UCL in the media
Standing desks aren't better for you
Research by UCL and Exeter University has found that sitting down is no worse for you than standing up as long as you take regular exercise.
Read: Evening Standard, Washington PostDon Quixote? Choke on it, or you're not saying it right
Professor John Sutherland (UCL English Language & Literature) says: "Interpretations of names are influenced by different forms of language, accents and methods of writing, which in turn impacts the way they are pronounced".
Read: Times (£), More: Daily Mail, TelegraphHow the joy of reading can set you free
Research by Dr Joseph Devlin (UCL Experimental Psychology) has found that the written word has the power to light up regions of the brain that process sensory experiences.
Read: IndependentDeadly dangers of being a weekend health saint
Professor Hugh Montgomery (UCL Clinical Physiology) says that: "Just two extra 20-minute bouts of exercise a week should help improve general fitness without having to cram it all in".
Read: Daily MailHow to pick yourself up after being taken down a notch
Professor Tomas Chamorro Premuzic (UCL Clinical, Educational & Health Psychology) explains how to respond to being demoted at work.
Read: Financial TimesAre tall people more likely to get cancer?
Professor Tim Cole (UCL Institute of Child Health) comments on whether tall people really are more likely to get cancer.
Listen: BBC World Service 'More or Less' (from 7 mins 12 secs)Nobel Prize in Physics
Following the award of this year's Nobel Prize in Physics, Dr Andrew Pontzen (UCL Physics & Astronomy) explains what we should learn from the announcement.
Listen: BBC Radio 5 live '5 live Science' (from 27 mins 8 secs)Alternative therapies
Professor David Colquhoun (UCL Neuroscience, Physiology & Pharmacology) comments on whether hospitals in Essex should pay for alternative therapies.
Listen: BBC Radio Essex 'James Whale' (from 1 hour 8 mins)Economist Sir Richard Blundell among Nobel prize frontrunners
Professor Sir Richard Blundell (UCL Economics) is among the frontrunners to win the economics Nobel Prize when it is announced later today.
Read: Guardian, More: TelegraphReferendum campaigns
Dr Alan Renwick (UCL Constitution Unit) discusses how people are swayed to one side or another during a referendum campaign.
Listen: BBC Radio 4 'The World This Weekend' (from 8 mins 25 secs)