UCL in the media
Smartphones help people with tuberculosis continue treatment
People with tuberculosis are more likely to continue their treatment if supported by a smartphone app rather than in face-to-face meetings, according to a study led by Professor Andrew Hayward (UCL Epidemiology & Health Care and UCL CCIH).
A centuries-old idea could revolutionise climate policy
Robinson Meyer writes that ideas put forward by Professor Mariana Mazzucato (UCL Innovation & Public Purpose) have helped shape the US Green New Deal.
Can food affect your mood?
Can we eat and drink our way to happiness? Professor Simon Gaisford (UCL School of Pharmacy) says a connection between what you feel and what you eat, between your gut and your mood, "makes sense".
The first Israeli mission to the moon
Professor Lucie Green (UCL Space & Climate Physics) describes the scientific and technical background to the first Israeli - and first privately funded - mission to the moon.
Listen: BBC World Service 'World Update' (from 8 mins, 45 secs)
UCL receives £12.6m to create new generation of AI leaders
UCL has been awarded £12.6m to enable a new generation of PhD students to create artificial intelligence (AI) technology. Two of the 16 new Centres for Doctoral Training will be led by Professor David Barber (UCL Computer Science) and Professor Geraint Rees (UCL Life Sciences).
Moving graphite particles in liquid using magnetism
A way of transporting tiny particles of graphite in liquid using magnetic fields has been developed by UCL scientists led by Dr Isabel Llorente-Garcia (UCL Physics & Astronomy).
UCL and AIIMS announce research and education partnership
UCL and the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) have entered a partnership to enable much closer research collaboration and opportunities to increase academic and student exchange between the institutions.
Read: Hindustan Times, More: Economic Times, NDTV, DNA India, UCL News
Disadvantaged boys benefit most from early school years
Boys from poorer backgrounds gain most from early schooling and the benefits last up to age 11, according to a study by Professor Christian Dustmann (UCL Economics and CReAM) and Professor Thomas Cornelissen (CReAM).
Read: Times (£), More: Independent, TES, Yahoo! News, UCL News
UK museums should be honest about stolen goods
Alice Procter (UCL History of Art) writes that institutions need to be transparent about their legacies of imperialism and theft and confront the issue of repatriation.
Lesbian women at greater risk of being overweight
Tyrone Curtis (UCL Institute for Global Health) and researchers from the University of East Anglia found gay men are more likely to be underweight than their straight counterparts and lesbian and bisexual women are at greater risk of being overweight.