UCL in the media
Elite athletes think better under pressure than the average person
Professor Vincent Walsh (UCL Psychology & Language Sciences) conducted a study comparing the mental processing speed under pressure of elite athletes versus a control group.
Read: The TelegraphCan song lyrics ever be poetry?
Professor emeritus John Sutherland (UCL English Language & Literature) is mentioned in an article about Bob Dylan's Nobel Prize for Literature, as he has previously compared Tupac Shakur's lyrics to 19th-century poetry by Walt Whitman.
Read: BBC NewsFussy eating in toddlers partly down to genetics
A study by Andrea Smith (UCL Health Behaviour Research Centre) found that aversion to new foods and high selectivity with eating habits among young children are strongly influenced by genetics.
Listen: BBC Radio 4 'Today' (from 2 hrs 53 mins 45 secs), Read: The Telegraph, The Guardian, BBC News, Daily Mail, ITV News, Huffington Post, The Times (£)No quick fix from China's 'two-child' policy: study
A new study by Professor Therese Hesketh (UCL Institute for Global Health) finds that, while the end of China's one-child policy won't impact the workforce for a long time, it should also impact the country's sex ratio and reduce the number of abortions and unregistered children.
Read: Daily MailFrom 'Bouleversé' To 'Malfaisance': A Continuing Tale Of Brexit
The warning issued in March by UCL President & Provost, Professor Michael Arthur, about the impacts of Brexit, is mentioned.
Read: ForbesTrump campaign denies Nedeljnik interview on Serbia
Dr Eric Gordy (UCL School of Slavonic & East European Studies) comments on a Serbian news outlet alleging that Donald Trump's campaign issued an apology for the U.S. bombing Serbia in the 1990s. Trump's campaign has since denied the interview ever took place.
Read: NewsweekInequality Rising Among Identical Workers as Companies' Fortunes Diverge
An article on how income inequality is partly driven by differences in employer fortunes cites research by Professor Alex Bryson (UCL Institute of Education).
Read: Wall Street JournalMany people don't know own blood pressure or cholesterol levels
Dr Riyaz Patel (UCL Institute of Cardiovascular Science) comments on his research into users of an online tool offered by the NHS for people to check their risk factors for cardiovascular disease.
Read: ReutersAll eyes on the red planet as ESA's lander prepares to hurtle towards Mars
Professor Andrew Coates (UCL Space & Climate Physics) comments on the upcoming arrival on Mars of the ExoMars lander, the first European lander on the red planet. At UCL's Mullard Space Science Laboratory, he is working on the ExoMars rover, expected to reach Mars in 2021.
Read: The GuardianUK student visa plans will 'aid rivals and cut British exports'
Professor Simon Marginson (UCL Institute of Education) weighs in on concerns that restrictions on international students coming into the UK will harm the higher education sector.
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