UCL in the media
Decoded: Why love makes us giddy, nervous
"When you see someone you are passionate about, some areas of the brain become active. But a large part is de-activated, the part that plays a role in judgement," says Professor Semir Zeki (UCL Cell & Developmental Biology).
Read: Times of IndiaHave humans become too clever for their own good?
"At first sight this is a classic case of Arts Faculty science. Never mind the hypothesis, give me the data, and there isn't any," says Professor Steve Jones (UCL Genetics, Evolution & Environment).
Read: Independent More: Time'Calm down' genes treat epilepsy in rats
Researchers at UCL have developed two ways of manipulating the behaviour of individual cells inside the brain in order to prevent seizures.
Read: BBC News More: BBC London Breakfast (from 18m 54s)Is your immune system old before its time?
Professor Arne Akbar (UCL Research Department of Immunology), says the memory cells - known as 'memory T-cells' - are the Dads' Army of the immune system: "They can protect you but not as well as younger soldiers."
Read: Daily MailMixed results for malaria trial vaccine
Dr Jane Zuckerman (UCL Research Department of Infection) comments on the outcome of the trial. "Complex immunological responses are intrinsic in the development of a malaria vaccine," she said.
Read: AFPGas prices: FSA examines whistleblower's claims of 'Libor-like' manipulation
"There is a structural issue here that over-the-counter markets with low liquidity can be manipulated by traders putting through visible trades at a duff price. We need to make sure the market is more transparent through a transaction registry," says Professor Chris Cook (UCL Institute for Security & Resilience Studies).
Read: GuardianThe inter-connections between health and climate change
Professor Hugh Montgomery (UCL Clinical Physiology) says that while we may have become used to seeing people dying from malnutrition in the Horn of Africa, within another 20 years we may see people starving in the UK and other developed countries.
Read: GuardianRise in DIY lawyers clogs up the system
Professor Dame Hazel Genn (UCL Laws) warns that the rising number of "DIY litigants" acting without lawyers will lead to a "deterioration in effective access to justice".
Read: The Times (£)A look at the effect of trees on artists
With ash trees under threat from a deadly fungus, Sharon Morris (UCL Slade School of Fine Art) discusses the way that trees imprint themselves on the imagination.
Listen: BBC Radio 4's 'Today' (from 1h 51m 53s)Particle headache: Why the Higgs could spell disaster
Professor Jon Butterworth (UCL Physics & Astronomy) comments on the concept of a multiverse. "It looks as if it's an excuse to give up on deeper explanations of the world, and we don't want to give up," he says.
Read: New Scientist