UCL in the media
Reindeer's amazing ultraviolet vision
Professor Glen Jeffery (UCL Institute of Ophthalmology) discusses his research finding that reindeer can see ultraviolet light.
Watch: BBC One 'The One Show'UK naive to expect easy ride in Brexit trade talks, says Lords report
Professor Piet Eeckhout (UCL Laws) says the UK airlines would be particularly affected by leaving the EU, as the World Trade Organisation has very little regulation of the aviation industry.
Read: The GuardianNational Grid sells majority stake in pipelines to foreign investor consortium
Professor Mike Raco (UCL Bartlett School of Planning) discusses the implications of UK public infrastructure being held by foreign investors.
Listen: BBC Radio 5 live 'Wake up to Money' (from 33 mins)The Fourth Dimension
Dr Helen Czerski (UCL Mechanical Engineering) and Dr Andrew Pontzen (UCL Physics & Astronomy) are guests on a science programme, discussing bubble science, the fourth dimension and building a space elevator.
Listen: BBC World Service 'CrowdScience'Risk aversion in old age down to changes in brain structure
Dr Benedetto De Martino (UCL Psychology & Language Sciences) comments on a study linking a reduction in grey matter to reduced risk-taking behaviour as people age.
Read: The GuardianCryonics and immortality
Professor David Voas (UCL Institute of Education) discusses humanity's preoccupation with eternal life, in light of a recent court case of a terminally ill girl seeking to be cryogenically frozen.
Listen: BBC Radio 4 'Beyond Belief'Far right threat slips under radar of counter-extremism strategy targeting Muslims
Bharath Ganesh (UCL Geography) writes that government-led counter-terrorism strategies such as Prevent place too much emphasis on targeting Muslims perceived to be at risk of radicalization, while underestimating the risk of far-right extremists.
Read: The ConversationAutism: how Disney films helped one boy
Professor Liz Pellicano (UCL Institute of Education) is interviewed about alternative approaches to working with children with autism, in a segment discussing a child who was non-verbal until his parents began speaking to him through his favourite Disney characters.
Watch: Channel 4 NewsJapan develops space hoover
Professor Lucie Green (UCL Space & Climate Physics) discusses a magnetic tether that will slow space junk and enable it to fall out of its orbit, and come down into the Earth's atmosphere and burn up.
Listen: BBC World Service 'Newshour' (from 49 mins 38 secs)Spikes, railings and water part of 'dehumanising' campaign against homeless
Professor Iain Borden (UCL Bartlett School of Architecture) comments on anti-homeless measures, saying they're part of a general shift in attitudes towards public space that could be hostile to everyone.
Read: The Guardian