Chemical bothers
The closure of chemistry departments at King's College London and at the University of Kent at Canterbury must sadden, but scarcely surprise, anyone who has worked in a UK chemistry department. This...
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Spirit of 1970 lives on
As organiser of the Warwick Spring 1970 workshop, I read Ivor Gaber's report ("Middle-class posturing or a victorious fight for real changes?", THES , April 18) with interest. While discussion did...
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Don't judge the pudge
Did the poor boy pictured above David Weatherall's review of The Hungry Gene (Books, THES , April 25) give consent to being used to symbolise a "fat kid"? I wonder what kind of treatment he gets in...
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To VLE or not to VLE
Despite a "no" vote, many voices were raised in favour of commercial virtual learning environments at a debate in the Oxford Union ("Virtual vendors 'fall short'", THES , April 18). Off-the-shelf...
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We all deserve more
I back Natfhe in its campaign for better maternity pay and leave. But the article "Academe Asda do better for mums" ( THES , April 18) suggests that the problem is that Asda staff, most of whom are...
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Public information day on bioethics, Brussels
Brussels, 30 Apr 2003 The European Bioethics Institute (IEB) is organising an information day on biotechnology and bioethics for non-scientific members of the public on 20 May in Brussels. The event...
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Bionics: life sciences versus engineering sciences?
Brussels, 30 Apr 2003 The Representation of the State of North Rhine Westphalia and Aachen University of Technology will hold a panel discussion on 'bionics - life sciences versus engineering...
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International research management conference, Faro, Portugal
Brussels, 30 Apr 2003 EARMA, the European association of research managers and administrators, together with the University of Algarve, are organising an international research management conference...
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Hamburg hosts workshop to help IST entrepreneurs write business plans
Brussels, 30 Apr 2003 A workshop on how to write a winning business plan for entrepreneurs in the information society technology sector will be held from 1 to 7 June in Hamburg, Germany. The...
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Finding the ashes of the first stars
Paris, 30 Apr 2003 Recent observations with the Hubble Space Telescope suggest that the first stars formed as little as 200 million years after the Big Bang. This is much earlier than previously...
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Galileo negotiations deadlocked
Brussels, 30 Apr 2003 Negotiations surrounding Member State contributions to the proposed European satellite navigation system, Galileo, are still deadlocked, a spokesperson for the European Space...
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Commission publishes action plan for achieving three per cent objective
Brussels, 30 Apr 2003 EU Research Commissioner Philippe Busquin presented on 29 April a new action plan containing a number of measures aimed at helping the EU to meet the three per cent target by...
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OECD calls for coordinated efforts to tackle infectious diseases
Brussels, 30 Apr 2003 Appropriate measures need to be taken and barriers overcome in order to bring life science research to bear on the problems of emerging and neglected diseases, concludes a new...
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Today's news
Scientists grow penis in laboratory US laboratory research has shown that it is possible to grow rabbit penises with a network of nerves, a development that increases the likelihood of effective...
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Heriot-Watt offers Hong-Kong students e-lifeline An interactive company is giving students in Hong Kong the chance to study online for exams while schools and colleges are closed because of...