UCL in the media
Greek PM offers to resign
Following protests in Athens against new austerity measures, Professor Costas Meghir (UCL Economics) discusses the impact of Greek debt on the Euro Zone.
Listen: BBC Radio Scotland's Newsdrive (from 1hr 39mins 43s)Researchers to develop pipe material to improve water flow
Dr Andew Wills (UCL Chemistry) is working to develop a material that could be coated onto pipes to enable water to flow through them more efficiently.
Read: The EngineerComprehensive pupils 'mis-sold' soft A-level courses
Comprehensive school pupils are significantly more likely to take courses viewed less favourably by Russell Group institutions like UCL, according to figures obtained by MP Elizabeth Truss.
Read: Daily TelegraphFacebook juror told to expect jail term
Professor Cheryl Thomas (UCL Laws) comments on the implications of the case of the juror who faces jail after contacting a trial defendant on Facebook.
Watch: Channel 4 News (from 2min 35s)Are friends electric?
In the THE's cover story, Dr Kathleen Richardson (UCL Anthropology), examines the history and development of the robot, and asks whether machines could become social beings.
Read: Times Higher EducationWomen stop going for smear tests as the Jade Goody effect wears off
Older women are too embarrassed to go for smear tests, and fear pain, while younger women are too busy, according to new research led by Dr Jo Waller (UCL Epidemiology & Public Health).
Read: Daily Mail, Read: CRUK press releaseBHP signs $10m deal to set up energy research facilities
BHP Billiton will provide $10m to help fund new Institutes for Sustainable Resources and International Energy Policy at UCL.
Read: UCL News, Read: The Australian, More coverage: Materials World, Australian Mining, Mineweb, ScienceBusiness.net, StocksAndShares.tvThe sugar rush to diabetes
Professor Nick Finer (UCL Division of Medicine) comments on the growth of diabetes in the UK.
Read: Daily TelegraphOn the Vogue brandwagon
Research by Dr David Wengrow (UCL Institute of Archaeology) in Current Anthropology is cited in a piece about the power of the brand.
Read: Financial Times (£)Forever young
Speaking at the Cheltenham Science Festival, Professor Linda Partridge (UCL Genetics, Evolution and Environment) discusses the potential for drugs to increase life expectancy and improve health in old age.
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