UCL in the media
Parents think Mandarin is most useful non-European language for children
A study commissioned by the Mandarin Excellence Programme, which is led by the UCL Institute Of Education, found that parents think Mandarin is the most useful non-European language for children to learn.
Read: Express, More: The TelegraphLiving near heavy traffic increases risk of dementia, say scientists
Professor Rob Howard (UCL Psychiatry), Professor John Hardy and Professor Martin Rossor (UCL Institute of Neurology) comment on a study finding a link between dementia risk and living near a busy road.
Read: The Guardian, More: BBC News, BBC Radio 4 'Today', CNN, The Telegraph, Daily Mail, Evening Standard, Independent, The Times, i News, Mirror, SunChildren need peanuts from early age to prevent allergy
Professor Alastair Sutcliffe (UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health) praises public health guidelines encouraging parents to expose their children to peanuts at a young age to reduce the risk of developing an allergy.
Read: The TelegraphOn Britain's safe streets, how low can crime go?
Professor Nick Tilley (UCL Security and Crime Science) comments on why the once-common crime of ram-raiding is largely a thing of the past.
Read: The EconomistIraq's minorities need a province to call their own
Dr Tyler Fisher (UCL School of European Languages, Culture & Society) writes that the liberation of Mosul, the last stronghold of the Islamic State in Iraq, presents an opportunity to make the Nineveh Plains a province offering self-preservation and self-determination for Iraq's cultural minorities.
Read: The ConversationThe Guardian view on New Year resolutions: fitter, happier, more productive
Professor Michelle Baddeley (UCL Bartlett School of Construction & Project Management) is quoted about how economists view human decision-making, from her latest book.
Read: The GuardianThe search for dark matter
Professor Jonathan Butterworth (UCL Physics & Astronomy) is interviewed about how researchers still haven't found any clear evidence of dark matter.
Listen: BBC Radio 4 'Today'Will scientists ever prove the existence of dark matter?
Dr Andrew Pontzen (UCL Physics & Astronomy) discusses the challenges in proving the existence of dark matter.
Read: The ObserverFrench workers get right to ignore work emails outside office hours
Dr Anna Cox (UCL Psychology & Language Sciences) comments on the benefits of companies enabling employees to choose their own schedules.
Read: The GuardianStem cell therapy which helped Welsh Grand National winner used on London woman
Dr Andy Goldberg (UCL Surgery & Interventional Science) carried out the first human trials of a stem cell therapy to treat tendinopathy. He had earlier tested the treatment on a horse, Dream Alliance, who went on to win the Welsh Grand National.
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