UCL in the media
The dementia epidemic: is it really stabilising?
An article by Dr Naaheed Mukadam (UCL Psychiatry) analyses a recent study suggesting that dementia levels may be stabilising.
Read: IndependentStroke 'more likely' with long hours
According to analysis of more than half a million people, led by Professor Mika Kivimaki (UCL Epidemiology & Public Health), has found that those working a 55-hour week face 33% increased risk of stroke than those working a 35- to 40-hour week.
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Professor Robert West (UCL Epidemiology & Public Health) discusses e-cigarette restrictions in Wales.
Listen: BBC London 94.9 'Vanessa Feltz' (from 10 mins 30 secs)RoSPA
Professor John Adams (UCL Geography) discusses the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents road safety campaigning.
Listen: BBC Radio 4 'What's the Point of?' (from 21 mins 36 secs)Citations? Great. But have you got the 't factor'?
Professor David Colquhoun (UCL Neuroscience, Physiology & Pharmacology) says that it was rare to see "a serious bit of basic research" mentioned on Twitter.
Read: THE (£)Mumsnet's co-founder suffers 'swatting attack'
Following a series of cyber attacks on the parenting website Mumsnet, Dr Steven Murdoch (UCL Computer Science) comments on the difficulties in creating a website that can stand up to a determined attacker.
Read: BBC News, Listen: BBC Radio 5 live 'Phil Williams' (from 38 mins)Personal photos at work: pictures that paint a thousand words
Professor Martin Kilduff (UCL School of Management) notes that as you work your way up the corporate ladder you gain more leeway over how much you reveal of your personality.
Read: Financial TimesDavid Cameron warned new intake of peers will undermine effectiveness
Professor Meg Russell (UCL Constitution Unit) says the rate of appointments to the House of Lords by David Cameron has been so fast that the size of the chamber is going up in a completely unsustainable way.
Read: Independent, More: Times (£), Times (2)International and postgraduate fee survey
A recent discussion paper co-written by Professor Stephen Machin (UCL Economics) found that the fees paid by growing numbers of overseas postgraduates studying in the UK have helped to subsidise additional places for domestic learners.
Read: THE (£)How do you spot the next terrorist?
A study by Dr Paul Gill (UCL Security & Crime Science) on lone-actor terrorists has been influential in changing the way analysts detect people who may commit violent terror attacks.
Read: Globe and Mail