UCL in the media
London pupils 'behind global competition'
Research led by Dr John Jerrim (UCL Institute of Education) has found that London secondary school pupils are behind their peers in East Asian, European, Australian and North American cities and regions by the equivalent of about half a year of schooling.
Read: BBC News, More: Daily Mail, Telegraph, Guardian, Times (£), Evening Standard, ITV News, TES, Schools Week, The Conversation, UCL News, Listen: BBC Radio London 'Vanessa Feltz' (from 37 mins 13 secs)Mental health report lacks research specifics
Professor Jonathan Roiser (UCL Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience) says it is an "interesting omission" that the Five Year Forward View for Mental Health report acknowledges the low funding levels for mental health research without setting out how this should change.
Read: Research Fortnight (£)Google promotes fast-loading AMP news articles
Dr Steven Murdoch (UCL Computer Science) suggests that bigger news organisations are likely to continue to manage their own security rather than use Google's Accelerated Mobile Pages.
Read: BBC NewsAcademics' ability to lobby government under threat from new funding clause
In an opinion piece, Professor Peter Scott (UCL Institute of Education) explains why new rules on grant agreements could have a chilling effect on academic freedom of speech.
Read: The ConversationV-c exit packages 'particularly concerning'
Professor Michael Shattock (UCL Institute of Education) said that "golden goodbyes" may be "an inducement to persuade someone to leave who you think may be reluctant to do so".
Read: THE (£)PhDs: should you publish while you study?
Professor David Bogle (Head of the UCL Graduate School) explains that there are "some dangers" for PhD students seeking to publish their first paper.
Read: THE (£)Dr Nick Lane
Dr Nick Lane (UCL Genetics, Evolution & Environment) talks to Jim al-Khalili about why he thinks life on earth began under the sea in hydrothermal vents.
Listen: BBC Radio 4 'The Life Scientific''Music' on far side of the moon
Professor Andrew Coates (UCL Mullard Space Science Laboratory) explains what probably caused the mysterious "music" heard by astronauts on board Apollo 10 when passing the far side of the moon.
Listen: BBC 5 live '5 live Drive' (from 1 hour 30 mins)Fussy eating phone-in
Dr Lucy Cooke (UCL Epidemiology & Public Health) helps to answer listeners' questions on how to cope with fussy eaters.
Listen: BBC Radio 4 'Woman's Hour'UCL seeks architects for Olympic park campus
UCL and the London Legacy Development Corporation are seeking architects for the first phase of a new campus on the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park.
Read: Architects' Journal