UCL in the media
Fungus, the bogeyman
Professor John Hardy (UCL Molecular Neuroscience) comments on the findings of a new study which has suggested the possibility that dementia is caused by fungal infection.
Read: EconomistCan aspirin stop cancer returning? World's largest clinical trial begins
The world's largest clinical trial to investigate if taking aspirin every day can stop cancer returning has been launched, led by Professor Ruth Langley (MRC Clinical Trials Unit at UCL).
Read: Telegraph, More: Guardian, Express, BBC News, Telegraph (2), Listen: BBC Radio 4 'Today' (from 54 mins 22 secs)Heart disease gene 'found in women'
Early research led by Freya Boardman-Pretty (UCL Medicine) has identified a gene that puts women at higher risk of heart disease.
Read: BBC News, Listen: BBC Radio 4 'Today' (from 49 mins)Margaret Pyke Centre campaign
A campaign, led by Dr Jayne Kavanagh (UCL Medical School), has been launched to save the Margaret Pyke Centre, a sexual health clinic in Kings Cross which has been threatened with closure.
Listen: BBC London 94.9 'The Breakfast Show' (from 1 hour 26 mins)IVF women third more likely to develop ovarian cancer
The largest ever study of fertility treatment in the world, led at UCL by Professor Alastair Sutcliffe (UCL Institute of Child Health), has found that Women who undergo IVF are a third more likely to develop ovarian cancer.
Read: Telegraph, More: Daily Mail, Times (£), Mirror, Huffington PostPluto among the 'most diverse worlds' in our Solar System
Professor Andrew Coates (UCL Mullard Space Science Laboratory) comments on the latest data on Pluto sent back by NASA's New Horizon probe.
Read: BBC NewsX-ray scans expose an ingenious chip-and-pin card hack
Dr Steven Murdoch (UCL Computer Science) was part of a team of researchers who first identified the possibility of using implanted chips in stolen credit cards to spoof PIN verification, a method which has now been used in real life.
Read: WiredFrom Great Red Spot to orange pimple: is Jupiter's superstorm finally blowing over?
Professor Andrew Coates (UCL Mullard Space Science Laboratory) examines how climate change is altering the iconic face of Jupiter.
Read: The Conversation, More: CNNFlossing has little impact on reducing tooth decay
Professor Andrew Eder (UCL Eastman Dental Institute) comments on whether flossing makes any real difference to dental health.
Read: Daily MailUniversities don't need a regulatory big stick to drive better teaching
As institutions that score well on the Teaching Excellence Framework will be allowed to raise tuition fees, Professor Jonathan Wolff (UCL Philosophy) questions if the TEF will really intensify progress.
Read: Guardian