UCL in the media
Trump Backing for Bayer's Monsanto Deal Buoys Investors
Professor Ioannis Lianos (UCL Laws) comments on the implications of Bayer buying out Monsanto for competition in the industry, as the deal would make Bayer the top global supplier of both seeds and pesticides.
Read: Wall Street Journal (£)New laws to enable British scientists to fly to edge of space for experiments
Professor Andrew Coates (UCL Space & Climate Physics) is interviewed about what research projects could arise out of new laws seeking to bolster the UK space sector's capacity for scientific research.
Listen: BBC Radio 4 'Today' (from 2 hrs 34 mins 30 secs)The history and science of magnetic resonance imaging
Dr Martina Callaghan (UCL Institute of Neurology) is interviewed about brain imaging.
Listen: The Guardian 'A neuroscientist explains' (from 16 minutes 55 secs)Invasive species blamed as second biggest cause of extinctions
Professor Tim Blackburn (UCL Genetics, Evolution & Environment) is interviewed about his new study finding that the number of alien species is increasing globally and does not show any sign of saturation.
Listen: BBC World Service 'Science in Action' (from 20 mins 54 secs), More: New Scientist (£), UCL NewsThe weird ways museums are finding funding
Jack Ashby (UCL Grant Museum of Zoology) discusses the success of the museum's comedy nights.
Read: BBC NewsRanking the US's presidents isn't just a game for Americans
Professor Iwan Morgan (UCL Institute of the Americas) co-wrote a piece about how Americans and those in other countries rate the US presidents throughout history.
Read: The Conversation8 human weaknesses that threaten to wreck your wealth
Dr Dimitrios Tsivrikos (UCL Psychology & Language Sciences) comments on why people make common investing mistakes.
Read: The TelegraphCake or biscuit? Why Jaffa Cakes excite philosophers
In an article discussing the challenges of binaries, Dr Helen O'Neill (UCL Institute for Women's Health) comments on the gender binary, arguing that male-female distinctions should be scrapped for some purposes like passports.
Read: BBC NewsUniversity attacked for link to centre that hosted MMR cheat
Professor emeritus David Colquhoun (UCL Biosciences) is quoted criticising the one institute in the UK that can issue bachelor of science degrees in homeopathy.
Read: The Times (£)Trump's Russia links, byelections preview and the Brexit bill
Dr Alan Renwick (UCL Constitution Unit) is interviewed about this week's byelections in Stoke-on-Trent and Copeland.
Listen: The Guardian 'Politics Weekly'