UCL in the media
What is Habitat III and why does it matter?
Enora Robin (UCL Science, Technology, Engineering and Public Policy) writes about next week's Habitat III international gathering in Ecuador and the importance of devising a global strategy for sustainable urban development.
Read: The ConversationSamsung discontinues Galaxy Note 7
Dr Paul Shearing (UCL Chemical Engineering) is interviewed about the technical problems with lithium batteries used by Samsung in their Galaxy Note 7, while Dr Dimitrios Tsivrikos (UCL Psychology & Language Sciences) comments on how the company can mitigate the damage to its reputation.
Listen: BBC Radio 4 '5 live Breakfast' (from 1 hr 7 mins 37 secs), Read: BBC NewsEye gene and cell therapy advances in battle on blindness
Professor Pete Coffey (UCL Institute of Ophthalmology) comments on his research into a treatment for age-related macular degeneration.
Read: Financial TimesLondon's pollution could be raising the risk of developing dementia
Professor Robert Howard (UCL Psychiatry) casts doubt on a reported link between air pollution and risk of dementia.
Read: Evening StandardConflicting accounts of Oskar Schindler's character
Dr Helen Fry (UCL Hebrew & Jewish Studies) is interviewed about Oskar Schindler, widely viewed as a hero of the Second World War but seen as others as a traitor spying for the Nazis.
Watch: BBC Two 'Newsnight' (from 34 mins 10 secs)The Lost Tribes of Humanity
Dr Maria Martinon-Torres (UCL Anthropology) discusses her research into evidence of Homo sapiens who lived in China 80,000 years ago, which suggests early Homo sapiens may have interacted with other species of archaic humans.
Watch: BBC Two 'Horizon' (from 24 mins)Schools not preparing children to succeed in an AI future, MPs warn
Professor Rose Luckin (UCL Institute of Education) comments on how students need to be taught more skills that are out of reach to artificial intelligence, such as problem solving and creativity, in light of a government report that she provided evidence for.
Read: The GuardianWill disability benefits appeals become less fair?
Professor Cheryl Thomas (UCL Laws) comments on why disability benefit appeals are more successful in person, in an article that mentions her research on the subject.
Read: The GuardianPromoting equality in science: what works, and what doesn't?
Dr Jennifer Rohn (UCL Nephrology) writes about the lack of women in academia, and how a prominent award can push institutions to find better ways to promote gender diversity.
Read: The GuardianA Big Freeze, Rip or Crunch: how will the Universe end?
Dr Tom Kitching (UCL Space & Climate Physics) explains research into the origins of the universe.
Read: Wired