Joined-up writing on the wall
Devolution could herald the beginning of the end of the United Kingdom. reports Alan Thomson BRITAIN's constitutional map faces the most significant revision since modern parliamentary government...
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Glass ceiling, biological floor
Women are rising through the corporate ranks but they will never achieve parity with men, argues Kingsley Browne Women have swept through the workplace in the past 30 years. In the United States now...
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Aboard the good ship Learning
Claire Sansom reports on the maiden voyage of a webcast that circles the world. The Internet will carry what could be the largest educational webcast ever next month. Global Learn Day II, a global...
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Sources for research funding
Each month this section will list funds available for academic researchers. Details should be submitted to research@thesis.co.uk Breast Cancer Research Trust Grant of up to Pounds 10,000 annually...
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Brunei
Scholarships for Bruneian graduate students in Britain from 1999 were announced last week during the Queen's state visit to Brunei. The scheme is supported by CfBT, the international education...
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Post-graduate
(Photograph) - Post-graduate: South African premier Nelson Mandela receives his honorary degree at the University of the Indian Ocean in Mauritius, before chairing the Southern Africa Development...
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Second call for LINK proposals
The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council has issued the second call for research proposals under its LINK broadcast technology programme. December 11 is the closing date for outline...
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Masters-level training reviewed
The EPSRC is reviewing its training at masters level. A consultation document for academics has been issued. Views are being sought on issues including the effectiveness of current packages and the...
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Cutting edge
The puzzles of cooling gas in clusters of galaxies and black holes are being investigated with X-ray astronomy After a first in physics at King's London I began a PhD in rocket astronomy at the...
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Streamlined designs
University researchers are working with aerospace firms to bring aircraft to market more quickly and efficiently by improving knowledge-sharing and design, reports Kam Patel Few industries are as...
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Cash for nets in risky computing
The EPSRC is making funds available to create "networks" that link multidisciplinary communities and stimulate research in speculative, high-risk, high-reward areas of computing. Details are...
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Look with an investor's eye
Anticipating the queries from potential commericial backers will make it easier to clinch the private support needed to exploit research, reports Alison Goddard Researchers seeking commercial funding...
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Road Map to beyond the stars
Looking at its long-term horizons, the Particle Physics and Astronomy Research Council is making sure that industry, scientists and government are aware of its efforts to get a big bang for its bucks...
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How to get a grant
In seeking grants, rumours abound about what research funders want, what reviewers look for and what type of grant is best. So what really counts? Gill Valentine at the University of Sheffield has a...
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Funds to help manage data
The Royal Society and the Wolfson Foundation have launched a four-year, Pounds 10 million project to help universities invest in technologies and expertise for the management of scientific data. The...