UCL in the media
The WannaCry ransomware cyber-attacks
Dr Steven Murdoch (UCL Computer Science) says that not installing a patch carries a risk and that more recent versions of Microsoft software offer improvements to make systems less vulnerable.
Listen: BBC Radio 5Live 'Afternoon Edition' (from 50 mins 45 seconds)How a bump on the head can trigger seizures years later
Professor Ley Sander (UCL Institute of Neurology) discusses the symptoms and causes of epilepsy.
Read: Daily MailInvasive 'alien' species represent a massive threat to our animals and plants
Professor Tim Blackburn (UCL Genetics, Evolution & Environment) explains that denialism in science is not new, but its growth in the context of invasive species is especially worrying for people trying to conserve unique native biodiversity.
Read: The IndependentNaples region faces growing risk of volcanic eruption
Ground movement around the Campi Flegrei volcano is reaching 'a critical stage' according to new research by Dr Christopher Kilburn (UCL Earth Sciences) and the Vesuvius Observatory in Naples.
Read: Financial Times, More: Forbes, Evening Standard, Mail Online, Independent, Newsweek, Metro, Sun, Express, Yahoo! News, Daily Star, IFLS, UCL newsTest combo could distinguish Alzheimer's earlier than ever
A UCL Psychiatry study found that non-invasive tests could distinguish dementia with Lewy bodies from other dementia types years before significant impairment.
Read: New Scientist (£), More: ExpressWhy a landslide victory might actually be a bad thing for Theresa May
Dr Benjamin Martill (UCL European Institute) writes that winning a larger majority in the House of Commons could actually enable greater internal dissent.
Read: The ConversationEmily Dickinson
Dr Linda Freedman (UCL English Language & Literature) takes part in a discussion of the life and work of Emily Dickinson.
Listen: BBC Radio 4 'In Our Time'Trump sacking his FBI director is not his Watergate… yet
Professor Iwan Morgan (UCL Institute of the Americas) writes about Donald Trump firing FBI director James Comey, and why comparisons with Richard Nixon's Watergate scandal might be premature.
Read: The ConversationCentury-old tumours offer rare cancer clues
Professor Neil Sebire (UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health) is co-leading a team that's sequencing DNA from century-old tumours, stored in Great Ormond Street Hospital's archives, in order to understand childhood cancers that are too rare for clinical trials.
Read: Nature, More: Scientific AmericanDoctors on brink of creating early warning system for 4 women's cancers
Professor Martin Widschwendter (UCL Institute for Women's Health) is leading a research project applying epigenetics to spot early warning signs of four women's cancers.
Read: Evening Standard