Sexism in science is targeted
Universities and science policy-makers have been told they must crack "the two-body problem" to ensure the future of physics research. Doing so would do much to help women who want careers in science...
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Failure to learn from foot-and-mouth legacy The government has failed to learn lessons from last year's outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease, according to the report of an independent inquiry chaired...
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Why I... recommend letting the television cameras in
Seeing life in an Oxford college on television normally means viewing it in fictional form, but from 9pm on Sunday, viewers will be able to see the real thing for the first time on Channel 4. College...
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Policy does not add up
What maths/science 'consumers', aka school pupils, need are the basic tools, says Tony Gardiner. Given that maths and science in English schools are patently failing to deliver at age 18, there is...
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Scientific credit where it's due
J. Doyne Farmer disputes the integrity of a fellow academic's bestseller. Although Steven Wolfram's recent book, A New Kind of Science , has received an unusual level of attention in the popular...
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Research Centres Scheme
Deadline: 11/10/2002
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DNA Anniversary Awards 2003
Deadline: 17/10/2002
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European nano and microtechnology brokerage event
Brussels, 05 Sep 2002 A European brokerage event on nano and microtechnologies, organised by the East central France Innovation relay centre (IRC), will take place in Besançon, France from 2 to 4...
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Student agents aid illegal entry
Unscrupulous agents are exploiting the booming overseas student market, promising to fix university and college places in Britain for illegal immigrants with no intention to study. The British...
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Analysis: Search for the formula to put spark in science
Next week's BA Festival will portray science in rude health. But students are shunning maths, physics and chemistry. What should universities do? Claire Sanders reports Oxford University has put an...
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Findings: Transplant risk identified
Transplant patients are routinely fed cocktails of the highest doses of drugs to prevent organ rejection. These drugs are highly toxic, so tailoring the exact dosages to each patient could avert...
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Findings: No Nile flood, no Kingdom
Scientists have found the first direct evidence that could explain the sudden fall of the Old Kingdom of Egypt, one of the best organised civilisations the world has ever seen. The Egyptians relied...
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Goldsmiths is under QAA fire
Goldsmiths College cannot demonstrate that its degree results are fair or "defensible" because it lacks control over marking, and runs two different assessment systems, say quality watchdogs. The...
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Ambitious Scots 'must reward valuable staff'
The new president of Scotland's Association of University Teachers today challenged government and management to give academics greater support in meeting the nation's needs, writes Olga Wojtas. Tom...
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A racy remedy for PhD writers' block
A University of Strathclyde academic has come up with a way to complete that unfinished PhD over the weekend - learn to write 1,000 words an hour. Rowena Murray of Strathclyde's Centre for Academic...