UCL in the media
The problem with Edinburgh's trams
Five years ago, half a billion pounds was set aside to bring trams to the streets of Edinburgh. With costs spiralling and the project in chaos, Professor Roger Mackett (UCL Civil, Environmental and Geomatic Engineering) discusses what's gone wrong.
Listen: BBC Radio 4's 'Face the Facts', Read: BBC Radio 4Student debt 'to double' under new fee regime
A survey published by the student guide Push claims student debts will double and ranks universities in relation to undergraduate debt levels.
Read: UCL statement More: Times Higher Education, BBC News Online, The Guardian, Daily TelegraphWho Do You Think You Are?
Professor Michael Berkowitz (UCL Hebrew & Jewish Studies) helps actress June Brown trace her family tree.
Watch: BBC OneReport calls for diversity audits across all subjects
Professor Donald Braben (UCL Earth Sciences) comments on the recommendation that science and maths courses should touch on topics such as gender.
Read: Times Higher EducationUK riots: What turns people into looters?
Dr James Thompson (UCL Psychology & Language Sciences) comments about looting and group behaviour.
Read: BBC News Online More: BBC NewsnightInsight: Equity analysts behind the curve...again
Professor David Tuckett (UCL Psychology & Language Sciences) discusses his psychoanalytical study of financial markets and the behaviour of fund managers.
Read: ReutersThe brain's internal map of space is disappointingly flat
Research by Professor Kate Jeffery (UCL Psychology & Language Sciences) finds that cells in the brain's hippocampus are bad at detecting altitude, meaning our 'map' of space is surprisingly flat.
Read: Wired More: Daily Mail, The ScientistDo You See What I See?
Dr Beau Lotto (UCL Institute of Ophthalmology) explores the science behind our perception of colour, a highly subjective illusion.
Watch: BBC HorizonFlowing water 'is found on Mars'
Professor Andrew Coates (UCL Space & Climate Physics) comments on new images that suggest the presence of patches of liquid water on Mars.
Read: The Times (£)Google backs Bletchley Park restoration project
Dr Sue Black (UCL Computer Science) has been involved in a campaign to save Bletchley Park, a crucial site in computing and cryptography. Its future is now assured due to backing from Google.
Read: The Daily Telegraph