UCL in the media
Institutions: Revive universities of the Muslim world
Dr Athar Osama (UCL Institute of Education) says science education at Muslim universities is in 'dire-straits' and teaching methods urgently need reforming to become meritocratic and give students a broad education.
Read: NatureWhy a sugar tax would be a big fat failure
Dr Paul Ormerod (UCL Brain Sciences) says obesity is undoubtedly a serious problem but the idea that a simple tax on sugar will solve it is a pure fantasy.
Read: City AMFrom Agent Orange to GM crops: scientific responsibility in flux
Dr Jack Stilgoe (UCL Science & Technology Studies) welcomes Unesco updating its 1974 statement on the status of scientific researchers and highlights the challenges faced by scientists today.
Read: Research ProfessionalRise of the machines
Alisa Andrasek (UCL Bartlett School of Architecture) says that she predicts that advanced computation will and must synthesise with the architect's traditional role.
Read: Architects JournalSix pence drug could keep Alzheimer's patients out of care homes
A study led by Professor Rob Howard (UCL Psychiatry) has found that withdrawing the commonly-prescribed Alzheimer's disease drug, donepezil, from people in the advanced stages of the disease doubles their risk of being placed in a nursing home within a year.
Read: Telegraph, More: Daily Mail, Times (£), Financial Times, Huffington Post, New Scientist, UCL NewsCryosat tracks Arctic sea ice freeze-up
Rachel Tilling (UCL Earth Sciences) comments on this year's Crysosat volume measurement, which measures the thickness of polar sea ice.
Read: BBC NewsHouse of Lords more willing to challenge government
Professor Meg Russell (UCL Constitution Unit) comments on the changes made to the House of Lords, such as the removal of most hereditary peers, and how this has led to a change in both the composition and attitude of the Lords.
Read: Financial TimesUga the Bulldog, Handsome Dan and why university spirit matters
Rikke Duus (UCL School of Management) explains why UK universities should take note from US colleges and cultivate more of a university spirit.
Read: The ConversationWomen 'are being given false hope' over freezing eggs
Dr Francoise Shenfield (UCL Reproductive Health) says: "I believe it's a good option for women who can afford the process, particularly given the average age of women giving birth for the first time in western Europe is creeping up".
Read: GuardianPrimary teachers ordered to take grammar lessons in schools shake-up
A study carried out by Professor Richard Hudson (UCL Linguistics) in 2009 has led to the development of a special course to bolster teachers' grasp of English grammar.
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