UCL in the media
Why acupuncture is giving doubters the needle…
Emeritus Professor, David Colquhoun (Department of Biosciences), argues that given the subjective nature of pain, and the difficulties people have describing it, a 10-point difference is pretty insignificant. Most people would not be able to distinguish that sort of difference of pain intensity, which he describes as "minimal".
Read: The ObserverNo poem for baby George
Professor John Sutherland (UCL English Language & Literature), said: "Her [Carol Ann Duffy] duty is to principally commemorate royal events, which means she has got to write a poem about little Georgie. But she won't because she is a lady of strong opinions. It seems to me to be a dereliction of duty."
Read: Sunday ExpressChurch turns the tables on payday lenders
Professor John Yudkin (UCL Medicine) says:"...There are many people, followers and non-followers alike, who would welcome a lead from the church in developing truly ethical investment schemes..."
Read: The Guardian (letters)The wonder of Graphene
Professor Andrea Sella (UCL Chemistry) talks on BBC Radio 4 about the wonder of Graphene.
Listen: Inside Science (from 4.00 mins)Inside an fMRI
Professor Sophie Scott (Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience) discusses the practicalities of functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) on BBC Radio 4. Listen:
Inside Science (from 13 mins)UCL's Summer Challenge programme supports talented London students
Alison Home, outreach officer at UCL, said: "We are trying to address that gap where pupils at private school have done work experience and interesting things."
Read: London StandardChild cancer survival: an interview with Prof Kathy Pritchard-Jones
Professor Kathy Pritchard-Jones (UCL Institute of Child Health) argues, "The most rapid way for countries to make progress in improving childhood cancer treatment is to support doctors, nurses and other health professional groups to develop sub-specialist interests and have training opportunities together focused on addressing the needs of children with cancer."
Read:News-MedicalHomeopathic Medicine
Professor David Colquhoun (UCL Pharmacology) discusses homeopathic medicine on Radio 4.
Listen here (from 96 mins)Ford Supports New University Technical College For Teenagers
Together with CEME, the Prospects Learning Foundation (Prospects) and UCL, Ford aims to support Elutec's mission to be both the first choice for students in the area that wish to pursue a career or interest in engineering and for employers, based on the school's reputation and results.
Read: Auto-ChannelDavid Willetts: our privately funded university revolution
Universities Minister, David Willetts, writes: "When UCL opened in 1828 it offered a secular alternative to the Oxbridge duopoly, as well as a curriculum with new and practical subjects like modern languages, economics and engineering. It was variously dismissed as "that godless institution on Gower Street" and "a mere lecture bazaar".
Read: Telegraph