UCL in the media
Wonder Stuff: Materials that benefit us
Liquid spectacles to improve your sight, biodegradable packaging to aid the environment and bioglass for the regeneration of human bone are amongst the Wonder stuff Dr Zoe Laughlin (UCL Institute of Making) will demonstrate for us.
Watch: ITV's This MorningStudents admit a philosophical attitude toward taking drugs
82% of students at UCL have tried drugs according to a self-selecting survey of 5,000 students from 21 British universities.
Read: Times (£) More: Metro Daily Mail Yorkshire Evening PostBeating cancer doesn't make you kick habit
"Anecdotally, we often hear that a cancer diagnosis is a 'wake-up call', but the results from our large study show that this is not the general rule," said Professor Jane Wardle (UCL Epidemiology & Public Health).
Read: Times (£)London's got chemistry (biology and physics too)
"I would argue that nowhere in the world has the mix of top universities, the NHS and an entrepreneurial community like London," says Professor Stephen Caddick (UCL Vice Provost for Enterprise).
Read: Evening StandardTools, artistry flourished with climate change, study says
The findings "support our view, which is that it is population density that is really driving innovation and connectedness," said Professor Mark Thomas (UCL Genetics, Evolution & Environment).
Read: NBC NewsProlonging the Buzz with Grandma
Dr Matthew Piper (UCL Genetics, Evolution & Environment) comments on the genetics of aging and the evolutionary selection pressures.
Read: Scientific AmericanThe Conversation is making news without a profit
The Conversation is an independent source of news and views, sourced from the academic and research community and delivered direct to the public. UCL is a founding partner, along with 12 other universities.
Read: Evening StandardPensioner spared jail for growing cannabis
"Professionals and doctors do acknowledge there is a big pain relief aspect to using cannabis," said Professor Valerie Curran (UCL Clinical, Educational & Health Psychology).
Listen: BBC Radio Sheffield's Breakfast show (from 24 mins)One in ten teenage girls has an eating disorder
Up to one in ten teenage girls has an eating disorder, and increasing numbers of boys are also at risk, according to a new study from the UCL Institute of Child Health.
Read: Daily Mail More: Times (£) Scotsman Mirror BMJ Guardian GP Online Nursing Times Nursing in Practice The Australian Belfast Telegraph Health Canal Listen: BBC Radio Bristol Breakfast showThe truth and nothing but the truth
Professor Geraint Rees (UCL Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience) comments on the latest lie detecting technology.
Listen: BBC Radio 4 (from 4 mins)