UCL in the media
The Armoury gym in Hampstead is saved thanks to the Royal Free Hospital
The Royal Free hospital charity has offered a fresh lease to a local gym. The deal is set to be finalised at a council cabinet meeting next month.
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The opportunity to shape the curriculum afforded by the academies programme was too good to turn down, writes Professor Michael Worton (UCL Vice-Provost).
Read: Guardian Watch: BBC London News (from 14 mins) More: UCL News Evening Standard Science Business Camden New Journal Camden New Journal (2) BBC Radio London Breakfast Show (from 1 hour, 25 mins)What's the difference between 'crimes against humanity' and 'genocide?'
"The law can help describe the narrative of what has happened in the past and hopefully - but the jury's out on this - also prevent future things from happening," said Professor Philippe Sands (UCL Laws).
Read: AtlanticAstraZeneca cuts UK headcount and moves to Cambridge
Professor John Hardy (UCL Institute of Neurology) described AstraZeneca's reduction of its UK headcount as "a terrible blow to the UK pharmaceutical industry" born of the company's short-termism and "a hostile regulatory climate towards animal - especially rodent - work".
Read: THEThe Problem of Antibiotic Resistance Could Provide a Stimulus for Economic Recovery
If we take the right approach to this major challenge, we could improve our economy along with the health of our nation we have all of the pieces we need at our disposal, but we need concerted action to get them to work together, writes Professor Stephen Caddick (UCL Enterprise).
Read: Huffington PostTaking Medicine to Extreme Heights
UCL's Centre for Altitude, Space and Extreme Environment (CASE) Medicine are leading Xtreme Everest 2, a team of scientists and volunteers who will trek to Mount Everest Base Camp to study how our bodies respond to low levels of oxygen.
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The UK's changing demographic, as well as fees, has contributed to the decline in student numbers. But it still creates trouble for middling universities, says Professor Jonathan Wolff (UCL Philosophy).
Read: GuardianTeen dream school opens at 10am
UCL Academy has become the first school in Britain to introduce 10am starts as research shows teenage pupils perform better after a lie-in. "Youngsters are turning up alert and ready to learn and are focused and engaged in lessons," said head teacher Geraldine Davies.
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Nick Lane (UCL Genetics, Evolution & Environment) is building a replica of a deep sea vent. "We hope to show that the conditions in these vents, and in our reactor, could actually drive the origin of life," he says.
Read: Sunday Times (£)UK citizenship tests: why we need them
"When I tried to get figures for the number of work permits, it turned out that publication had stopped a few years earlier because no one seemed interested. And their absence had gone unnoticed," said Professor John Salt (UCL Geography).
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