UCL in the media
Penoyre & Prasad unwraps UCL Academy
The UCL Academy will be formally unveiled by Andrew Adonis, the former education minister, on Tuesday 19 March.
Read: Architects JournalObese heart patients 'do better'
New research from UCL found that obese heart patients are less likely to die early than their normal weight counterparts. "One of the more sensible explanations may be that when obese patients present to their doctor, they are given more aggressive treatment because they are seen as very high risk," said Dr Mark Hamer (UCL Epidemiology & Public Health).
Read: BBC News More: Daily Mail Hindustan TimesProfessors discuss global urbanism
"We do not have a complete theory of urbanity and never will, but there is a future that is open for us if we allow ourselves to transform our craft of theorizing," said Professor Jennifer Robinson (UCL Geography).
Read: Brown Daily HeraldCrowdsourced Transcribe Bentham Project Discovers Jeremy's (Bad) Cookery Recipes
"Though it's only a fairly small group of volunteers who are currently taking part, they have proved remarkably capable in reading and transcribing Bentham's handwriting," says Dr Tim Causer (UCL Bentham Project).
Read: GizmodoSmile please: The essential guide to dental health
"Flossing is good for gum health but I don't believe you need to do it every day," says Professor Aubrey Sheiham (UCL Epidemiology & Public Health).
Read: Express10 years ago today, the House of Commons was on the eve of arguably its most important debate in half a century
Professor Philippe Sands QC (UCL Laws) described the Iraq war as "wholly illegal", adding: "It wasn't justified on classical grounds of international law - self-defence wasn't even argued." Read: Herald Scotland
Cut! University students help direct high school's Hairspray show
Sam Lansdale (UCL MAPS) said: "We were quite surprised at the confidence and creativity of the kids, they've been working with us very well and we've also been having lots of questions about university life."
Read: Camden New JournalPregnancy eating disorders revealed
"There is good evidence from our research that eating disorders in pregnancy can affect both the mother and the developing baby," said Dr Nadia Micali (UCL Institute of Child Health).
Read: The Australian More: Marie Clare Belfast Telegraph ABC NewsShow me the money and I will be different
Prime a person with money and you get a set of positive and negative associations that can have an impact on how that person behaves, writes Professor Adrian Furnham (UCL Clinical, Educational & Health Psychology).
Read: Sunday Times (£)