UCL in the media
Salmond warned it may take two referendums
Professor Robert Hazell (UCL Constitution Unit) argues that a second referendum would be required to establish that independence was the "settled will" of the Scottish people.
Read: The Times (£) More coverage: Financial TimesWidening participation through volunteering
Professor Michael Worton (UCL Vice Provost, academic and international) discusses UCL's volunteering programme and global citizenship agenda.
Read: The GuardianA global databank could warn of natural disasters
Professor Bill McGuire (Aon Benfield UCL Hazard Research Centre) argues for a global clearing house to store details of major natural threats.
Read: The ObserverViewing art gives same pleasure as being in love
The same part of the brain that is stimulated by romantic love is also triggered when we stare at great works of artistic beauty, according to research by Professor Semir Zeki (UCL Wellcome Laboratory of Neurobiology).
Read: Sunday Telegraph, Watch: Huffington Post, More coverage: Times of IndiaSeven hours sleep keeps the brain sharp
Research by Dr Jane Ferrie (UCL Epidemiology and Public Health) suggests that getting too much, or too little sleep can prematurely age your brain.
Read: Sunday TelegraphThe procedure: Five steps to independence
The UCL Constitution Unit highlights the five steps to political independence in Scotland.
Read: The Independent on SundaySmart phones: new clinical tools in oncology?
The 'istethoscope' iPhone app developed by Dr Peter Bentley (UCL Computer Science) has been downloaded more than three million times.
Read: Lancet Oncology (£)Easily distracted people may have too much brain
Dr Ryota Kanai (UCL Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience) finds larger than average volumes of grey matter in the brains of those who are easily distracted.
Read: New ScientistWas the killing of Osama bin Laden legal?
Professor Philippe Sands (UCL Laws) looks at the questions of international law associated with the killing of Osama bin Laden in Pakistan.
Listen: BBC Radio 4's 'The World Tonight' (from 7min 28s)The NHS is right to fund homoeopathy
Despite the fact that she is not pro-homoeopathy, Dr Clare Stanford (UCL Neuroscience, Physiology and Pharmacology) believes it should be available on the NHS.
Read: BMJ