UCL in the media
Camorra mafia 'super boss' Antonio Iovine turns state witness
Professor John Dickie (UCL Italian) comments on the news that a so called super-boss within the Camorra mafia has turned state witness and is collaborating with investigators in Naples.
Read: GuardianUCL and IoE merger on track for December
A merger between UCL and the Institute of Education is set to be completed by December after the institution's governing councils gave the go-ahead for more detailed discussions.
Read: THE, More: UCL NewsGovernment fair payment charter could increase prices and reduce competition
Alex Murray (UCL Bartlett) has warned that the government's industry payment charter could put tier one contractors under threat.
Read: Construction News (£)Horizon: The £10 million challenge
Dr Helen Czerski (UCL Mechanical Engineering) and Dr Kevin Fong (UCL Neuroscience, Physiology & Pharmacology) present their choices for the 2014 Longitude Prize and Dr Tom Carlson (UCL Orthopaedics & Musculoskeletal Science) demonstrates the use of robotics to help those with paralysis.
Watch: BBC Two 'Horizon: The £10 million challenge'The enigma of the teen brain
Professor Sarah-Jayne Blakemore (UCL Cognitive Neuroscience) and her team look at how modern technology has revolutionised our understanding of how the adolescent mind develops and the impact this can have on education.
Read: TESThe threat facing online comments
Professor Eric Barendt (UCL Laws) comments on a ruling by the European Court of Human Rights regarding the policing of defamatory comments on online articles.
Read: Financial TimesTwitter oblivious to Farage's media mauling as EU polls open
Orlanda Ward and Javier Sajuria (UCL Political Science) compare how the main party leaders are perceived in the media and on Twitter in the run-up to the European elections.
Read: The ConversationCarbon loss from tropical forests 'underestimated'
Dr Simon Lewis (UCL Geography) comments on the findings of a new report which show that the amount of carbon lost from tropical forests is being significantly underestimated.
Read: BBC NewsE-cigarettes 'help smokers to quit'
A study led by Dr Jamie Brown (UCL Clinical, Educational & Health Psychology) and Professor Robert West (UCL Epidemiology & Public Health) has found that people attempting to quit smoking without professional help are approximately 60% more likely to succeed if they use e-cigarettes.
Read: BBC News, More: Telegraph, Guardian, The Times, Independent, Daily Mail, Daily Express, The Economist, Scotsman, The Herald, Globe & Mail, New York Times, BMJ, UCL News, Listen: BBC Radio Tees 'Breakfast' (from 1 hour 53 mins), Watch: Wall Street Journal, More: ITV WalesModerate internet use unlikely to harm teenagers' brains
A review study conducted by Kathryn Mills (UCL Psychology & Language Sciences) has found that moderate internet use does not appear to adversely affect the development of teenage brains.
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