UCL in the media
Global Trade: the New Imperialism?
Dr Parama Chaudhury (UCL Economics) joins a panel to discuss the future of global trade, and whether developing countries can ever reap the benefits.
Listen: BBC World Service 'Newshour Extra'What do parasitic worms and our increasing allergies have in common?
Professor Graham Rook (UCL Infection & Immunity) looks at the way our bodies respond to parasitic worm infections and what this can tell us about our body's immune system reaction to allergens.
Read: The ConversationWhy private school arrogance doesn't pay
A long-term study by the UCL Institute of Education has found that independent-school pupils have higher wages because they perform well academically and the benefits of having good social connections may be over exaggerated.
Read: Times (£), More: TES, IndependentIn-work benefits for migrants
Professor Christian Dustmann (UCL CReAM) comments on David Cameron's demand to curb EU migrants' access to in-work benefits as part of the EU reform.
Watch: BBC News, More: ITV NewsWhy we think the very first farmers were small groups with property rights
In an op-ed piece, Elizabeth Gallagher (UCL Genetics, Evolution & Environment) explains why it is likely that our ancestors' switch from foraging to farming began with small groups of people using the concept of property rights.
Read: The ConversationStonehenge begins to yield its secrets
Professor Michael Parker Pearson (UCL Archaeology) discusses the findings from excavations at Durrington Walls, a site near Stonehenge.
Read: New York TimesParents defend school's hands-behind-back walking policy
Professor Michael Reiss (UCL Institute of Education) says that expecting primary pupils to walk down corridors with their hands clasped behind their backs is simply not appropriate in England in 2015.
Read: Guardian, Listen: BBC London 94.9 'Vanessa Feltz' (from 1 hour 41 mins)Change in sense of humour 'a sign of impending dementia'
Research led by Dr Camilla Clark (UCL Neurodegenerative Diseases) has found that a change in sense of humour could be an early sign of dementia.
Read: BBC News, More: Independent, Guardian, Times (£), Sun (£), Mirror, Telegraph, Daily Express, Daily Mail, Financial Times, Wall Street Journal (£), UCL News, Listen: BBC Radio 4 'Today' (from 2 hours 54 mins), More: BBC world Service 'Newshour' (from 19 mins 11 secs), BBC Radio Bristol 'Phil Hammond' (from 1 hour 10 mins)Wealthy foreigners face 'spot checks' on domestic staff to stamp out slavery
Research by Dr Virginia Mantouvalou (UCL Laws) has found domestic servants are "ex-tremely vulnerable" and often "trapped in ongoing cycles of exploitation".
Read: Evening StandardShould you have the jab to prevent pneumonia?
Professor Jeremy Brown (UCL Internal Medicine) says: "Pneumonia does often piggy-back cold and flu viruses, so if the cold doesn't seem to run its course in a week, keep an eye on your symptoms and speak to your GP."
Read: Daily Mail