UCL in the media
Interview with Stella Bruzzi
The incoming dean of UCL Arts & Humanities is profiled in a Q&A, discussing her research into costuming in film, her background and her plans at UCL.
Read: THEWhy this spot on the Jersey coast was like a magnet for Neanderthals
Dr Matthew Pope (UCL Institute of Archaeology) writes about a site in the Channel Islands that provides evidence that the human tendency to ascribe importance to particular places has existed for many thousands of years.
Read: The ConversationBig Fix tackles one of the biggest rural crimes in the UK
Dr Zoe Laughlin (UCL Institute of Making) is part of a TV series using science and technology to find solutions for unsolved problems. In the second episode, she finds a way for shepherds to get the upper hand on sheep rustlers.
Watch: BBC Two 'The Big Life Fix with Simon Reeve'Emergency in Mali as looters are plundering ancient treasures
Professor Kevin Macdonald (UCL Institute of Archaeology) comments on the importance of protecting ancient artifacts in Mali.
Read: New Scientist (£)Will globalised research survive the age of Trump?
Professor Simon Marginson (UCL Institute of Education) comments on whether isolationist tendencies exemplified by Donald Trump's election and Brexit could hurt international academic ties, or whether research communities will remain resiliently global, drawing on his research comparing China and Russia on the global stage of academia.
Read: THEThe First Real Proof That Your Outlook Affects Longevity
Professor Andrew Steptoe and Dr Paola Zaninotto (UCL Epidemiology & Public Health) led a longitudinal study finding that enjoying life is associated with longevity.
Read: TIME, More: The Independent, The Sun, i News, The GuardianWhy do some mammals have a bone in their penises?
A study by Matilda Brindle and Dr Kit Opie (UCL Anthropology) discovered the evolutionary reasons why some mammals have a bone in the penis called a baculum, while some, like humans, do not.
Read: The Economist, More: The Guardian, The Conversation, Washington Post, Mirror, Metro, The Independent, New York Magazine, Daily Mail, Scientific American, NBC NewsPoor worker conditions power gig economy
Dr John Sabapathy (UCL History) discusses the similarities between the modern gig economy and feudalism.
Watch: Financial Times (from 11 mins)Cheating teachers on the rise
Dr Mary Richardson (UCL Institute of Education) comments on an Ofqual report saying three times as many teachers were found to be illicitly helping children pass GCSE and A-level exams in 2016 than 2014.
Read: The TelegraphNew £250m UK Dementia Research Institute to be led from UCL
Professor John Hardy, Professor Bart De Strooper (UCL Institute of Neurology), and Professor Alan Thompson (Dean, UCL Faculty of Brain Sciences) discuss the announcement that UCL has been selected to be the hub of the UK Dementia Research Institute.
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