UCL in the media
Newly discovered vessels beneath skull could link brain and immune system
Professor Nick Fox (UCL Neurodegenerative Diseases) said the possibility of links between immune disease and Alzheimer's is rapidly beoming a "hot topic and quite contentious".
Read: GuardianDesert Island Discs: Professor Lisa Jardine
Professor Lisa Jardine (UCL Centre for Editing Lives & Letters) is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs.
Listen: BBC Radio 4 'Desert Island Disks'Origins of life
Dr Matt Powner (UCL Chemistry) explains how researchers try to answer the fundamental question of how life began.
Listen: BBC Radio 4 'Inside Science' (from 8 mins 26 secs)How scientifically accurate is San Andreas? Rock solid or a bit faulty?
Professor Tiziana Rossetto (UCL Civil, Environmental & Geomatic Engineering) examines the geological accuracy of new film 'San Andreas'.
Read: GuardianMarshall Islands, the flag for many ships, seeks to rein in emissions
Dr Tristan Smith (UCL Bartlett School of Environment, Energy and Resources) says the designs of ship parts like the propeller, the hull and the engine are likely to become more efficient.
Read: New York TimesGallium and Indium
Professor Andrea Sella (UCL Chemistry) demonstrates Gallium and Indium's surprisingly buttery melt-in-the-mouth properties.
Listen: BBC World Service 'Business Daily' (from 39 secs)Couples who regularly complain last longer
Speaking at the Cheltenham Science Festival, Dr Hannah Fry (UCL Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis) says that couples with a low negativity-threshold tend to stay together longer.
Read: Daily MailNew clinic will help the paralysed to walk
Professor Geoffrey Raisman (UCL Brain Repair & Rehabilitation) will be speaking at the Cheltenham Science Festival about establishing a clinic at St George's Hospital to treat spinal injuries.
Read: Times (£)Tory victory heralds rationing of higher education
Professor Peter Scott (UCL Institute of Education) says the general election result will mean a wider gulf between 'top' universities and the rest, and an end to widening participation.
Read: GuardianDoctors aim for single test to detect risk of four cancers in women
A new trial, led by Professor Martin Widschwendter (UCL Women's Cancer), aims to develop a single screening test which can detect the risk of four different cancers in women.
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