Treasure trove of genome junk
Huge tracts of genetic material that have been written off as "junk" DNA may be relics of missed evolutionary revolutions. Margaret Kidwell, professor of ecology and evolutionary biology at the...
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People are hungry for healthy data
Mark Dyball of the Office of Science and Technology told the AAAS meeting about how the United Kingdom was raising the public's understanding of science The renaissance of science communication in...
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Just what the postdocs ordered
Invisible societies of postdoctoral researchers worldwide, most noticeably in the United States, are beginning to reveal themselves in efforts to win better working conditions. Postdocs have long...
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Marie Curie stirs the fellows
The Marie Curie Fellowship Association, set up by the European Union to promote its fellowship scheme for postdoctoral scientists, is starting to play a key political role as a voice for young...
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Cutting Edge
Scientists have solved the mystery of Loch Ness, but their discovery has more to do with what Nessie eats than whether she is alive Driving along the shore of Loch Ness you are sure to spot some...
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ߣߣÊÓƵn drive for innovation
Industry and academe demand more spending on science and technology, writes Geoff Maslen. ߣߣÊÓƵ's most powerful leaders in business, industry and academe last week called on the federal...
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To be 'e' or not to be 'e'?
The first students to enrol at Britain's new e-university will probably be using traditional distance-learning materials, the funding council has said. The e-university was launched last week by...
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Opposition to entry proposals
Admissions tutors have hit out at proposals to conceal the other institutions to which a potential student has applied, writes Alison Goddard. Under pressure from schools, the Universities and...
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Private students still fare best
Private school students are still more likely to be offered a place at Oxford University than their state school counterparts, despite a significant increase in the number of applications from the...
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Fury over rewriting of history
Historians have accused the state-funded Indian Council for Historical Research of intellectual fascism and academic censorship. The row blew up after the council abruptly suspended a history project...
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A student supporter of Sussex's anti-tuition fees protestors
(Photograph) - Magnificant seven: more than 100 students turned out to support the Sussex Seven, a group of anti-tuition fees protestors from Sussex University, who face a disciplinary panel next...
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No 10 backs Russell elite's freedom fight
The bid today by the Russell Group, Britain's top 20 research universities, for greater financial independence heralds a revolution in British higher education, experts have claimed. A national...
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Bell College promoted to higher echelon
Bell College of Technology has won its bid to become a higher education institution, the first Scottish further education college to move into higher education since incorporation in 1993. Henry...
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Contractors injured in medical school blast
Forensic scientists are investigating the cause of an explosion in a medical school building at Bristol University. Five contractors who were renovating a chemistry laboratory were taken to hospital...
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NHS chief becomes Dundee principal
Sir Alan Langlands (above), chief executive of the National Health Service Executive in England, will become principal of Dundee University from September. He will succeed Ian Graham-Bryce who...