UCL in the media
Weighed 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.
Read: The Telegraph, More: Daily Mail, Fox News, The Conversation, UCL NewsProposed baseline assessment is just the return to a failed policy
Dr Alice Bradbury and Dr Guy Roberts-Holmes (UCL Institute of Education) write that the proposed baseline assessment at Reception in UK schools will encourage schools to have low expectations for their pupils.
Read: TESTheresa May's ill-judged threats to the EU
The FT's Brexit Briefing includes a summary of an entry in the UCL Brexit Blog by Oliver Patel (UCL European Institute) about the challenges of reaching an agreement with the European Union within the two-year exit window.
Read: Financial TimesA degree of fraud
Anthony McNeill (UCL School of European Languages, Culture & Society) is interviewed about what happens when a student is caught submitting work they paid someone to write for them.
Listen: BBC Radio 4 'A Degree of Fraud' (from 32 mins 8 secs)New maths GCSE 'causes drop in A-level applications'
Dr Jennie Golding (UCL Institute of Education) comments on reports that fewer students are applying for maths A-levels as the GCSE maths exam is now more challenging.
Read: TESUCL fund gives bright migrants a chance to study at university
UCL has committed to providing £500,000 funding spread over six years to support six students who are unable to access government student loans because of their immigration status.
Read: Evening Standard