UCL in the media
Focus on temperature ignores other ways to take the pulse of the planet
Professor Chris Rapley (UCL Earth Sciences) co-writes an article about how a set of planetary vital signs going beyond just temperature increases could help international leaders coordinate on global actions.
Read: The ConversationDoes Economics Still Work?
Professor Wendy Carlin (UCL Economics) is interviewed about the prospects of the field of economics, amidst a perceived loss of public trust.
Listen: BBC World Service 'In the Balance'Web giants profit from anti-vaccine fraud's video
Professor Helen Bedford (UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health) comments on the lack of scientific evidence supporting an anti-vaccination documentary.
Read: The Times (£)How poundshops 'dupe you into spending more'
Dr Dimitrios Tsivrikos (UCL Psychology & Language Sciences) comments on why poundshops appeal to many consumers.
Read: The Sun'French brain drain worse than imagined'
Dr Vincent Carpentier (UCL Institute of Education) comments on the challenges of finding work in France after completing a PhD in another country.
Read: THESupermodel David Gandy calls on pupils to read more
Professor Sonia Blandford (UCL Institute of Education) comments on the importance of encouraging children to read.
Read: Times Educational Supplement'Flawed' attitude to public engagement 'lingers on'
Professor Sandy Oliver (UCL Institute of Education) comments on a new journal, of which she is an editor, set up to spread ideas about how best to involve the public in academic research.
Read: THEThe robot teaching autistic children how to communicate
Professor Liz Pellicano (UCL Institute of Education) comments on the potential benefits of having robots in classrooms to help children with autism who struggle with facial expressions.
Read: ITV NewsThe rule of six that governs why and how we Brits queue
Professor Adrian Furnham (UCL Psychology & Language Sciences) was commissioned to do a study into queueing habits.
Read: The Telegraph, More: BBC News, The Times, Daily Mail, Mirror, The Guardian, BBC Radio 4 'From Our Own Correspondent' (from 17 mins 28 secs)The end of online passwords?
Professor Angela Sasse (UCL Computer Science) is interviewed about the increasing number of online passwords people have to remember, and how online security could be improved.
Listen: BBC Radio 4 'Today' (from 49 mins 33 secs)