UCL in the media
Supernova revealed in stunning detail
Dr Mikako Matsuura (UCL Physics & Astronomy) explains how new images from the ALMA radio telescope provide evidence for the first time that dust in the universe comes from supernova. Read:
Daily Mail, More: UCL News, Huffington PostWomen worse off when it comes to natural disasters
Dr Geordan Shannon (UCL Epidemiology & Health) discusses how women tend to be particularly vulnerable when it comes to humanitarian or natural disasters.
Read: The ConversationPledge to close a legal 'loophole'
Professor Christian Dustmann (UCL Economics) comments on Ed Miliband's pledge to close a legal 'loophole' allowing firms to pay agency staff less than permanent workers.
Watch: BBC NewsFinding a way to an integrated industry
Dr Aeli Roberts (UCL Bartlett School of Construction & Project Management) joins an industry panel to discuss a proposed new construction degree which could integrate different built environment professions.
Read: Construction ManagerCan I increase my brain power?
Dr James Thompson (UCL Division of Psychology & Language Sciences) is quoted in an article exploring the possibility of increasing fluid intelligence through various "neuro-enhancement" techniques.
Read: The GuardianLeading U.S. x-ray source goes after bigger upgrade
The rebuild of the Advanced Photon Source is a better way to ensure that it stays on top of the heap among x-ray sources, says Professor Ian Robinson (UCL London Centre for Nanotechnology).
Read: ScienceShingles increase risk of stroke and heart attack
Patients who suffer from shingles are more likely to have a stroke or heart attack in later life, according to research by Professor Judith Breuer (UCL Research Department of Infection) and colleagues.
Read: Telegraph, More: Daily Mail, New York Times, Mirror, Huffington Post, The ScotsmanOur liver vacation: Is a dry January really worth it?
A study involving a team of New Scientist staff and Professor Rajiv Jalan (UCL lnstitute of Liver & Digestive Health) has demonstrated that short periods of alcohol abstinence, such as "Dry January", can lead to numerous health benefits.
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Professor John Salt (UCL Geography), commenting on the likelihood of mass immigration from Romania and Bulgaria, said advance air bookings from Bulgaria to the UK for the first three months of 2014 were down on last year.
Read: BBC More: Independent, Guardian, New York TimesYoung users see Facebook as 'dead and buried'
The Global Social Media Impact Study, headed by Professor Daniel Miller (UCL Anthropology), has found that teenage users are leaving Facebook in favour of simpler social networks like Twitter.
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