UCL in the media
FutureLearn and free courses: is this what students really want?
Moocs are an online product of current higher education offline, says Professor Stephen Caddick (Vice-Provost, Enterprise) - standardised and one-size-fits-all.
Read: GuardianNational Rail Enquiries partners with UCL
National Rail Enquiries has partnered with UCL Computer Science - led by Sobhan Tehrani and colleagues - and Microsoft to analyse the results from its real time train prediction system to identify trends that could further improve predictions.
Read: Breaking Travel NewsAge of Now
Professor Lisa Jardine (UCL Centre for Editing Lives & Letters) explores what's driving science in the 21st century: curiosity, politics, profit or PR?
Listen: BBC Radio 4 'Seven Ages of Science'UCL students build low-cost, Arduino-powered, Lego atomic force microscope
Alice Pyne (UCL Chemistry) talks about how low-cost Lego atomic forced microscopes could help schools get access to high-tech scientific tools.
Read: Wired UKKey differences found in brains of abused and neglected young people
The brains of some children who have been abused or neglected are structurally different from those of young people who have not been exposed to ill-treatment, according to UCL researchers.
Read: Irish TimesNHS spells out breast cancer screening risks
"There are potential risks as well as benefits associated with breast screening, and it is important women are given information that is clear and accessible," said Professor Sir Michael Marmot (UCL Epidemiology & Public Health).
Read: GuardianResearch offers new ways out of depression
Dr Jonathan Roiser (UCL Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience) comments on the use of electrical stimulation devices in severe depression and bipolar disorder.
Read: IOL lifestyleBotox and incontinence
Dr Tamsin Greenwell (UCL Research Department of Urology) comments on the use of botox to treat urinary incontinence.
Listen: BBC Radio 4 Women's Hour (from 8 mins)Internships must be more than a posh child swap
An internship is the white-collar equivalent of the apprenticeship. It is meant to be about on-the-job training, says Professor Adrian Furnham (UCL Clinical, Educational and Health Psychology).
Read: Sunday Times (£)Elite lecturers fail feedback test
A national poll by The Sunday Times shows that several top Russell group universities rank among the bottom 10 institutions for the quality of academic feedback on students' work, despite belonging to the Russell Group of top British research universities.
Read: Sunday Times (£)