UCL in the media
Rise of the super-agers
In 2013, a study led by Professor Mark Hamer (UCL Epidemiology & Public Health), found that four consecutive years of regular exercise is enough to stave off depression, disability and cognitive health problems.
Read: Times (£)Experts wrongly said Arctic sea ice would melt entirely by September 2016
Professor Andrew Shepherd (UCL Centre for Polar Observation and Modelling) says earlier predictions were based on poor extrapolation and there is an overwhelming consensus amongst scientists that the Arctic Ocean will be free of sea ice in a couple of decades.
Read: TelegraphChirp flies with Skylander deal
A UCL-spin out called Chirp, which developed a way of transferring data between devices using an audio signal, has made a deal with Skylander to allow gamers to transfer characters from their consoles to a phone using the technology.
Read: BBC NewsFrom Dr Martens to Supreme: what makes urban brands so alluring?
Dr Dimitrios Tsivrikos (UCL Psychology & Language Sciences) explains that millennials are the most sceptical consumer group and they look for 'authenticity' in a brand.
Read: GuardianCan the UK take over existing EU trade agreements?
Professor Piet Eeckhout (UCL Laws) says we cannot assume that the legal agreements the UK signed with other EU countries would automatically apply to the UK post-Brexit.
Read: BBC NewsLimit to human life may be 115 (ish)
Professor Dame Linda Partridge (UCL Institute of Healthy Ageing) comments on a US study claiming 115 years is the maximum limit of human life. She says this is very ambitious and although life expectancy is likely to rise, the research doesn't describe what will happen in the future.
Read: BBC News, Listen: BBC Radio 2 from 1 hour 2 minsThe silver scent of fear
Professor Ley Sander (UCL Institute of Neurology) says that epilepsy is still a hidden condition and is extremely difficult to understand because it is not a disease on its own but a complex of symptoms.
Read: New StatesmanUrine test for CJD 'a possibility'
A team led by Dr Graham Jackson (UCL Institute of Neurology) has found it is possible to detect abnormal proteins, called prions, in urine which offers a possible way of quickly diagnosing CJD.
Read: BBC News031016-britains-black-past
Dr Caroline Bressey, Director of the Equiano Centre (UCL Geography), discusses the black history of Britain and explains why its important for young black people to have an understanding of the past.
Listen: BBC Radio 4 Britain's Black PastHow Bolivia curbed coca production by moving away from violent crackdowns
Dr Thomas Grisaffi (UCL Institute of the Americas) writes about how Bolivia deviated from the American-led crackdown on coca plants with a more successful harm reduction-oriented strategy that clearly differentiates the coca plant and the illegal drug cocaine.
Read: The Conversation