UCL in the media
Boosting your child's IQ
Professor Yvonne Kelly (UCL Epidemiology & Public Health) explains the impact irregular bedtimes can have on children's cognitive abilities.
Listen: BBC Radio 4 'Bringing Up Britain' (from 27 mins 15 secs)Homework
Professor Sue Hallam (UCL Institute of Education) looks at the effectiveness of homework.
Listen: BBC Radio 5 live '5 live Daily' (from 1 hour 44 mins)Professional bodies should provide accreditation of healthcare services to improve patient safety
Narinder Kapur (UCL Clinical, Educational & Health Psychology) says bodies such as the UK royal colleges and related professional organisations should develop systems for peer review of clinical services to drive up quality.
Read: BMJCelebrating science at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park
UCL, in collaboration with the EPSRC, organised the two day Spark Festival to celebrate engineering and science at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park.
Read: Newham RecorderScientists reveal there are 3tn trees in the world in latest count
Dr Simon Lewis (UCL Geography) says that a new study which estimates the number of trees in the world at 3tn is important but does not show that there are more trees than previously thought as the earlier estimate had not been peer-reviewed.
Read: Guardian'Devil's breath' aka scopolamine: can it really zombify you?
Professor Val Curran (UCL Clinical, Educational & Health Psychology) explains the effects of scopolamine, a substance that has been blamed for thousands of crimes in South America.
Read: GuardianFears that antipsychotic drugs being used as 'chemical cosh' in disability care
A study led by Dr Rory Sheehan (UCL Psychiatry) has found that large numbers of people with intellectual disabilities are being inappropriately prescribed antipsychotic drugs.
Read: Guardian, More: Daily Mail, Nature, New Scientist, The Conversation, Listen: BBC Radio 4 'Today' (from 2 hours 25 mins), More: BBC London 94.9 'Penny Smith and Paul Ross' (from 2 hours 8 mins), Watch: BBC Two 'Victoria Derbyshire' (from 1 hour 38 mins)Purdah explained by Prof Robert Hazell
Professor Robert Hazell (UCL Constitution Unit) explains what is meant by the term "purdah" in politics and how it could affect government "spin" and "good news stories" ahead of the vote.
Listen: BBC NewsIs this the real reason you can't hear conversation round the dinner table?
Professor David McAlpine (UCL Ear Institute) explains what is meant by 'hidden hearing loss'.
Read: Daily Mail, More: New Zealand HeraldCan we trust crime forensics?
Speaking at the Forensic Science Research Evaluation Workshop, Dr Itiel Dror (UCL Security & Crime Science) explained how cognitive biases affect forensic scientists.
Read: Scientific American