UCL in the media
Is acupuncture a research-proven treatment-or just a 'theatrical placebo?'
"The benefits of acupuncture are likely nonexistent, or at best are too small and too transient to be of any clinical significance," said Professor David Colquhoun (UCL Biosciences).
Read: Business StandardChina's abandoned babies put one-child policy on trial
"The problem is that we are not in the early 1980s any more. Chinese have since been exposed to the outside world and they can see that every other country will let families have as many children as they want," said Professor Therese Hesketh (UCL Institute for Global Health).
Read: Times (£)Should astronauts risk their health for Mars mission?
Dr Kevin Fong (UCL Centre for Space Medicine) said a manned mission should not be ruled out but there would be "health penalties".
Read and Watch: BBC NewsMedical research funding
Dr V Budrum-Mahadeo (UCL Institute of Child Health) is one of 130 scientists (and 42 medical research organisations) to sign a letter to the Telegraph asking the Governement to maintain its commitment to protect the funding of medical research.
Read: TelegraphOlaparib in Patients With BRCA Mutated Platinum-Sensitive Relapsed Serous Ovarian Cancer
Professor Jonathan Ledermann (UCL Cancer Institute) said: "These are encouraging results for patients with ovarian cancer who carry a BRCA mutation.
Read: Press Release More: Wall Street Journal (no link)Beyond the ring fence
Protecting basic research is not enough. Unless the academic community engages with the debate on industrial strategy, the spending review will leave research and innovation on the margins, says Melanie Smallman (UCL Science & Technology Studies).
Read: Research FortnightUN court acquits two Serbs of war crimes
Dr Eric Gordy (UCL School of Slavonic & East European Studies) criticises the decision of a United Nations court to acquit two close aides of the former Serbian leader Slobodan Milosevic.
Read: New York TimesMars mission astronauts face radiation exposure risk
"The accumulation of the measured exposure in less than a year is clearly at a dangerous level," said Dr Geraint Jones (UCL Space & Climate Physics).
Read: Guardian More: Guardian Notes & TheoriesPareidolia: Why we see faces in hills, the Moon and toasties
"Being able to see Jesus's face in toast is telling you more about what's happening with your expectations, and how you're interpreting the world based on your expectations, rather than anything that's necessarily in the toast," said Professor Sophie Scott (UCL Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience).
Read: BBC NewsGood grief, what's with the crying game human beings?
A truly distinguishing feature of our species is our ability to cry emotionally, said Professor Michael Trimble (UCL Institute of Neurology).
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