UCL in the media
Low opinion makes people reject even money
Research done in the Universities of Granada, Freiburg and UCL has demonstrated that when we have a low opinion of somebody, we are more likely to reject their money because the social information we have on that person influences our decision.
Read: Times of IndiaNHS Commissioning Board: who's who
UCL president and provost Professor Malcolm Grant is part of the NHS commissioning Baord who will play a key role in appointing any new chief executive.
Read: GuardianPeople with controlled HIV don't have higher death risk, study finds
"It is likely that much of the excess mortality associated with HIV would be preventable with timely diagnosis of HIV and initiation of antiretroviral(s)," says Dr Alison Rodger (UCL Infection & Population Health).
Read: Huffington PostUCL launch Centre for Engineering Policy
UCL's new Centre for Engineering Policy should help to put engineering at the heart of discussions on the UK economy, say Professor Brian Collins and Dr Jason Blackstock (UCL Engineering).
Read: The EngineerMummies show ancient humans had heart trouble too
Dr Eric Brunner (UCL Epidemiology & Public Health) says that people who were mummified were likely to be of a certain status.
Read: New ScientistThe Myth of Debt
It lies at the heart of the world's financial crisis and threatens to derail every solution we try but the global debt problem won't be solved by a traditional view of economics, says Chris Cook (UCL Institute for Security & Resilience Studies).
Read: Herald ScotlandHugo Chavez: other embalmed world leaders
The Auto Icon Jeremy Bentham is mentioned in an article about embalmed world leaders.
Read: Telegraph More: Huffington Post Times (£) io9 Huffington PostBook Review: The Pike
There can be few subjects more enticing or more repulsive to the biographer than Gabriele d'Annunzio, says Professor John Dickie (UCL Italian).
Read: IndependentUCL and IoE agreed to enter into a formal strategic partnership
UCL and the Institution of Education have this week agreed to enter into a formal strategic partnership.
Read: UCL News More: India Education DiaryUCL contributes to new guidance on developing digital collections
UCL has played a leading role in new guidance developed by JISC for planning and developing digital resources.
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