UCL in the media
60,000 may have human variant of mad cow disease
Following new research suggesting that 60,000 people might have vCJD, Professor John Collinge (UCL Neurodegenerative Diseases) expresses surprise that there has not been more action.
Read: Sunday Times (£)Patch will prevent premature births
Dr Anna David (UCL Institute for Women's Health) explains the potential benefit of new 'patches' which could be used to preserve pregnancies and save women from losing their babies.
Read: Sunday ExpressHave you got the write stuff?
Professor John Sutherland (UCL English Language & Literature) comments on a 'new' phenomenon where authors are asking readers to directly fund potential new books.
Read: Sunday Times (£)The day I got to grips with history
Lucia Gahlin (Institute of Archaeology) arranges behind-the-scenes visits to the UCL Petrie Museum. Read: Mail on Sunday (no link available)
Internet ruffles pricey scholarly journals
Dr Paul Ayris (Director of UCL Library Services) highlights the significance of the shift towards open-access publishing.
Read: International Herald Tribune, New York TimesChilling out - the science of cryogenics
Dr Barry Fuller (UCL Research Department of General Surgery) discusses how cryogenics can help us preserve cells, tissues and organs. Listen:
The Naked Scientists (from 35m 11s)Cold Mountain by Charles Frazier
Professor John Mullan (UCL English Language & Literature) discusses the use of natural description in Charles Frazier's 'Cold Mountain'. Read:
GuardianCall for greater flexibility on retirement
UCL President and Provost, Professor Malcolm Grant, argues that universities should face up to changing life cycles and the end of the default retirement age of 65.
Read: Times Higher EducationCurbs on visas 'will stop brightest academics coming to work in UK'
UCL has urged the Government to reconsider plans to impose a five-year limit on visas for academic staff from outside the EU.
Read: Evening StandardThere may be trouble ahead in Northern Ireland
Following early summer rioting in both the republican (Catholic) and loyalist (Protestant) parts of Belfast, tensions continue to simmer in Northern Ireland, says Dr Neill Lochery (UCL Hebrew & Jewish Studies).
Read: WSJ