UCL in the media
'Bright but poor' pupils years behind better-off peers, study claims
A study carried out by Dr John Jerrim (UCL Institute of Education) found that female pupils in the top 10% for attainment but bottom 10% by income in England trailed their bright and well-off female peers by the equivalent of three school years in science and reading.
Read: The Guardian, More: The TimesAcademics reveal what Mr Darcy would have looked like
Professor emeritus John Sutherland (UCL English Language & Literature) helped describe what Mr Darcy from Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice would have looked like in real life based on Austen's descriptions and beauty standards of the day.
Read: The Telegraph, More: BBC News, New York Times, Independent, Metro, i News, Sky News, Daily MailWomen who work nightshift may be damaging fertility
Professor Alastair Sutcliffe (UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health) comments on a study finding that, among women seeking fertility treatments, those who worked night shifts had fewer eggs.
Read: The Telegraph, More: Daily MailIs My Smartphone Making Me Dumber?
The article cites a 2014 study by UCL researchers finding that media multitasking may weaken the brain's anterior cingulate cortex, a region involved in high-level information and emotion processing.
Read: TIMESore throats and antibiotics
Professor Peter Wilson (UCL Infection & Immunity) comments on a trial study he co-led of a screening service that could be offered at pharmacies to test whether a sore throat needs antibiotics.
Listen: BBC Radio 4 'Inside Health' (from 20 mins 5 secs)Poetry of cities
Professor Mark Ford (UCL English Language & Literature) discusses poetry about London, including some from an anthology he has published.
Listen: BBC Radio 4 'Poetry Please' (from 2 mins 28 secs)Carlos Gardel - Tango to the New World
Professor Stephen M. Hart (UCL School of European Languages, Culture & Society) comments on the prosperity of Argentina in the years leading up to the golden age of tango.
Listen: BBC World Service 'Music Extra' (from 29 mins 58 secs)Even Trump can't dismiss the success of renewables
Professor Paul Ekins (UCL Bartlett School of Environment, Energy & Resources) comments on the economic potential of renewable energy, and how its future looks in the US, the UK and Asia.
Read: The Guardian'Poorest pupils miss out on practical science lessons'
Professor Michael Reiss (UCL Institute of Education) comments on findings that students preparing for their GCSEs don't spend enough time on practical experiments, particularly those from the most deprived areas.
Read: BBC NewsRediscovering the common good in higher education
Professor Simon Marginson (UCL Institute of Education) writes about reducing inequalities in higher education.
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