UCL in the media
Postgraduate medical education and training in the UK
Prof Sir John Tooke (UCL Vice Provost, Health) comments on David Greenway's report on the future of postgraduate medical education and training.
Read: BMJUCL presses ahead with open access
The UCL Press imprint, previously licensed to commercial publishers, was repatriated earlier this year and is now a department within UCL Library Services.
Read: THEGaia satellite set for launch to map the stars
This week, satellite Gaia will be launched. UCL's Mullard Space Science Laboratory has developed the instrument that will measure the speed, temperature, size and age of over a billion stars in our galaxy.
Read: FT(£), More: UCL NewsEsa's Cryosat sees Arctic sea-ice volume bounce back
"Although the recovery of Arctic sea ice is certainly welcome news, it has to be considered against the backdrop of changes that have occurred over the last few decades," said Professor Andy Shepherd (UCL Earth Sciences).
Read: BBC News, More: The Independent, BBC Newsround'Weight terror' common in 13-year-old girls, study says
Six in ten 13-year-old girls are afraid of gaining weight or getting fat, according to new research led by Dr Nadia Micali (UCL Institute of Child Health).
Read: BBC News More: Great Ormond Street press release Times (£) Daily Mail MirrorCrab Nebula: Noble gas molecules detected in space for the first time
Noble gas molecules have been detected in space for the first time in the Crab Nebula, a supernova remnant, according to new research led by Professor Mike Barlow (UCL Physics & Astronomy).
Read: The Independent, More: The New York Times, UCL News, Chemistry WorldWhy higher education is this country's secret industrial powerhouse
British universities - the envy of the world - have the potential to save the British economy, writes Professor Stephen Caddick (UCL Vice-Provost, Enterprise).
Read: City AMDeenan Pillay: virologist in HIV's heartlands
A profile of Professor Deenan Pillay (UCL Infection), an expert on HIV drug resistance seconded to the directorship of the Wellcome Trust Africa Centre for Health and Population Studies.
Read: The LancetSimilar but not identical: study reveals more about twins than about education
Not all experts agree over the importance of twin studies, including Professor Marcus Pembrey (UCL Institute of Child Health), who commented: "I'd be nervous about saying that monozygotic [identical] twins are truly representative of the population".
Read: The IndependentPatient Tom Coppins' tough questions at dementia summit
Dr Selina Wray (UCL Institute of Neurology) talks to Tom Coppins about her research, as part of the G8 dementia summit.
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