UCL in the media
What is dark matter?
Dr Andrew Pontzen (UCL Physics & Astronomy) comments on what's known about dark matter, and what still remains to be discovered.
Listen: The Guardian's Science WeeklyWill Brexit block EU students from UK law schools?
Professor Piet Eeckhout (UCL Laws) comments on concerns of a post-Brexit decline in enrolment, and why many students will continue to be attracted to study law in the UK.
Read: Financial TimesWhat's Left of Iraq's Nimrud?
Dr Mark Altaweel (UCL Institute of Archaeology) discusses the damage inflicted on Nimrud, an ancient capital of the Assyrian empire in Iraq, by IS.
Listen: BBC World Service 'The Cultural Frontline' (from 2 mins 6 secs)Home Power Storage
Melissa Lott (UCL Institute for Sustainable Resources), Professor Andrea Sella (UCL Chemistry), and Dr Paul Shearing (UCL Chemical Engineering) discuss the science of electrical energy storage.
Listen: BBC World Service 'CrowdScience'The science of navigation
Professor Kate Jeffery (UCL Psychology & Language Sciences) discusses the neurons in the brain that enable navigation, such as grid cells and place cells.
Listen: BBC 5 live '5 live Science' (from 7 mins 6 secs)Encouraging smokers to quit
Professor Robert West (UCL Epidemiology & Public Health) discusses the health impacts of smoking, and what damage persists or is alleviated after a person quits smoking.
Listen: BBC Radio 5 live 'Stephen Nolan' (from 41 mins 54 secs)Why it is useful to understand the role of genetics in behaviour
Andrea Smith (UCL Health Behaviour Research Centre), Dr Clare Llewellyn (UCL Epidemiology & Public Health), and Moritz Herle (UCL Health Behaviour Research Centre) write about the benefits of twin studies and what they can teach us about the genetic determinants of individual differences, highlighting their recent study into the genetic components of fussy eating among toddlers.
Read: The ConversationFrench politicians are now marching to Marine Le Pen's immigration tune
Professor Philippe Marlière (UCL School of European Languages, Culture & Society) writes about the French presidential election, and how politicians across the political spectrum are emulating some of Marine Le Pen's ideals.
Read: The Guardian, More: BBC NewsLight therapy helps treat ailing bees in study
Professor Glen Jeffery (UCL Institute of Ophthalmology) discusses his study finding that treating bees with light therapy can counteract the harmful effects of neonicotinoid pesticides and improve survival rates of the poisoned bees.
Watch: Reuters, More: UCL NewsThe anti-science backlash has begun
Dr Jack Stilgoe (UCL Science & Technology Studies) comments on the prospect of declining public support for science.
Read: New Scientist (£)