UCL in the media
Up to 20 per cent of ethnic British DNA of Viking origin
A study by Dr Jane Kershaw (UCL Institute of Archaeology) has found that a much larger proportion of the DNA of ethnic Brits has Viking origins than previously believed.
Read: The Times, More: Daily MailThe whale menopause
Professor Ruth Mace (UCL Anthropology) discusses the evolutionary basis of menopause, and the grandmother hypothesis positing that menopause has benefits as older women will focus on helping raise their grandchildren.
Listen: BBC Radio 4 'The Whale Menopause' (from 4 mins 8 secs)Using tech to changes one million women's lives
Dr Sue Black (UCL Computer Science) is interviewed about her online computing course, Techmums, which retrains mothers aiming to go back into work.
Listen: BBC World Service 'Click' (from 21 mins 25 secs)Tatooine, Luke Skywalker's home planet, may actually exist
Dr Jay Farihi (UCL Physics & Astronomy) led a team that found evidence of planetary debris surrounding a double sun, the first time a system has been identified that could be like the Star Wars planet Tatooine.
Read: i News, More: Daily Mail, CBS News, Daily Star, The Sun, Mirror, UCL NewsBlood tests spot ovarian cancer early
Professor Usha Menon and Dr Adam Rosenthal (UCL Institute for Women's Health) comment on their study finding that screening women at high risk of ovarian cancer every four months may reduce the likelihood of them being diagnosed with advanced cancer.
Read: BBC News, More: BBC Radio 4 'Today' (from 2 hrs 50 mins 39 secs), Daily Mail, BBC World Service 'Newsday' (from 48 mins 40 secs), UCL NewsStop blaming pilots for aircraft crashes
Dr Hervé Borrion and Dr Kartikeya Tripathi (UCL Security & Crime Science) write about investigations into aircraft crashes, such as the Hudson River emergency landing now the subject of a feature film, and how investigators often underestimate the stress and pressure faced by pilots making life-or-death choices.
Read: The ConversationDanish Vikings could have been economic migrants to Britain
Dr Jane Kershaw (UCL Institute of Archaeology) found in a recent study that the Vikings came to Britain because of a lack of resources in their homeland.
Read: The TelegraphTravellers being enticed into spending money at Heathrow by 'ambassadors'
Dr Gorkan Ahmetoglu (UCL Psychology & Language Sciences) comments on Heathrow Airport's use of 'passenger ambassadors' who encourage people to shop, and why they're successful.
Read: Daily MailVX attack is North Korea's deadly signal to enemies
Professor Andrea Sella (UCL Chemistry) comments on the origins of the nerve agent, VX, used to kill Kim Jong Nam, and which he calls "the most deadly synthetic nerve agent ever made."
Read: Financial TimesHaving a cigarette may make your body crave coffee too
Professor Robert West (UCL Epidemiology & Public Health) comments on a study finding that nicotine intake could increase coffee drinking by speeding up the metabolism for breaking down caffeine.
Read: New Scientist (£)