UCL in the media
Electrode can tell you if a baby is really experiencing pain
Dr Lorenzo Fabrizi (UCL Biosciences) comments on new research suggesting that detecting brain signals could be a more reliable way to tell if babies are in pain.
Read: New ScientistThe energy generators inside our cells reach a sizzling 50°C
Dr Nick Lane (UCL Genetics, Evolution & Environment) says the discovery that the insides of our cells can reach a scorching 50°C makes sense when you consider mitochondria are the main sources of heat, and they have to be hotter than the rest of the body.
Read: New ScientistMap of the underworld may let us play plate tectonics in reverse
Matthew Dodd (UCL Earth Sciences & the London Centre for Nanotechnology) explains that a map showing the location of almost 100 massive remnants of what were once tectonic plates will help geologists answer scientific questions, including the long-term habitability of our planet through time.
Read: New ScientistCannabis a 'locked medicine chest'
Professor Valerie Curran (UCL Psychology & Language Sciences) says the current rules on the medicinal use of the drug are too limited.
Listen: BBC Radio 5 live 'In Short'Online security won't improve until companies stop passing the buck to the customer
Dr Steven Murdoch (UCL Computer Science) writes that there is a clear demand for improved security advice from companies and this needs to be realistic, differ depending on individual circumstances and put the interests of the customer first.
Read: The ConversationGlobal visa crackdowns may herald era of 'contested' mobility
Professor Simon Marginson (UCL Institute of Education) comments on immigration crackdowns in the US and Australia that could signal a "new period" for international higher education in which academic and student mobility is "more contested and problematic".
Read: THEShowing anti-vaccine film 'is a health risk'
Professor Helen Bedford (UCL Insitute of Child Health) comments on the screening of Vaxxed, a film that claims the US government covered up a link between the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine and autism.
Read: The Times (£)Taking on Britain's slave-trade past, from Colston Hall to Penny Lane
Dr Nick Draper (UCL History) comments on the renaming of a Bristol building that bore the name of a prominent slave trader.
Read: The GuardianWhy car headlights are so painfully blinding
Professor John Marshall (UCL Institute of Ophthalmology) explains why the glare of modern lights can be temporarily blinding, an effect that worsens with age.
Read: Daily MailAre banks really doing enough to keep our money safe?
Dr Steven Murdoch (UCL Computer Science) explains how fraudsters bypass the security procedures of banks, often by tricking customers, and the measures we can take to try to stop this.
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