UCL in the media
Bisexual men 'earn 30% less than gay colleagues'
A study by Professor Alex Bryson (UCL Institute of Education) found that bisexual men and women earn less than gay men, lesbians, bisexual women and heterosexual men and women.
Read: The ObserverSuper-strength 'skunk' may be twice as addictive as normal kinds of cannabis
A study by Tom Freeman (UCL Psychology & Language Sciences) found that high strength cannabis is associated with a higher risk of becoming dependent.
Read: Daily Mail, More: Huffington PostBritish scientists discover way to stop sperm swimming
Professor emeritus John Guillebaud (UCL Institute for Women's Health) comments on a research project developing a contraceptive pill for men.
Read: Daily Mail, More: The Telegraph, Mirror'Physics isn't all quantum weirdness. It's about daily life'
Dr Helen Czerski (UCL Mechanical Engineering) is interviewed about her research into bubbles.
Read: The GuardianWhy Big Liars Often Start Out as Small Ones
A new study by Neil Garrett, Dr Tali Sharot and Dr Stephanie Lazzaro (UCL Experimental Psychology) finds that telling small lies desensitises our brains to the negative emotions inherent to lying, and may encourage us to tell bigger lies in the future.
Read: New York Times, Listen: BBC Radio 5 live 'Up All Night' (from 26 mins 24 secs), More: Scientific American, TIME, Los Angeles Times, Washington Post, Daily Mail, The Guardian, The Telegraph, Express, The Conversation, New Scientist (£), Huffington Post, Vox, Wired, i News, UCL NewsHere's what happened at Habitat III
Dr Vanesa Castan Broto (UCL Bartlett Developmental Planning Unit) writes a recap of Habitat III, the United Nation's global conference on the future of cities.
Read: The ConversationBeyond Words
Beyond Words, a part of the Bloomsbury Festival which was hosted at UCL and sponsored by UCL Culture, is discussed.
Listen: BBC Radio London 'Robert Elms' (from 24 mins 4 secs)Medical experiments on primates
Emeritus Professor Roger Lemon (UCL Motor Neuroscience & Movement Disorders) defends the use of primates in research.
Listen: BBC Radio 4 'Today' (from 50 mins 32 secs)Future of the A level in art history
Professor Mark Miodownik (UCL Mechanical Engineering) discusses the benefits of a well-rounded education as he argues in favour of keeping art history as an A level subject.
Listen: BBC Radio 4 'Today' (from 1 hr 50 mins 26 secs)Mars lander lost signal one minute before landing, ESA confirms
Professor Andrew Coates and Dr Anne Wellbrock (UCL Space & Climate Physics) are interviewed about the European Space Agency's Schiaparelli lander, which was lost moments before touching down. But as the Trace Gas Orbiter is successfully transmitting data from its Mars orbit, their work on the ExoMars rover mission, set for 2020, continues unabated.
Read: The Guardian, More: The Guardian, BBC 5 live 'Afternoon Edition' (from 1 hr 48 mins 56 secs)