منابع مشابه
Research fears in funding shake-up
The British government has signalled major increases in funding for higher education, particularly for top universities carrying out world-class research, but, as part of these funds are planned to come from so-called 'top-up' fees charged to students, there are concerns that more expensive practical subjects such as science may suffer a decline in student uptake. Top-up fees of up to £3,000 re...
متن کاملFunding shake-up urged
years. By the autumn of 2005, both the scientific and the political context of such a convention may be different. By then, the Bush administration, which had acted against the clear recommendation of its National Academy may have been replaced. And the German government may have managed to win the backing of its own parliament in this important question. The German government also got a boost ...
متن کاملEmbryology shake-up backed
The new study has been prompted by indications from researchers at Australia's Casey Station which suggest the subglacial basins could make the East Antarctic ice sheet more vulnerable in a warming world. Satellite data suggest that the Totten Glacier, which dominates the ice of the Aurora subglacial basin, appears to be losing ice at its downstream edge. " We are getting more science done with...
متن کاملPolicy shake-up
The word 'change' was inextricably linked to the campaign of Barack Obama, and the burden of change (for the better) has been placed squarely on this man's shoulders with a decisive victory in the recent US presidential election. Undeniably, the most pressing issue is the recent collapse of the economy, and Obama has laid out a plan incorporating both short-term economic stimuli, such as tax cu...
متن کاملKeeping up with bioterrorism fears
The threat of bioterrorism has had a recent airing in the UK with radio adverts calling for volunteers to test a new anthrax vaccine. But even if the threat is relatively minor in comparison to real and possible natural disasters such as AIDS or influenza, its presence in political and public debate implies that the scientific community has to deal with it in some way. In November 2003, the Wel...
متن کاملذخیره در منابع من
با ذخیره ی این منبع در منابع من، دسترسی به آن را برای استفاده های بعدی آسان تر کنید
ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Current Biology
سال: 2003
ISSN: 0960-9822
DOI: 10.1016/s0960-9822(03)00065-4