UCL in the media
Dangers in free access to research
"Publisher profits will continue to be high at the expense of the public purse," said Professor David Price (UCL Vice-Provost for Research).
Read: ScotsmanPolitical Science at the Guardian: introducing our new bloggers
Jack Stilgoe (UCL Science & Technology Studies) is announced as a contributor to a new Science Policy blog.
Read: GuardianPaxman 'bully' row
Jeremy Paxman was branded a "bully" over his treatment of Tom Tyszczuk Smith (UCL medical student) who answered a question incorrectly.
Read: Independent More: Evening Standard Daily Mail Telegraph Huffington PostMathematical modelling with Lisa Jardine
Professor Lisa Jardine (UCL Renaissance Studies) discusses how complex maths has broken free of the laboratory and now influences every aspect of our lives.
Listen: BBC Radio 4's Start the WeekWhy are beards back?
"You might argue that if you're sufficiently fit to grow an enormous and not-grey beard you are making a statement that you are sexually fit," says Professor Steve Jones (UCL Genetics, Evolution & Environment).
Read: The AgePublic Participation in Research Back in Vogue with Ascent of "Citizen Science"
Researchers need to think of citizen science as simply "a different way of producing scientific knowledge," says Professor Muki Haklay (UCL Engineering).
Read: Scientific American (£)Debbie Fund has raised over £1 million for Cervical Cancer
Debbie Fund, set up in memory of Debbie Phillips, has raised over £1 million. The money has gone towards two cervical cancer research projects at UCL, one deciphering the cancer's genetic code, the other creating antibody-based treatments. "This generation of new antibodies brings us a significant step closer to a new treatment for patients with cervical cancers," said Professor Kerry Chester (UCL Cancer Institute).
Read: TelegraphESRF upgrade gears up for industry
"Resolving where the particles go in the catalyst would allow you to optimise their distribution," says Professor Ian Robinson (UCL London Centre for Nanotechnology).
Read: Chemistry WorldShortlist announced for firms competing to design UCL Stratford campus
"The calibre of this shortlist is incredibly high and testament to the significance of the project," said Stratford Project Director Adam Harman (UCL Estates).
Read: Architects Journal More: BD Construction NewsJohn Flaxman: Plastered at University College London Art Museum
Exhibition preview of the Plastered at UCL Art Museum.
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