UCL is consistently ranked as one of the world's top universities. Across all disciplines our faculties are known for their research-intensive approaches, academic excellence and engagement with global challenges. This is the basis of our world-renowned degree programmes. Visit us at ucl.ac.uk.

UCL is consistently ranked as one of the world's top universities. Across all disciplines our faculties are known for their research-intensive approaches, academic excellence and engagement with global challenges. This is the basis of our world-renowned degree programmes. Visit us at ucl.ac.uk.

This week our roving report Henry Green was invited by UCL’s Volunteering Services Unit to visit a new initiative, run by students, called the UCL Baking Project. He spoke to Baking Project member Linda Mao whilst she made some cakes for the St Pancras Community Association. Henry also seems to have made some fans with the Association’s patrons…

UCL Volunteering Unit http://uclu.org/services/volunteering-at-uclu

UCL is consistently ranked as one of the world's top universities. Across all disciplines our faculties are known for their research-intensive approaches, academic excellence and engagement with global challenges. This is the basis of our world-renowned degree programmes. Visit us at ucl.ac.uk.

To round off this week’s podcast George went down to the UCL Grant Museum of Zoology to speak to their manager Jack Ashby about his favourite specimen – a duck-billed platypus. Amongst other revelations, they explain how the platypus is can detect electricity and why you wouldn’t want to be spiked by one of their horny spurs.

UCL Grant Museum of Zoology http://www.ucl.ac.uk/museums/zoology

UCL is consistently ranked as one of the world's top universities. Across all disciplines our faculties are known for their research-intensive approaches, academic excellence and engagement with global challenges. This is the basis of our world-renowned degree programmes. Visit us at ucl.ac.uk.

This week our new multimedia producer Niko van Poortvliet is with us in the podcast cave to talk about how he’s developing our student YouTube channel. To encourage budding film makers at UCL, he’s recently launched the London for Free film competition in collaboration with Raindance Film. There’s also news for cyclists with new research from UCL that shows that cycling is a safer way to travel than driving in the UK. Lastly, we encourage our listeners to go to a Christmas concert run by the UCLU Music Society.

London for Free film competition http://www.ucl.ac.uk/london-for-free

UCLU Music Society http://www.uclumusicsociety.org/main.html

UCL is consistently ranked as one of the world's top universities. Across all disciplines our faculties are known for their research-intensive approaches, academic excellence and engagement with global challenges. This is the basis of our world-renowned degree programmes. Visit us at ucl.ac.uk.

This week our new multimedia producer Niko van Poortvliet is with us in the podcast cave to talk about how he’s developing our student YouTube channel. To encourage budding film makers at UCL, he’s recently launched the London for Free film competition in collaboration with Raindance Film. There’s also news for cyclists with new research from UCL that shows that cycling is a safer way to travel than driving in the UK. Lastly, we encourage our listeners to go to a Christmas concert run by the UCLU Music Society.

London for Free film competition http://www.ucl.ac.uk/london-for-free

UCLU Music Society http://www.uclumusicsociety.org/main.html

UCL is consistently ranked as one of the world's top universities. Across all disciplines our faculties are known for their research-intensive approaches, academic excellence and engagement with global challenges. This is the basis of our world-renowned degree programmes. Visit us at ucl.ac.uk.

This week our new multimedia producer Niko van Poortvliet is with us in the podcast cave to talk about how he’s developing our student YouTube channel. To encourage budding film makers at UCL, he’s recently launched the London for Free film competition in collaboration with Raindance Film. There’s also news for cyclists with new research from UCL that shows that cycling is a safer way to travel than driving in the UK. Lastly, we encourage our listeners to go to a Christmas concert run by the UCLU Music Society.

London for Free film competition http://www.ucl.ac.uk/london-for-free

UCLU Music Society http://www.uclumusicsociety.org/main.html

UCL is consistently ranked as one of the world's top universities. Across all disciplines our faculties are known for their research-intensive approaches, academic excellence and engagement with global challenges. This is the basis of our world-renowned degree programmes. Visit us at ucl.ac.uk.

This week our new multimedia producer Niko van Poortvliet is with us in the podcast cave to talk about how he’s developing our student YouTube channel. To encourage budding film makers at UCL, he’s recently launched the London for Free film competition in collaboration with Raindance Film. There’s also news for cyclists with new research from UCL that shows that cycling is a safer way to travel than driving in the UK. Lastly, we encourage our listeners to go to a Christmas concert run by the UCLU Music Society.

London for Free film competition http://www.ucl.ac.uk/london-for-free

UCLU Music Society http://www.uclumusicsociety.org/main.html

UCL is consistently ranked as one of the world's top universities. Across all disciplines our faculties are known for their research-intensive approaches, academic excellence and engagement with global challenges. This is the basis of our world-renowned degree programmes. Visit us at ucl.ac.uk.

Lunch Hour Lectures - Autumn 2012

Prof Graham Scambler, Professor of Medical Sociology, UCL Institute of Epidemiology & Health

To mark World AIDS Day, this lecture offers a characterisation of contemporary sex work in London, a debunking of some popular myths, and a framework within which policy issues in this area might appropriately be addressed. In an era of enhanced migration, a 'relativisation' of morals and a preoccupation with risks to health, Prof Scambler argues that respect for evidence in addressing sex work is crucial.

UCL is consistently ranked as one of the world's top universities. Across all disciplines our faculties are known for their research-intensive approaches, academic excellence and engagement with global challenges. This is the basis of our world-renowned degree programmes. Visit us at ucl.ac.uk.

Lunch Hour Lectures - Autumn 2012

Prof Graham Scambler, Professor of Medical Sociology, UCL Institute of Epidemiology & Health

To mark World AIDS Day, this lecture offers a characterisation of contemporary sex work in London, a debunking of some popular myths, and a framework within which policy issues in this area might appropriately be addressed. In an era of enhanced migration, a 'relativisation' of morals and a preoccupation with risks to health, Prof Scambler argues that respect for evidence in addressing sex work is crucial.

UCL is consistently ranked as one of the world's top universities. Across all disciplines our faculties are known for their research-intensive approaches, academic excellence and engagement with global challenges. This is the basis of our world-renowned degree programmes. Visit us at ucl.ac.uk.