UCL in the media
Give up those bad habits at 40 and you could be a golden oldie
"Our study shows the cumulative impact of healthy behaviours on successful ageing - the greater the number of healthy behaviours, the greater the benefit," says Dr Severine Sabia (UCL Epidemiology & Public Health).
Read: Daily Mail More: ScotsmanTwitter reveals London's ethnic groupings
Dr Muhammad Adnan (UCL Geography) has produced a map showing London's ethnic groupings using a million geotagged tweets for London during September and October this year.
Read: GuardianJack Straw and Iraq war: Philippe Sands
Professor Philippe Sands QC (UCL Laws) comments on whether the former foreign secretary really knew the full facts and if he may change his mind on the military action.
Watch: BBC NewsL'Aquila quake scientists: creating scapegoats will cost even more lives
Many more lives can be saved by earthquake mitigation measures than by retrospectively targeting scientists, says Professor Bill McGuire (UCL Earth Sciences).
Read: Guardian More: Times of India Guardian II AFP Sydney Morning HeraldRecycled photons set fresh quantum computing record
Dr Dan Browne (UCL Physics & Astronomy) comments on work by researchers at the University of Bristol, who have used recycled quantum bits, or qubits, to carry out a quantum calculation known as Shor's algorithm on a larger number than ever before.
Read: New ScientistLet me lay down the law on creating too many rules
The most loathed departments in organisations are those that insist on us following seemingly pointless, restricting and intrusive rules, says Professor Adrian Furnham (UCL Health Psychology).
Read: Times (£)Pub event to select winner of university research funds
Researchers from UCL will present ideas on how to tackle some of the world's problems to the public at the inaugural Focus on the Positive event on October 30.
Read: NY Times More: UCL NewsSocial mobility: Universities need to do more says Alan Millburn
UCL has sponsored an academy in Camden (called the UCL Academy), offering master classes, summer schools and mentors as well as giving pupils an idea of "life at university from a young age."
Read: BBC NewsRevealed: the 200 Scottish lochs polluted by acid rain
Despite dramatic reductions in pollution, recovery will take a long time, said Dr Chris Curtis (UCL Geography). "The benefits of reducing acid deposition may be delayed because of the legacy of more than a century of acid deposition, some of which is stored in the soils of upland areas," he said.
Read: Herald ScotlandShould universities provide faith facilities on campus?
UCL was the first higher education institution in the UK to welcome students of any religious origin through its doors, emphasising freedom of expression in terms of race and politics too.
Read: Independent