Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê in the media
The only comfort from losing our treasured Holly is that no other parent will have to watch their child die of Mad Cow Disease
Professor John Collinge (Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê Neurodegenerative Diseases) comments on the importance of finding a screening that would indicate the prevalence of the disease in carriers and identify contaminated blood.
Improbable research: buttock and breast ogling in Britain and Argentina
In 2007, Professor Adrian Furnham (Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê Health Psychology) published a report called Perception of Female Buttocks and Breast Size in Profile, in the journal Social Behaviour and Personality.
Intel to use London as a smart city lab
Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê, Imperial and Intel have announced the launch of a new research institute with the aim of testing the technologies that could power the cities of the future.
Are practical law degrees the future?
"I think there will always be students drawn to an academic law degree that values research-led teaching and critically explores the operation of law in context," says Jacqueline Kinghan (Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê Laws).
Particle physics: A reminder of the beauty we know
The latest measurements of the mass of the W boson, one of two elementary particles that mediate the weak nuclear force, are a powerful reminder of the profound beauty in the standard model of particle physics, says Professor Jon Butterworth (Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê Physics & Astronomy).
Obesity not always tied to higher heart risk: study
"The people really at risk are the ones who have obesity in combination with other metabolic health risk factors," says Dr Mark Hamer (Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê Epidemiology and Public Health).
DNA tests to help crack mystery of Bigfoot or Yeti existence
"If the Yeti is real and somebody has found bits of their hair, you should be able to tell from the DNA in the hair if this is actually a Yeti," said Professor Mark Thomas (Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê Genetics, Evolution and Environment).
'Gay cure' therapist loses appeal against suspension
Professor Michael King (Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê Mental Health Sciences Unit), who surveyed people who went through the therapy, comments on its impact.
We must set planetary boundaries wisely
The concept of environmental thresholds is compelling, but it has the potential to shift political focus to the wrong areas, says Dr Simon Lewis (Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê Geography).
Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê's Bartlett tops architecture schools league table
Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê's Bartlett School of Architecture has topped the 2013 Guardian's league table of architecture schools with a 100% score.