UCL in the media
New UCL department aims to bridge STEM policy gap
University College London is set to establish a department of science, technology and engineering policy from September 2013.
Read: THE More: Research Fortnight UCL NewsCancer victim growing a new nose in his arm
A British businessman who lost his nose to cancer is growing a new one in his arm.
Read: Daily Mail More: Mirror Independent Fox News Telegraph Belfast Telegraph NY Daily News Sun MetroThe Future of Crime
Ray Purdy (UCL Laws) talks about how technology could shape the future of crime.
Read: ViceBoris Johnson says snow casts doubt on climate change science
Professor Chris Rapley (UCL Earth Sciences) comments on the sun's role in climate change.
Read: Guardian More: Carbon BriefAbraham Lincoln
Dr Adam Smith (UCL History) discusses Abraham Lincoln ahead of the release of Steven Spielberg's Oscar nominated biopic.
Listen: BBC Radio 3 Night Waves (from 11 mins) More: Sonic Shocks History Today UCL VideoUniversity 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)