UCL in the media
Voicebox transplant trials in UK get go-ahead
Professor Martin Birchall (UCL Ear Institute) has two British patients lined up after being given the green light by the Royal College of Surgeons to begin trials leading to the UK's first voicebox transplant.
Ìý More coverage: , , ScotsmanIPCC asks scientists to assess geo-engineering climate solutions
Professor Catherine Redgewell (UCL Laws) will be advising the IPCC on the appropriate governance structures for the use of geo-engineering to reduce carbon emissions.
Campus anti-terror warning is threat to freedom of speech
UCL Provost Malcolm Grant hasÌýwarned the Government against playing "fast and loose with the rule of law" on free speech and academic freedom, following publication of the Prevent counter-terrorism strategy.
DNA test for bogus refugees scrapped as expensive flop
UCL's Professor Mark Thomas (UCL Genetics, Evolution and Environment) says it is surprising that plans to use DNA tests to determine the nationality of asylum seekers got off the ground given their scientific flaws.
Syphilis testing could dramatically cut baby deaths
Dr Sarah Hawkes (UCL Institute of Child Health) leads new research showing that hundreds of thousands of babies' lives could be saved each year if pregnant women were screened for syphilis.
,Big ideas that will transform lives
UCL scientists are among those included in a new report today from Universities UK to mark Universities Week, highlighting university research with the potential to change the way we live.
ÌýMore: Metro, The EngineerUCL's Cheryl Thomas comments on 'Facebook juror' conviction
Leading authority on the jury system Professor Cheryl Thomas (UCL Laws) comments on the first case of a juror being convicted of contempt of court for using Facebook to contact a trial defendant.
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Following protests in Athens against new austerity measures, Professor Costas Meghir (UCL Economics) discusses the impact of Greek debt on the Euro Zone.
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.
Comprehensive 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.Ìý