UCL in the media
STI apps may have inaccurate, harmful information
Dr Jo Gibbs (UCL Infection & Population Health) comments on her new study finding that one in three mobile phone apps focusing on sexually transmitted infections have inaccurate and incomplete information.
Read: ReutersHow artificial intelligence is changing our Christmas shop
Rikke Duus (UCL School of Management) writes about how online retailers are making use of artificial intelligence.
Read: The ConversationWhy did the west dominate history for so long?
Professor Kathleen Burk (UCL History) says that Europeans dominated the world in large part because of their military and naval power.
Read: BBC History MagazineCould statins be the miracle cure for Alzheimer's?
Professor John Hardy (UCL Institute of Neurology) comments on a study suggesting that people taking statins are at a reduced risk of developing Alzheimer's disease.
Read: Daily MailWhat do scientists hope to learn from dissecting a cheetah?
Dr Anjali Goswami (UCL Genetics, Evolution & Environment) discusses what was learned in a cheetah dissection she undertook in a partnership between UCL's Grant Museum of Zoology and the Royal Veterinary College.
Listen: BBC Radio 5 live '5 live Science' (from 24 mins 4 secs)Why Britain's public finances will suffer if Brexit reduces migration
Professor Ian Preston (UCL Economics) writes about the high fiscal costs of Brexit due to a reduction in workers and taxpayers coming into the UK.
Read: The ConversationRare tiny creatures found in loch near Kinross
An article about the discovery of microscopic ostracods in a Scottish loch features images produced by Jim Davy (UCL Earth Sciences) on a scanning electron microscope.
Read: BBC NewsWhen will the next ice age be?
Professor Mark Maslin (UCL Geography) writes about what causes ice ages, and why human influence may have postponed the next one by a very long time.
Read: The ConversationWhy it pays to make a drama of nature
Jack Ashby (UCL Grant Museum of Zoology) comments on Victorian taxidermists, and on the benefits of nature documentaries.
Read: The EconomistNo office politics: the rise of the co-working Christmas party
Dr Dimitrios Tsivrikos (UCL Psychology & Language Sciences) comments on people in co-working spaces having Christmas parties for their offices.
Read: The Guardian