UCL in the media
Brian Cox and the uncaged Monkeys: make 'em laugh? That's a joke
Professor Steve Jones (UCL Genetics, Evolution and Environment) looks at the science of laughter and argues that it can be very therapeutic, in the right setting.
How Dylan looks back to go forward
As Bob Dylan prepares to turn 70, Professor Philip Horne (UCL English Language & Literature) looks back over his musical career.
The Reluctant Fundamentalist
Professor John Mullan (UCL English Language and Literature) looks at Mohsin Hamid's "The Reluctant Fundamentalist".
Crossing your arms 'relieves hand pain'
Crossing your arms reduces the intensity of pain you feel when receiving a painful stimulus on the hand, according to research by Dr Giandomenico Iannetti (911±¬ÁÏÍøeuroscience, Physiology & Pharmacology).
Ìý More coverage: Daily Telegraph, New Scientist, Reuters, Daily Mail, BBC London, Daily Express, The Australian, Boston Globe, China Daily, Times of India, Manchester Evening News,Custer's Last Stand
Professor Kathleen Burk and Dr Adam Smith (both UCL History) discuss the Great Sioux War of 1876-77 and Custer's Last Stand with Melvyn Bragg.
Is this the end of the car?
Professor David Metz (UCL Centre for Transport Studies) examines the possibility that car use in Britain has peaked and overall levels are set to decline.
Paralysed man can stand and move his legs again
Commenting on a procedure which stimulates the spinal cord, Professor Geoffrey Raisman (UCL Institute of Neurology) says more trials are needed, warning: "This is not and does not claim to be a cure."
More coverage: BBC 1, Channel 4, SKY News, BBC Radio Five Live, Daily Mail, The Times, Daily ExpressAstra drug slows ovarian cancer progression -study
Professor Jonathan Ledermann (UCL Cancer Institute) presents new trial data at American Society for Clinical Oncology conference.
Take a dip with me
Dr Kasia Boddy (UCL English Language and Literature) reviews Olivia Laing's 'To the River: a Journey Beneath the Surface'. Read: New Statesman (£)
Thinking Allowed - the city
Professor Matthew Gandy (UCL Geography) discusses cultural representations of cities and asks what the future holds for the modern metropolis.
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