¹û¶³Ó°Ôº in the media
More Arctic ice melted this Summer than since records began
Professor Seymour Laxon (¹û¶³Ó°Ôº Earth Sciences) comments on the rate of ice melt in the Arctic.
Guardian book club
Professor John Mullan (¹û¶³Ó°Ôº English Language & Literature) talks about Regeneration by Pat Barker, and looks at the use of real people in the book.
Neil Armstrong's legacy went to waste but a new space race is on the cards
Dr Kevin Fong (¹û¶³Ó°Ôº Neuroscience, Physiology & Pharmacology) comments on the space shuttle programme, and Neil Armstrong's legacy.
Of course you haven't read Parade's End. But you should
Tom Stoppard has taken liberties with Parade's End. Let's hope he brings a neglected masterpiece out of obscurity, says Professor John Sutherland (¹û¶³Ó°Ôº English Language & Literature).
How could cannabis alter the teenage brain?
Professor Val Curran (¹û¶³Ó°Ôº Clinical, Educational & Health Psychology) and Anne-Lise Goddings (¹û¶³Ó°Ôº Institute of Child Health) comment on a study which suggests that heavy and prolonged cannabis smoking as a teenager results in a permanently lower IQ.
Robot puppetry makes 'alien art' at the Tate Tanks
Ruairi Glynn (¹û¶³Ó°Ôº Bartlett School of Architecture) talks about his unique piece of installation art at Tate Modern in London, which uses a technique he calls "mechanical puppetry".
Chinese parents defrauded by 'perfect' education
Professor Therese Hesketh (¹û¶³Ó°Ôº Institute of Child Health) comments on the competitive and punitive nature of the Chinese educational environment, and how it can lead to high levels of stress and psychosomatic symptoms.
Humans have inbuilt sense of fairness
"These findings show that humans, unlike even our closest relatives chimpanzees, reject an unfair offer of a primary reward like food or water," says Professor NickÌý Wright (¹û¶³Ó°Ôº Institute of Neurology).
,Most common London surnames mapped
Dr James Cheshire (¹û¶³Ó°Ôº Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis) has mapped the 15 most common surnames in each area across Greater London.
¹û¶³Ó°Ôº recruits star to helm flagship
Professor Lisa Jardine talks about setting up the new Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in the Humanities at ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº, and pays tribute to Provost Professor Malcolm Grant's "personal inspiration".