UCL in the media
Genetic tests may help bipolar disorder patients
UCL scientists have identified a mutation in an important brain receptor gene which puts patients at increased risk of developing bipolar disorder.
Read: Independent More: Gulf TodaySaying sorry is all the rage in anger management
Professor Adrian Furnham (UCL Psychology) asks if we live in an increasingly angry culture and society?
Read: Sunday Times (£)NHS chief warns of prospect of charges
Professor Malcolm Grant (UCL President and Provost), chair of NHS England, said: "It's not my responsibility to introduce new charging systems but it's something which a future government will wish to reflect [on], unless the economy has picked up sufficiently, because we can anticipate demand for NHS services rising by about 4 to 5 per cent per annum."
Read: FT More: Telegraph Mirror FT (2) HSJDiverse workforce linked to high-quality research
European countries that have a greater proportion of foreigners in their skilled workforce produce more highly cited research, a study has concluded. The paper was presented at a conference, Migration: Global Development, New Frontiers, on 11 April at UCL.
Read: THEHow Germy Is Your Cell Phone?
Phones with buttons and keys are more contaminated than touchscreens and tablets, finds a new study from UCL.
Read: Men's HealthLab-grown functioning kidney successfully transplanted in rats
"I think it's a major step change in what we hope to be able to deliver with tissue engineering," says Professor Martin Birchall (UCL Ear Institute).
Listen: BBC Radio 4's Today More: BBC Radio 2's Breakfast Show (from 2 hours 33 mins) BBC World Service BBC Radio Tees Drivetime (from 1 hour 30 mins) Read: Wired More: Pakistan Today New Scientist Watch: BBC News Channel (not available to watch online) More: BBC News at Six BBC News at Ten(Don't) Respect my Authority
A venue, a role, an award, can lend authority. But it's only a loan, writes Professor Jon Butterworth (UCL Physics & Astronomy).
Read: GuardianTraditional training model is dead
"Most [students] would apply to the big City firms because they're highly paid and highly visible," says Professor Richard Moorhead (UCL Laws).
Read: The LawyerMargaret Thatcher Death Celebrations Reveal a Sick Society
The death of a single individual is like the extinction of a species and the loss of a human consciousness is a tragedy, writes Professor Ian Robertson (UCL Psychology).
Read: Huffington PostThe Origin and Future of Life
"I think the Bible, in many ways, was the world's first scientific textbook," says Professor Steve Jones (UCL Genetics, Evolution & Environment).
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