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Sleight of hand and a little stardust

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John Brown is the Astronomer Royal for Scotland and regius professor of astronomy at Glasgow University. He is also a keen amateur magician and often uses magic in his talks to the public and students in order to promote science. While some would contend that using magic in such a way trivialises science, Brown contends that anybody who believes that anything that can help demonstrate scientific principles is trivialising the subject is a "pompous git".

United Kingdom, Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences, Astronomy, Usage, Personal narratives, Biography, Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Study and teaching, Personality profile, Brown, John (Scottish domestic), Educational aspects, Magic

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Taste for off-the-wall dental work

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Mark Kelmanson, professor of applied mathematics at Leeds University, indulges his dry-stone walling hobby during the summer. His hobby involves competitions, commissions and shows and often stopping for on-the-spot repairs when driving through the countryside.

Kelmanson, Mark

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Vital stash of panache

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Sally Brown, who used to be a physics teacher, has been a professor of education at Stirling since 1990 and is deputy principal of the university. She feels that distance learning cannot replace traditional teaching.

Management, Evaluation, Education, Higher, Higher education, Distance education, Brown, Sally

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