UCL in the media
Flight response
Haitham Baomar and Dr Peter Bentley (UCL Computer Science) are developing an autopilot system for aircraft that can learn how human pilots cope with emergencies, enabling more effective responses to unexpected problems.
Read: The EconomistPrimate research is crucial if we are to find cures for diseases like Parkinson's
Emeritus Professor Roger Lemon (UCL Motor Neuroscience & Movement Disorders) co-wrote a letter defending the use of non-human primates in research projects to develop life-changing medical advances. UCL President & Provost, Professor Michael Arthur and other UCL researchers are included in the over 400 signatories.
Read: The GuardianScience Museum under fire over exhibit asking if brains are pink or blue
Professor Sarah-Jayne Blakemore and Dr Joseph Devlin (UCL Psychology & Language Sciences) express concerns that a small exhibit at London's Science Museum is misleading and not supported by scientific evidence.
Read: The Guardian, More: CNN, Daily MailLondon Must Create A New Innovation Cluster
UCL President & Provost, Professor Michael Arthur writes that London should take advantage of having more world-class universities than any other city, and establish an innovation cluster bolstered by university partnerships.
Read: Huffington PostStudy finds e-cigarettes helped 18,000 smokers to quit last year
Professor Robert West (UCL Institute of Epidemiology & Health) comments on his new study finding that e-cigarettes are effective at helping smokers quit smoking with a less harmful means of inhaling nicotine.
Read: Financial Times, BBC News, The Telegraph, Los Angeles Times, The Independent, The Guardian, Daily Mail, Fox News, Listen: BBC Radio London (from 1 hour 49 mins 21 secs), BBC Radio 4 'You and Yours' (from 4 mins 32 secs)Why do we find some voices irritating?
Professor Sophie Scott (UCL Psychology & Language Sciences) discusses vocal characteristics that can be found annoying, and why they are perceived as such.
Listen: BBC World Service 'The Why Factor'The Polish community in the North East after Brexit
Professor Anne White (UCL School of Slavonic & East European Studies) is interviewed about how people who moved to England's North East from Poland settle in and see it as home.
Listen: BBC Radio 4 'Eastern Europeans in Brexitland'The health of US presidential candidates
Professor Iwan Morgan (UCL Institute of the Americas) discusses what might happen if a US presidential candidate is no longer able to stand for election due to ill health.
Watch: BBC 2 'Newsnight' (from 23 mins 45 secs), Listen: BBC Radio 2 'Steve Wright in the Afternoon' (from 1 hour 1 min 27 secs), Read: Deutsche Welle'Tutor-proof' 11-plus professor admits grammar school test doesn't work
Dr Tina Isaacs (UCL Institute of Education) says intelligence comes from a mix of heritage and environment, and that testing for future potential among children is fraught with difficulties.
Read: The GuardianThe science of persuasion
Professor Bradley Love and Dr Adam Harris (UCL Psychology & Language Sciences) share their insights into strategies to change someone's mind.
Read: Daily Mail