UCL in the media
'I can't work under these (laboratory) conditions'
A new study by Birendra Singh (UCL Institute of Education) found issues with science education in UK schools, including turnover rates being too high.
Read: TES (£)Why Virginia Woolf would love the latest Burberry collection
Professor John Mullan (UCL English Language & Literature) writes about Virginia Woolf's Orlando and themes of gender fluidity, as copies of the book were given to guests at a recent fashion show.
Read: Evening StandardDark matter eludes bright sparks
Dr Chamkaur Ghag (UCL Physics & Astronomy) comments on studies attempting to replicate dark matter, which continues to elude researchers.
Read: The Times (£)New Millennial Housing Trend Is a Repeat of the Middle Ages
Dr Mark Dyble (UCL Anthropology) is quoted about communal living among hunter-gatherers.
Read: The AtlanticComic Book Superheroes
Professor Jason Dittmer (UCL Geography) is interviewed about how Captain America was created to promote patriotism with a goal of eliciting support for American intervention in the Second World War.
Listen: BBC World Service 'The Why Factor' (from 5 mins 57 secs)Analogue academics 'are failing to inspire students of the digital age'
Some of the UK's most highly-ranked universities, including UCL, are cited for poor ratings of teaching standards.
Read: The Times (£)The long reach of UK slave-owning families
UCL has launched a new Centre for the Study of the Legacies of British Slave-ownership, which has an extensive database of historical slave owners.
Read: The Observer, More: The Observer (editorial), Daily MailCap and trade gains global momentum
Professor Michael Grubb (UCL Bartlett School of Environment, Energy & Resources) discusses the European Union's emissions trading system.
Read: CBCWhy can't I tickle myself?
A study by Professor Sarah-Jayne Blakemore (UCL Cognitive Neuroscience) is featured, suggesting that tickling doesn't elicit the same response when people do it to themselves because the cerebellum tamps down the brain's response ahead of time.
Read: Washington PostWhy you've been brewing your cup of tea all wrong
Professor Mark Miodownik (UCL Mechanical Engineering) comments on how the British don't make their tea properly.
Read: The Independent