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Outstanding researchers receive inaugural Wellcome Trust Investigator Awards
Four Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø scientists have received significant awards in a new Wellcome Trust scheme.
Beatboxer sees his 'big tongue'
Dr Carolyn McGettigan (Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience) uses magnetic resonance imaging to study the mechanics of 'beatboxing' and illustrate how expert skills use specific parts of the brain.
Should we be working on better networks?
Sally Macdonald (Director of Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø Museums and Collections) asks whether museums and heritage professionals can streamline the networks they belong to and use them more effectively.
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Journalist Felicity Heywood visits the Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology at Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø for Typecast, a provocative exhibition examining the relationship between Flinders Petrie and Francis Galton and the application of racial theory in archaeology.
(£)Divisions at School of Pharmacy over Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø decision
The THE reports on disagreements over the decision to merge the School of Pharmacy with Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø.
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Professor David Price (Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø Vice Provost - Research) and Dr Jennifer Rohn (MRC Laboratory for Molecular Cell Biology at Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø) comment on the growing competition for academic careers and the alternative paths available to postdoctoral researchers.
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Scientists at the Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø Mullard Space Science Laboratory are designing the Solar Wind Plasma Analyser, a collection of sensors that will be aboard the Solar Orbiter mission.
Fear of heart attack death makes second one more likely
Patients who feel scared of dying during heart attack symptoms may be more likely to suffer another, according to new research led by Professor Andrew Steptoe (Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø Epidemiology & Public Health).
More coverage: Daily Telegraph, The HeraldÏã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø Law School ranked third in Legal Week student survey
The Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø Law Faculty has emerged as the third-ranked law faculty according to a major study of student perceptions conducted by Legal Week.
John Sutherland condemns 'ruinous' state of English literature at universities
Professsor John Sutherland (Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø English) has argued that English undergraduates are encouraged to study their favourite authors at the expense of exploring the literary canon.