritus Uta Frith (UCL Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience) comments on a study that she says demonstrates how in evolution, everything has to build on earlier existing capacities.
Read: The GuardianAntibiotics could be 'exciting new treatment' for PTSD
A study led by Professor Dominik Bach (UCL Wellcome Centre for Neuroimaging & Max Planck UCL Centre for Computational Psychiatry) found that the common antibiotic doxycycline can disrupt the formation of negative associations in the brain, which could help prevent or treat post-traumatic stress disorder.
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