UCL in the media
Elemental Business - Carbon
Professors Andrea Sella (UCL Chemistry) and Mark Maslin (UCL Geography) discuss our dependency on hydro-carbons and what it is that makes carbon the ultimate fuel.
Listen: BBC World Service 'Business Daily'Legacy of slavery we must still confront
The Legacies of British Slave Ownership database, led by Professor Catherine Hall (UCL Department of History), reveals the extent of Britain's involvement in slavery.
Read: The Guardian, More: Sunday Times, Glasgow Herald, Watch: BBC One Show (from 5mins 27)First world war diaries go online
To mark the centenary of the first world war, the National Archives has digitised 300,000 unit diaries. Dr Clare Makepeace (UCL History) commented: "Diaries are a particularly wonderful resource because they can be such a powerful and emotive read".
Read: The GuardianEU migrants fail to flood Britain
Professor John Salt (UCL Geography) comments on the representation of immigration in the media and in politics.
Read: Independent, More: Al JazeeraFrench Politics
Professor Philippe Marlière (UCL School of European Languages, Culture & Society) comments on France's reaction to the recent revelations on President Francois Hollande's personal life.
Listen: BBC Radio 4 'The World Tonight' (from 19mins)Corporate culture or cult. Can you tell the difference?
Professor Adrian Furnham (UCL Clinical, Educational & Health Psychology) compares some aspects of work place culture to those of cults.
Read: Sunday TimesBalloon pill rises to challenge of fighting obesity
Professor Russell Viner (UCL Institute of Child Health) comments on a new gastric balloon pill treatment for obesity, adding "It could be promising but I would advise caution."
Read: Sunday Times (£)Five things we learned about space in 2013
The discovery of noble gas molecules in the Crab Nebula by a team led by Professor Mike Barlow (UCL Physics & Astronomy) has been named one of the top five things we learned about space in 2013.
Read: The GuardianEU migrants
Professor Christian Dustmann (UCL Economics) comments on how migrants to the UK are 33% less likely to claim benefits than UK natives.
Listen: BBC Radio 5 live 'Sunday Breakfast' (from 2hrs2mins), More: New York Times, Daily Telegraph, BBC NewsFears for the elderly under new NHS drug policy
New proposals for NHS drug policy have been criticised by Professor David Taylor (UCL School of Pharmacy), who said all patients should be valued equally by NICE.
Read: Daily Telegraph, More: Daily Mail