UCL in the media
Bones of contention
Dr Sergio Bertazzo (UCL Medical Physics & Biomedical Engineering) explains his work on imaging ancient bone specimens.
Read: Chemistry WorldBenefits of reading for pleasure
A large-scale longitudinal study by Dr Alice Sullivan and Matt Brown (both UCL Institute of Education) suggests that young children who are strong readers are likely to make significant cognitive progress between the ages of 10 and 16.
Read: TES (£)SEN pupils 'don't interact as much'
A study by Rob Webster (UCL Institute of Education) has found that the amount of time pupils with special educational needs (SEN) spend with teachers has not increased as much as non-SEN pupils over the past 35 years.
Read: TES (£)Sarcasm wasted on older people who take comments too literally
According to research by the University of Aberdeen, UCL and the University of Geneva older adults are not as good at detecting sarcasm as younger people and it could affect their relationships with friends and family.
Read: Telegraph, More: Daily ExpressLive broadcast from the International Space Station
Professor Lucie Green (UCL Mullard Space Science Laboratory) discusses the live broadcast from the International Space Station on BBC Stargazing Live and what we can see in tonight's sky.
Listen: BBC Radio Tees 'BBC Tees Breakfast' (from 1 hour 49 mins), More: BBC Radio Cornwall 'BBC Radio Cornwall Breakfast Programme' (from 2 hours 40 mins), BBC Radio Devon 'David FitzGerald' (from 40 mins 6 secs), BBC Radio Manchester 'Mike Sweeney' (from 1 hour 48 mins)A very long view
Professor Alison Park (UCL Institute of Education) explains the value of longitudinal studies.
Listen: BBC World Service 'The Forum' (from 10 mins 4 secs)Handedness in a portrait of Giovanni Bressini
Professor Chris McManus (UCL Academic Centre of Medical Education) explores handedness at The Scottish National Gallery.
Listen: BBC Radio Scotland 'Brainwaves'School grades 'linked to where you live'
Commenting on a new study which looks at the test results of cohorts born in 1970 and 2000, Dr Alice Sullivan (UCL Institute of Education) says that the numbers of ethnic minority pupils born in 1970 were too small to make such comparisons.
Read: BBC NewsBody of songs
Professor Hugh Montgomery (UCL Internal Medicine) discusses Body of Songs, a British science project making an album of new songs about body parts.
Listen: BBC World Service 'The Arts Hour' (from 44 mins 19 secs)Germany and refugees
Professor Christian Dustmann (UCL CReAM) explains some of the challenges faced by Germany as a result of refugee migration.
Listen: BBC Radio 4 'Saturday PM' (from 6 mins 19 secs)