UCL in the media
Mammals exploded immediately after dinosaur extinction
A UCL-led study has found that the diversity of mammals on Earth exploded straight after the dinosaur extinction event.
Read: Times of IndiaLife may have 'trickled' across Earth rather than exploding into existence
Research led by Dr Philip Pogge von Strandmann (UCL Earth Sciences) shows that it took 100 million years for oxygen levels in the oceans and atmosphere to increase to the level that allowed the explosion of animal life on Earth about 600 million years ago.
Read: Daily Mail, More: UCL NewsThe science myths that will not die
Professor David Gems (UCL Genetics, Evolution & Environment) says that the free-radical theory "was like some sort of creature we were trying to kill. We kept firing bullets into it, and it just wouldn't die".
Read: NatureHow schools can help immigrant children to thrive
Dr Jan Germen Janmaat (UCL Institute of Education) says that immigrant pupils do not cause a decline in education standards, according to a new OECD report.
Read: The ConversationNew technique can monitor batteries' performance loss
A UCL-led study has developed a sophisticated 3D imaging technique to track in real time how disposable Lithium batteries degrade during normal use.
Read: China Daily, More: UCL NewsDry ice, rather than flowing water, could have sculpted Mars's mysterious gullies
Professor Andrew Coates (UCL Mullard Space Science Laboratory) questions whether we have been jumping to conclusions about water on Mars.
Read: The ConversationFugitive monkey goes on the run because he was being bullied
Commenting on a macaque that has escaped from an animal park in Kent, Dr Kit Opie (UCL Anthropology) said: "If you're at the bottom of the hierarchy, it's likely your position will be made very clear. To run away from aggression is the reasonable response of any primate".
Read: TelegraphStrathclyde review recommendations
Alan Trench (UCL Constitution Unit) explains the recommendations made by the Strathclyde review on the House of Lords.
Listen: BBC Radio Scotland 'Newsdrive' (from 2 hours 14 mins)EU renegotiations
Dr Alan Renwick (UCL Constitution Unit) discuses David Cameron's EU reform demands, which include plans to curb access to benefits for migrants.
Listen: BBC Radio Oxford 'Nick Piercey' (from 5 mins 39 secs)Health security: the defining challenge of 2016
A meeting organised by UCL and The Lancet Neurology in October 2016 will discuss the value of biomarkers and indicators of neurodegeneration to identify individuals with preclinical dementia.
Read: Lancet