UCL in the media
Kuba Kingdom discussed
Dr Lucy van Dorp (UCL Biosciences) introduces listeners to the Kuba Kingdom, which was founded in the 17th century in what is now DR Congo.
Listen: BBC Radio 4 'Inside Science' (from 19 mins 40 secs). More: UCL News
Brexit: The constitution discussed
Professor Robert Hazell (UCL Constitution Unit) asserts that the UK is in the midst of a constitutional crisis in the wake of the parliamentary vote on the PM's Brexit plan, followed by the motion of no confidence in the PM.
Listen: BBC Radio 4 'The Briefing Room' (from 15 mins 30 secs)
Hitachi to halt work on Wales nuclear plant
Visiting Professor Tom Burke (UCL Laws) says new nuclear power plants are hard to realise as they are "not viable economically."
Listen: BBC World Service 'World Business Report' (from 3 mins 33 secs)
Photoacoustic imaging discussed
Professor Paul Beard (UCL Medical Physics & Biomedical Engineering) discusses his team's pioneering work in photoacoustic imaging and its huge potential as a clinical diagnostic tool. Emeritus Professor Barbara Pedley (UCL Cancer Institute) also comments.
PhD student curates ‘Before the Deluge’ art exhibition at Yale
PhD student Eva Mebius (UCL English Language & Literature) has curated an exhibition at the Yale Center for British Art, based on her research into the imagery of floods in British art since the romantic era.
Machine learning leads mathematicians to unsolvable problem
Professor Peter O'Hearn (UCL Computer Science) says latest research findings on 'unsolvable' mathematical problems is “of a rare kind”, and will probably be important for the theory of machine learning.
Brexit: Is an extension to Article 50 possible?
Professor Meg Russell (UCL Constitution Unit) appears on Newsnight to discuss the possibility and practicalities of an extension to the Article 50 deadline.
Watch: BBC 2 'Newsnight' (from 23 mins 5 secs)
First year UCL student helps deliver baby at tube station
First year UCL medical student Hamzah Selim helped deliver a baby at Warren Street tube station in London on Tuesday. He responded to the cries of the mother, who had gone into labour, and called upon his medical training to assist.
Parents' break-up more likely to harm mental health of children aged seven to 14
Parental separation is more likely to harm children's mental health if children are seven or older when the split occurs, but appears to have no effect if they are younger, finds research by Professor Emla Fitzsimons and Dr Aase Villadsen (UCL Institute of Education).
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Huge reduction in fossil fuels to keep climate change in check
Professor Mark Maslin (UCL Geography) warns that a massive reduction in fossil fuel use is needed to keep global warming below safe levels.