UCL in the media
The science of comedy
ÌýDr Steve Cross (UCL Public Engagement) discusses UCL's regular variety night, "Bright Club".
Coalition 2.0
Professor Robert Hazell (UCL Constitution Unit) highlights the work of the Constitution Unit in preparing the way to reopen the coalition government's power-sharing agreement midterm.
(from 25min 53s)QI: Quite interesting facts about philosophers
Jeremy Bentham, Utilitarian and spiritual father of UCL, features in a round up of influential philosophers. Read:
Guardian book club
Professor John Mullan (UCL English Language and Literature) reviews 'The Reluctant Fundamentalist', by Mohsin Hamid.
Stem cell cures under threat from EU court
A ruling by the EU threatens future stem cell research, including Professor Pete Coffey's (UCL Institute of Opthalmology) work on curing blindess.Ìý
More coverage: Independent, Guardian, The TimesMathematical model reveals how tattoos age
Dr Ian Eames (UCL Mechanical Engineering) devises a mathematical model to show how tattoos will age over time.
More coverage: New Scientist, Financial Times, Daily Mail and other national and international outletsCurse of the Pharaoh's DNA
Dr Helen Donoghue (UCL Research Department of Infection) gives her opinion about the feasibility of sequencing DNA from an Egyptian mummy.
Aurora from Saturn moon 'circuit'
Professor Andrew Coates (UCL MSSL) explains the Cassini spacecraft discovery of a beam of electrons between Saturn and Enceladus.
More coverage: BBC Radio 4 'Material World', Daily Mail, WiredHIV can help fight disease
Interview with Professor Mary Collins (911±¬ÁÏÍøeuroscience, Physiology and Pharmacology) about her trials showing HIV can be used to treat disease.
Have we found the God Particle?
Professor Jon Butterworth (UCL Physics and Astronomy) discusses rumours that the Higgs particle has been found at CERN.Ìý
More coverage: Guardian