UCL in the media
Restoration to Revolution
To help celebrate National Poetry Day, Professor John Mullan (UCL English Language & Literature) presents his favourite poems from the 18th Century.
Listen: BBC Radio 4 'We British' (from 2 mins 50 secs)Report from Iraq: religion lends Yazidis a profound resilience in the face of persecution
Dr Tyler Fisher (UCL SELCS) speaks with Yazidi survivors, laymen and clergy in northern Iraq about what the latest wave of persecution means for their faith.
Read: The ConversationBeryllium
Professor Andrea Sella (UCL Chemistry) explains why beryllium's surprising scarcity is the very reason it can be so harmful to the body.
Listen: BBC World Service 'Business Daily' (from 1 min 30 secs)Academic research cuts through Theresa May's immigration claims
A 2014 study by Professor Christian Dustmann (UCL CReAM) found that recent immigrants from both the European Economic Area and the rest of the world have added, respectively, £20bn and £5bn to the public finances between 2001 and 2011.
Read: Financial Times, More: The Economist, Watch: BBC NewsLondon's Underground languages
Oliver O'Brien (UCL Geography) explains why French speakers are more evenly distributed across London compared to other languages.
Read: BBC NewsFact Check: is there zero economic benefit from high immigration?
Professor Ian Preston (UCL Economics) examines the accuracy of Theresa May's claims about immigration and the economy.
Read: The ConversationOnce students went to university for education. Now it's an 'experience'
With universities offering more and more customer services, Professor Peter Scott (UCL Institute of Education) asks who is to blame when students feel entitled to succeed.
Read: GuardianHow we banished the pain of IBS for good
Professor Laurence Lovat (UCL Research Department of General Surgery) explains how the FODMAP approach can help people to understand which foods they need to avoid long term to alleviate symptoms of IBS.
Read: Daily MailThe end of the people's car
Professor Bernhard Rieger (UCL History) looks at how Volkswagen lost its corporate soul.
Read: Foreign AffairsRomance and romanticism
Professor John Mullan (UCL English Language & Literature) helps to explore the clusters of meanings, and differences between, the words romance and the Romantic poets, romanticism and the romance languages.
Listen: BBC Radio 4 'Word of Mouth'