UCL in the media
Leading academic calls for schools to be more flexible when setting pupils
Professor Becky Francis (UCL Institute of Education) is featured for her research and views on grouping school children by ability.
Read: Times Educational SupplementBeneficiaries of experimental gene editing therapy remain cancer-free
Professor Waseem Qasim (UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health) led a team that treated two young leukaemia patients with an experimental therapy using genetically engineered immune cells from a donor. More than a year later, both girls have no sign of the leukaemia returning. Dr Simon Waddington (UCL Maternal & Fetal Medicine) comments.
Read: The Independent, More: New Scientist, Reuters, The Times, MirrorThe story of an Englishman in Auschwitz
Dr Andy Pearce (UCL Institute of Education) writes about Auschwitz survivor Leon Greenman, and the legacy of his story and activism pushing against extremism.
Read: The ConversationAnxious and depressed people more likely to die from cancer, study shows
A study led by Dr David Batty (UCL Epidemiology & Public Health) found that anxiety and depression may be linked to increased risk of death from some cancers.
Read: The Telegraph, More: The Independent, Daily Mail, Huffington Post, The SunApprentices just as happy with lives as university graduates
A study conducted in part by the UCL Institute of Education found that people in their 20s who opted for an apprenticeship instead of university report similar life satisfaction to university graduates.
Read: Daily Mail, More: The Times, City A.M., Times Educational SupplementWhat can be done to improve air quality?
Professor Andy Hudson-Smith (UCL Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis) discusses air quality in London, and his project to share data with the public using internet-connected gnomes.
Read: BBC NewsWhy did humans evolve big penises but small testicles?
Professor Mark Maslin (UCL Geography) writes about the evolutionary factors affecting primate genitalia, such as why monogamy is related to testicle size.
Read: The ConversationPlaybrush signs deal with Unilever
Playbrush, a startup founded by UCL alumni Paul Varga and Toulope Ogunsina that has been supported by UCL Enterprise, makes a gadget that turns toothbrushing into a game. The venture has signed a deal with Unilever to launch a co-branded version.
Read: Daily MailSex is painful for nearly one in 10 women, study finds
A study co-authored by UCL researchers has estimated the prevalence of painful sex among women in the UK.
Read: BBC News, More: The TelegraphGPs telling smokers how soon they will die makes them more likely to quit
A study led by Dr Hazel Gilbert (UCL Primary Care & Population Health) found that offering smokers personalized disease risk information increases the likelihood they will seek help to quit.
Read: The Sun