UCL in the media
Scientists need to wake up to the opportunities of Brexit
It's easy for UK researchers to focus on the downsides of leaving the EU but a House of Lords report today calls for a more positive approach writes Professor Graeme Reid (UCL Office of the Vice-Provost (Research)).
Read: GuardianWhat to know about this year's overlapping Christmas and Hanukkah holidays
The occurrence now happens roughly on average every 30 years, according to Professor Sacha Stern (UCL Hebrew & Jewish Studies), and overlaps are set to happen more often in the future.
Read: TIMEForget big data: what you need is deep data
To go beyond the trivial and focus on reliable, meaningful effects, Big Data needs to build on the existing scientific foundations of its field writes Professor Tomas Chamorro Premuzic (UCL Psychology & Language Sciences).
Read: ForbesChild abuse 'affects health decades later'
Neglect and abuse in childhood could have long-term economic consequences finds a new study led by Dr Snehal Pinto Pereira (UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health).
Read: BBC News, More: UCL NewsWhy higher levels of education don't necessarily mean higher levels of tolerance
Dr Germ Janmaat (UCL Institute of Education) discusses whether a person's educational attainment increases their acceptance of racial or ethnic minorities.
Read: The Conversation'Christmas Treeplomacy'
Ingrid Medby (UCL Geography) explains how the annual presenting of Christmas trees is a token of gratitude and a symbol of geopolitical ties which are part of everyday life.
Read: The ConversationGreen buildings make you work smarter and sleep sounder, study reveals
Dr Marcella Ucci (UCL Bartlett School of Environment, Energy & Resources) comments on research into the benefits of green certified buildings.
Read: The GuardianA walk through a laser-scanned forest
A team including Dr Mathias Disney and Dr Kim Calders (UCL Geography) has created an animation of a forest they've scanned with lasers to "weigh" trees, a method which could help monitor and combat deforestation by more accurately calculating how much carbon is locked within the rainforests.
Watch: BBC NewsMake contextual offers 'on school type, not family income'
Research in a book written in part by Professor John Micklewright and Professor Lorraine Dearden (UCL Institute of Education) found that students from poorly performing schools are more successful at university than students from better schools who had similar A-level results.
Read: THEAre our schools set to fail students in maths?
Professor Becky Francis (UCL Institute of Education) comments on grouping students in schools by ability, as she is conducting research into its relative merits.
Read: Times Educational Supplement