UCL in the media
Slowly and steadily, Somaliland builds its health system
Dr Michael Walls (UCL Development Planning Unit) says: "Somaliland's lack of recognition as an independent country means donors give to civil society although there is now a quasi-budget support system".
Read: LancetEntrepreneurs sink their teeth into gaming
UCL start-up Playbrush, co-founded by UCL alumnus Paul Varga (UCL MSc Technology Entrepreneurship 2014) and winner of a UCL Advances Bright Ideas Award, is helping to motivate children to brush their teeth by transforming toothbrushes into gaming controllers.
Read: Financial TimesDark matter
Dr Andrew Pontzen and Dr Chamkaur Ghag (both UCL Physics & Astronomy) explain how we know dark matter exists and how projects like LUX-ZEPLIN can help us detect it.
Listen: BBC Radio Cambridgeshire 'Naked Scientists' (from 26 mins 50 secs and 41 mins 59 secs)Isis shoots 20 prisoners in Palmyra's Roman theatre
Dr Sam Hardy (UCL Archaeology) comments on ISIS's vow not to destroy monuments in Palmyra.
Read: Times (£), More: The Australian (£)Fruit snacks 'contain more sugar than sweets'
Professor Aubrey Sheiham (UCL Epidemiology & Public Health) says fruit snacks with high levels of hidden sugars are causing problems with children's teeth.
Read: BBC NewsThe London Powerhouse: Universities are at the heart of the capital's success
UCL, and London's other elite universities, are helping to redefine excellence in Britain's global higher education offering.
Read: City AMLost memories recovered in mice with a flash of light
Dr James Bisby (UCL Clinical & Experimental Epilepsy) says it is not surprising that scientists have been able to recover 'lost' memories in mice.
Read: New ScientistBack to the future
Professor Stephen Machin (UCL Economics) says the average age of trade union members is 44.
Read: EconomistDrugs to keep people with HIV alive should be given without delay
A major international study involving the MRC Clinical Trials Unit at UCL, including Professor Ab Babiker and Dr Alejandro Arenas-Pinto (both MRC CTU at UCL), has found that HIV-infected individuals have a considerably lower risk of developing AIDS if they start taking antiretroviral drugs sooner.
Read: Guardian, More: UCL NewsMy Head
Dr Alexander Leff (UCL Brain Repair & Rehabilitation) explains why it is crucial to set a rehabilitation goal following a brain trauma.
Listen: BBC Radio 4 'My Head' (from 17 mins 37 secs)