UCL in the media
Give to GOSH: 'New centre will speed up discovery of cures for rare childhood diseases'
The world's first centre dedicated to research into rare childhood diseases, which will bring together researchers from the UCL Institute of Child Health and doctors from Great Ormond Street Hospital, is to open in London.
Read: Evening StandardNHS green light for new ovarian cancer drug
Professor Jonathan Ledermann (UCL Cancer Institute) said: "The positive Nice guidance for olaparib represents a turning point for how women with ovarian cancer and a BRCA mutation are treated by the NHS in England".
Read: GuardianEU referendum: 'Brexit' poses huge risk to Britain's countryside, experts warn
Professor Paul Ekins (UCL Bartlett School of Environment, Energy & Resources) has voiced concerns that Britain's exit from the EU would lessen the UK's voice in tackling global environmental concerns.
Read: IndependentResearch councils eye global challenges fund
Professor Jonathan Butterworth (UCL Physics & Astronomy) says that in the case of the Science and Technologies Facilities Council, diverting grants intended for blue-sky research to the Global Challenges Research Fund "would probably be a disservice to both sides of that equation".
Read: Research Fortnight (£)The most beautiful equation is…
Dr Andrew Pontzen (UCL Physics & Astronomy) explains why the Euler-Lagrange equation is his favourite equation.
Read: BBC EarthCheap epilepsy drug could prevent nerve damage in Multiple Sclerosis
Research led by Dr Raj Kapoor (UCL Institute of Neurology) has found that the epilepsy drug, phenytoin, which is already prescribed on the NHS could prevent nerve damage in people with Multiple Sclerosis.
Read: TelegraphTomas Sedlacek: The Economics of Good and Evil
Evan Davis interviews the Czech economist, Tomas Sedlacek, on the economics of good and evil as part of the 100th anniversary celebrations for UCL SSEES.
Listen: BBC Radio 4 'Analysis'Why Alan Rickman's tragic death could save thousands of lives
Professor Stephen Pereira (UCL Institute for Liver & Digestive Health) says: "We need a way of diagnosing pancreatic cancer earlier to allow more people to have surgery. We also need new treatments for those not eligible for surgery".
Read: The SunLondon students refuse to pay rent and demand 40% cut
Around 150 students at UCL have announced that they are withholding £250,000 of rent until demands for a 40 per cent cut in rents are met.
Read: Guardian, More: Evening Standard, Independent, Metro, Guardian (2), Watch: Guardian, Read: UCL StatementClinical academics' postdoctoral career development
Veronica Ranieri, Dr Helen Barratt, Professor Naomi Fulop (all UCL Applied Health Research) and Professor Geraint Rees (UCL Life Sciences) say that clinical academics' postdoctoral career development could be helped by mentoring, improving the work environment, and better access to funding.
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