Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê in the media
The microwave: Ping for your supper
"Anything that makes our lives easier is bound to be popular," says Professor Jane Wardle (Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê Epidemiology & Health). "The problem is that we aren't very good at living in an environment where there's lots of food."
Pottery shards put a date on Africa's dairying
Professor Mark Thomas (Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê Genetics, Evolution & Environment) comments on the discovery that North Africans may have been making yoghurt 7,000 years ago, suggesting a way that the region's inhabitants may have evolved to tolerate milk as adults.
Britain aims for broad open access
Dr Paul Ayris (Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê Library Services), says that scaling up green publishing would be a cheaper short-term route to expanding open access, together with a nationwide scheme to pay for researchers' access to subscription journals en masse.
Can you afford to go to your own graduation?
The cost of gowns and tickets is pricing some students out of a ceremony organised to celebrate their success.
Life: is it inevitable or just a fluke?
If life arises wherever conditions are right, why haven't we heard from aliens, asks Dr Nick Lane (Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê Genetics, Evolution and Environment)?
Visceral photo of living human brain wins Wellcome Image Awards
A close-up shot taken by Robert Ludlow (Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê Institute of Neurology) of an epileptic's brain during surgery has won the 2012 Wellcome Image Awards.
Sub study to look at nuclear options
University College London will study whether the Australian navy could use nuclear propulsion in its next generation of submarines, despite the federal government ruling out its use in the immediate future.
Smartphone trial to capture Heathrow flight noise
Christian Nold (Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê Civil, Environmental and Geomatic Engineering) talks about how residents living under the Heathrow flightpath are taking part in a trial to record the level of aircraft noise using smartphone technology.
Should medical postgrad courses teach management skills?
Dr Tim McHugh (Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê Research Department of Infection) talks about postgraduate healthcare training and how it's set to go through a major shakeup as new courses aim to improve patient care.
Artificial pancreas that helps diabetics sleep safely at night
Professor Peter Hindmarsh (Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê Clinical and Molecular Genetics) talks about the many things that children with diabetes need to consider.