Passion that doesn't diminish with age

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In the light of the decision by 64 year-old Nobel laureate Sir Harry Kroto to leave the UK and take up a research position at Florida State University, the question of whether research funding dries up for scientists in the UK when they reach the age of 65 is examined. The situation in the UK, which has a mandatory retirement age of 65, is compared with the US, which has no official retirement age and where academics keep working for as long as their mind is still sharp.

United Kingdom, United States, Labor force information, Financial management, Research and Testing Services, Research & Development-Universities, Analysis, Finance, Appointments, resignations and dismissals, Employment, Company financing, University research, Scholars, Retirement age, Kroto, Harry

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Best of the bright sparks

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An analysis of a survey of the top 100 science universities in the world conducted by The Times Higher Education Supplement. Top of the table is Cambridge University, with a weighted score of 200.0, followed by Oxford University with 169.8, Harvard University with 159.8, California University, Berkeley with 159.0 and Massachusetts Institute of Technology with 135.1.

Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences, Colleges & Universities, Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools, Colleges and universities, Sciences, Science, Research & Development, Universities and colleges, Study and teaching, Science, Rankings

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