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London's 1000 most influential people 2011: Education
The Evening Standard newspaper names Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø Provost Professor Malcolm Grant as one of London's most influencial people in the education sector.
Science is Vital award-winner refocuses campaign on careers
Dr Jennifer Rohn (Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø Laboratory for Molecular Cell Biology) has won Research Fortnight's Achiever of the Year award for her work on the Science is Vital campaign.
THE Scholarly Web
Dr Melissa Terras (Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø Digital Humanities) is measuring the impact of making her research open access by adding one paper a week to Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø Discovery and then blogging and tweeting about it.
William Turnbull: Too good to be forgotten
A short biography of William Turnbull, an alumnus of the Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø Slade School of Fine Art, who is described as the "greatest unsung - or forgotten - hero of the British sculptural scene".
Children with high IQs more likely to use drugs as adults
A cohort study by Dr David Batty (Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø Epidemiology & Public Health) and academics from Cardiff University has found that children with high IQs are more likely to use illegal drugs as teenagers and adults.
Geron abandons stem cell therapy as treatment for paralysis
Professor John Martin (Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø Cardiovascular Medicine) comments on the announcement by biotech company Geron that it will abandon the first ever stem cell trial to treat paralysis.
How the NHS could make money for Britain
The director of global health practice at KPMG outlines how the NHS could make money through innovation, highlighting Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø and Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø Hospital NHS Foundation Trust as a key place for such work to happen.
Low turnout 'worry' for police commissioner vote
Nick Ross (Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø Security and Crime Science) warns that electing police commissioners could turn into a competition to increase arrests.
Scans reveal how the brain's GPS helps us navigate from A to B
Dr Hugo Spiers (Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø Cognitive, Perceptual & Brain Sciences) presents new research showing that two areas of the brain appear to work together to steer us through the environment.
Alan Robson to head Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø Australia's academic boardÌý
Retiring University of Western Australia VC Professor Alan Robson has been appointed inaugural chairman of Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø Australia's academic board.