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David King returned home to Cambridge this week after spending a fortnight's holiday considering whether he wants to succeed Sir Robert May as the government's chief scientific adviser. While few...
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Don's Diary
Sunday. Finish packing field gear into a very clean hire car - hope they will be understanding. Say goodbye to family at home. Return to the Yorkshire Museum and meet first half of field team....
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Glittering prizes
Sheffield Hallam University is to award honorary degrees to: Alan Borg, director of the Victoria and Albert Museum; Tim Brighouse, chief education officer, Birmingham City Council; Rita Britton,...
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On the move
Raj Thamotheram, a former corporate social responsibility consultant and a founder director of Saferworld, which launched the code of conduct on arms exports adopted as UK government policy, has been...
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Tripped at the post
One Scottish pupil to receive her exam results on time from the Scottish Qualifications Authority was Lesley Clarkson, who passed her sixth-year studies. That was the good news. Later that day, Ms...
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V-c plays Cupid
Graduation ceremonies have not been renowned for romance - until now. Business information technology graduate Russell Reardon chose celebrations at Staffordshire University's school of computing in...
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Of grave concern
Goulish goings on at Goldsmiths College, which is holding an international conference next month on the social context of death, dying and disposal. The conference, which coincides with an exhibition...
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Labour of love
Members of the Scottish Parliament may be even more sensitive than academics about long vacations, with their recess running from July 7 to September 4. But they are working hard to convince seven...
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Eyewitness
Security along Namibia's northern border with Angola is deteriorating. Scores of people are being killed or abducted by Unita, the Angolan rebel force, and alleged atrocities by Angolan troops, who...
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Why I...think respect is more important than tolerance
Years ago, after the Rodney King riots in Los Angeles, I was invited to a panel in California with a number of gang leaders and politicians. I was struck by how much the word "respect" was used in an...
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Generation on record
Julia Hinde kicks off a three-page special on New Zealand research with a look at a unique study that has followed the development of 1,000 people from their birth years ago More than a quarter of...
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Current sources of research funding
Each week we list funds available for researchers. Items for inclusion should be submitted to research@thes.co.uk NATURAL ENVIRONMENTRESEARCH COUNCIL www.nerc.ac.uk Postdoctoral Research Fellowships...
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With the aid of a ring laser, scientists can record the tiniest variations in the Earth's spin...
...and detect the drift of whole continents In a second world war bunker in the New Zealand countryside, 30m below the ground, tiny variations in the Earth's rotation are being measured. The steady...
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Eat kiwis and loosen up
The antioxidant properties of kiwi fruit could have a beneficial impact on health Kiwi students are eating their fruit namesake in the name of science. Researchers from the University of Auckland and...
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Setting sail in virtual waters
Yachtsmen are relying on a new nautical friend to plot and win races -the computer Gone are the days when yacht design involved rough measurements and a drawing board. Today, designing the winning...