UCL in the media
Prince of Wales hits back at critics over ministerial meetings
Professor Robert Hazell, Director of the UCL Constitution Unit, says: "(Prince Charles) is 65 and at a time when most people are beginning to contemplate retirement he's still not embarked on the job all his adult life has been preparing for, so I think it is quite a big ask to expect the Prince of Wales to be a political eunuch."
Read: FT (£)Drug groups are shifting focus towards more personalised treatments
Discussing the future of the pharmaceutical industry, Professor Sir John Tooke (UCL Vice Provost, Health) says: "We need far more circulation between academia and industry, (and) we need to recognise that excellent science also occurs in industry."
Read: FT (£)No laughing matter
Professor Jonathan Wolff( UCL Philosophy) asks whatever happened to the campus comedy genre of literature.
Read: The GuardianChristine Ohuruogu wins world title
UCL alumna Christine Ohuruogu (Linguistics 2005) broke the British 400m record to win gold at the World Championships in Moscow. Christine's second World title goes with her gold from the Beijing Olympics and silver from London 2012.
Read: Standard More: BBC News Independent TelegraphPregnancy supplement could cut the risk of spina bifida
Professor Nicholas Greene (UCL Institute of Child Health) is investigating a new treatment to help prevent a greater proportion of neural tube defects.
Read: Daily Mirror More: UCL News Times (£) Evening Standard Scotsman Herald Yorkshire Post, Daily MailStem cells: what happened to the radical breakthroughs?
Professor Chris Mason (UCL Biochemical Engineering) discusses the progress of stem cell therapies.
Read: ObserverGenetic mutations linked to Parkinson's disease
Research led by Dr Helene Plun-Favreau (UCL Institute of Neurology) shows how genetic mutations might play a key role in the death of brain cells.
Read: Daily Mail More: UCL News Huffington Post Herald Indian Express Telegraph (Aus) Science World Report Daily Telegraph, The SunScientists hunt for genetic changes that cause PCD
Dr Hannah Mitchison (UCL Institute of Child Health) discusses the latest research into primary ciliary dyskinesia - a serious illness which can cause permanent lung damage.
Read: BBC NewsWanted mafia boss Domenico Rancadore arrested in London
Prof John Dickie (UCL Italian) commenting on the arrest said, "Rancadore is very much a significant player within Cosa Nostra...He is a family boss so very much part of the organisational hierarchy."
Read: BBCNews More: NewsWeek Listen: BBCRadio4 (from 4mins)London pupils help research to improve lung treatment
Researchers at the UCL Institute of Child Health, led by Professor Janet Stocks, have devised new benchmarks to measure sick children and improve the diagnosis of lung diseases.
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