UCL in the media
How slavery was excluded from Scottish history books
UCL History's 'Legacies of British Slave-ownership' project is referenced in an article about how profits from slavery played an important role in the transformation of Scotland from a rural to an urban-based society.
Read: The Times (£), More info: Project websitePornography linked to huge rise in plastic surgery for women
Demand for female genital cosmetic surgery has risen five-fold in a decade on the NHS yet most women do not need it, UCL researchers have found.
Read: The Independent More: BBC News Online Daily MailFrom birth to toddlerhood
Dr Mary Fewtrell (UCL Institute of Child Health) discusses the potential consequences of 'feeding-up' babies which have a low birth weight, but which are otherwise healthy.
Listen: BBC Radio 4's 'The First 1000 Days' (from 8mins 30s)Scientists hail Parkinson's brain cells 'breakthrough'
Dr Michael Devine (UCL Institute of Neurology) collaborates on research where stem cells from one of the most rapidly-progressing forms of Parkinson's disease have been generated.
Read: BBC Online More: PA, Herald Scotland, New ScientistFancy being a judge? Try it for a weekend first
The UCL Judicial Institute is running a two-day course aimed at helping lawyers decide if they have what it takes to become judges.
Read: The GuardianHealth benefits of breeding with cavemen
Matt Pope (UCL Institute of Archaeology) comments on whether interbreeding with Neanderthals may have given our ancestors an evolutionary boost.
Read: The Sunday Times (£) More: Daily Mail, Daily TelegraphWhen two tribes meet: collaborations between artists and scientists
Professors David McAlpine (UCL Ear Institute) and Valerie Hazan (UCL Speech, Hearing and Phonetic Sciences) discuss their current collaborations with artists.
Read: The GuardianIberian lynx 'not doomed' by low genetic diversity
The Iberian lynx is not doomed by its low genetic diversity, according to new research by Professor Mark Thomas (UCL Genetics, Evolution & Environment).
Read: BBC News Online, Financial Times, More info: UCL press releaseBritish women match men for binge drinking
Dr Irwin Nazareth (UCL Primary Care & Population Health) comments on research suggesting eight per cent of British women binge drink.
Read: Daily Telegraph More: Daily MailMedical researchers get £800m boost
UCL is the academic partner in four centres set to receive a combined total of £165 million of government funding announced today.
Read: UCL news story More: The Guardian DH press release