UCL in the media
University Challenge
In another second-round match, University College, London plays Jesus College, Oxford for a place in the quarter-finals.
Watch: BBC 2 University ChallengeRoyal Institution puts historic Mayfair building up for sale
"We're going to lose the [scientific] equivalent of Shakespeare's Globe," said Professor Lisa Jardine (UCL Renaissance Studies). "This is a huge part of our scientific heritage… It absolutely breaks my heart."
Read: GuardianVideo: A guide to the US presidential inauguration
As the US prepares for Barack Obama's second presidential inauguration, Professor Iwan Morgan (UCL Institute of the Americas) explains the ceremony and traditions of the historic day.
Watch: TelegraphThreat to the courts system as barristers Google jurors then alter speeches to win sympathy
Professor Cheryl Thomas (UCL Law) comments on the continued use of the internet by jurors to research defendants and their case histories.
Read: Times (£)The perfect question
Professor Lisa Jardine (UCL Renaissance Studies) comments on the simplification of science and other concepts on TV and radio following Professor Brian Cox's call for complexity.
Listen: BBC R4 PM (from 20mins)George Orwell's predictions were 'bonkers'
"Orwell was absolutely 100% wrong in his predictions," says Professor John Sutherland (UCL English Language & Literature). "The one thing he was right about was the tyranny by CCTV, but the rest of it - the notion of a socialist totalitarian state was bonkers."
Listen: BBC R4 TodayThe future of British high streets
Professor Laura Vaughan (UCL Bartlett School of Graduate Studies) and David Jeevendrampillai (UCL Anthropology & UCL Bartlett School of Graduate Studies) comment on the future of British high streets.
Read: Huffington PostChemists 'should send customers for cancer checks'
"I think this country is in danger of having a paternalistic medical system, that doesn't allow consumers to have real choice," says Professor David Taylor (UCL School of Pharmacy) in response to recommendations that chemists should be able to refer customers directly to hospital for cancer checks.
Read: TelegraphImmigration is a boon for society, and the EU should be praised for encouraging it
A study by Professor Christian Dustman (UCL Economics) found that in the year to April 2009 workers from Eastern Europe contributed £1.37 in taxes for every £1 of services they used.
Read: New StatesmanReferring Syria to the international criminal court is a justified gamble
An international criminal court investigation may split the United Nations - but it would change the civil war's political dynamics, says Professor Philippe Sands (UCL Laws).
Read: Guardian