UCL in the media
Apprentices 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 SunChildless women face higher risk of early menopause
A study involving UCL researchers found women are more likely to enter menopause before age 40 - which typically only occurs among 2 per cent of women - if they haven't had children.
Read: Daily Mail'Let's make Ofsted a force for good'
Professor Frank Coffield (UCL Institute of Education) pens an open letter suggesting how to transform Ofsted into a trusted catalyst of improvement for schools.
Read: Times Educational SupplementThe Muslim veil remains an ideological battleground
Katarzyna Falęcka (UCL History of Art) writes about the long history of the Muslim veil being used for political purposes, drawing from her research into photographs of the Algerian war.
Read: The ConversationWhy can't the UK government trigger Brexit?
Dr Alan Renwick (UCL Constitution Unit), Professor Piet Eeckhout (UCL Laws) and Professor Robert Hazell (UCL Constitution Unit) discuss the implications of the UK Supreme Court ruling that Brexit must be put before Parliament.
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