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Chairs
UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON. A. Marshall Stoneham, chief scientist at AEA Technology Harwell, has been appointed to the new Massey chair of physics. The following titles have been conferred: B. Nutt,...
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Life-as-it-could-be
ARTIFICIAL LIFE Edited by Christopher G. Langton MIT Press, Quarterly, $125 (institutions), $45.00 (individuals), $25.00 (students) ISSN 1064 5462 The first three issues of this new journal consist...
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Neural networking
NEUROBIOLOGY OF DISEASE Edited by Dennis Choi and Jacques Mallet Blackwell Science Bi-monthly, Pounds 47.50 (institutions), Pounds 22.50 (individuals) ISSN 0969 9961 It is an exciting time for those...
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Promotions
UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON. Tamar Garb, former lecturer, to reader in history of art.
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Grants
UNIVERSITY OF READING. Research grants: Dr K. Niranjan, Pounds 158,584 from the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (impeller agitated aerobic bioreactors: new insights into gas...
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Events
DRAWN THREADS. An exhibition of 13 large images by Sarah Cawkwell is an expression of the warp and woof of many women's lives. Her work will be on show (9am-9pm daily) at New Hall, Cambridge, until...
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The beauty of beasts
SOCIETY AND ANIMALS: SOCIAL SCIENTIFIC STUDIES OF THE HUMAN EXPERIENCE OF OTHER ANIMALS Edited by Kenneth Shapiro The White Horse press Twice a year, Pounds 32.00 (institutions), Pounds 16.00 (...
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A bellyful for an architect
ENGINEERING, CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECTURAL MANAGEMENT Edited by Ronald McCaffer Blackwell Science Quarterly, Pounds 120.00 (institutions), Pounds 55.00 (individuals) ISSN 0969 9988 This new journal...
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Collection of the abstruse
International Journal of Reliability, Quality and Safety Engineering Edited by Hoang Pham World Scientific Quarterly $220.00 (institutions) $100.00 ISSN 0218 5393 The title of this new American-based...
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Telling the lie of the land
LAND DEGRADATION AND REHABILITATION Edited by C. J. Barrow - John Wiley Quarterly, Pounds 142.40 (institutions), Pounds 110.00 (individuals) ISSN 0898 5812 Amid all the concern with global...
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Student nurse shortage
(Photograph) - Nurses have called for higher bursaries to support training and more robust quality assurance arrangements to protect standards on courses. Delegates at the Royal College of Nursing's...
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Unions urge colleges to accept redundancies
Further education unions have this week held talks with two Scottish colleges in the hope of staving off compulsory redundancies. Both Falkirk and Jewel and Esk Valley Colleges are facing cuts as the...
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Ancient foundation courses
Even a superficial acquaintance with England's past brings with it a realisation of the central role of Latin and of ancient Greece and Rome in the development of our culture. Shakespeare, Milton, T...
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Doctors leaving South Africa
Advisers to the South African health ministry are suggesting national service for new doctors in response to a brain drain. The ministry wants to ensure that they work off some of the state money...