UCL in the media
Rethinking Iraq's past - and its future - at the Basrah Museum
Professor Eleanor Robson (UCL History) writes about the opening of a new museum in Basrah, Iraq, displaying Iraqi antiquities in a former palace of Saddam Hussein.
Read: ApolloGirls From Poorer Families More Likely To Start Period By 11
A new study by Professor Yvonne Kelly (UCL Epidemiology & Public Health) found that affluence was the strongest indicator predicting early puberty among girls, which can be associated with unfavourable health outcomes, while weight, ethnicity and early life stress were also factors.
Read: Huffington PostScience Museum should drop Statoil sponsorship of children's gallery
Numerous UCL faculty members co-signed a letter calling on London's Science Museum to end a sponsorship deal with an oil and gas company.
Read: The Guardian, More: The GuardianChildren of absent parents more likely to smoke and drink
A study by Dr Rebecca Lacey (UCL Epidemiology & Public Health) and UCL colleagues using data from the Millennium Cohort Study found that a parental absence in early childhood was linked to heightened risk of drinking or smoking before age 11.
Read: The Guardian, More: Daily Mail, Huffington Post, i NewsGene injection to brain could halt Alzheimer's disease
Professor Rob Howard (UCL Psychiatry) comments on a study into a possible new treatment for Alzheimer's disease, saying it looks promising but will require years of trials.
Read: The Telegraph, More: MirrorDoes giving money to people begging really make their problems worse?
Dr Andy Fugard (UCL Psychology & Language Sciences) writes about an ad campaign that was criticised for reinforcing negative stereotypes about vulnerable people.
Read: The ConversationSuch stuff
Professor Daniel Miller (UCL Anthropology) discusses how people value their possessions, and how his research has found objects are often prized because of their connections to personal relationships.
Listen: BBC Radio 4 'Objects of Desire' (from 3 mins 52 secs)Generation X bluer than the baby boomers
A study led by Professor Alissa Goodman and Dr George Ploubidis (both UCL Institute of Education) finds that people born in 1970 report poorer mental health by age 42 than those born 12 years earlier.
Read: Times (£), More: Daily MailThe mental-health crisis among migrants
Refugees and migrants coming into Europe are suffering very high levels of psychiatric disorders. Dr James Kirkbride (UCL Psychiatry) says it's a scandal that it is not recognised as a public health tragedy.
Read: NatureBT's new, faster internet is already too slow for its rivals
Professor Polina Bayvel (UCL Electronic & Electrical Engineering) says BT is trying to squeeze every penny out of the network without investing anything into it.
Read: Bloomberg