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Study into potential of vitamins to reduce birth defects
A UCL study is investigating whether food supplements other than folic acid could reduce the risk of birth defects.
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UCL maintains 4th place in QS World University Rankings
UCL has maintained fourth place – its highest ever position – in the annual QS World University Rankings, published today. More....
Mother’s care is key to a big brain
The evolution of big-brained mammals may be due to maternal investment,
rather than metabolism, according to a new study by scientists at UCL
(University College London) and the University of Cambridge.
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Hot water discovered around a carbon star
Astronomers at UCL, using the European Space Agency's Herschel Space Observatory, have observed water vapour being formed somewhere it was previously thought to be impossible: in the atmosphere of a red giant carbon star. More....
Sugar does not relieve newborn pain
Sugar given to newborn babies as a routine form of pain relief does not work, according to a new study led by UCL researchers and published today in The Lancet. More....
Research reveals two heads are better than one
Two heads can be better than one – but only if you have the right partner says a study published today in the journal Science.
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Dr Nick Lane on Royal Society Science Book Prize shortlist
Life Ascending, a history of life on Earth by Dr Nick Lane (UCL Genetics, Evolution and Environment) has been shortlisted for the Royal Society Science Book Prize.
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- Study into potential of vitamins to reduce birth defects
- Many hands make light work of Bentham’s legacy
- UCL maintains 4th place in QS World University Rankings
- Mother’s care is key to a big brain
- A decade of studying the Earth’s magnetic shield, in 3D
- UKCMRI planning application submitted
- Hot water discovered around a carbon star