Top scientist attacks MAFF cuts
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The UK's Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food has cut its research grant to the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) by 3 million-4 million pounds sterling for 1998, which could threaten the country's future science base, says BBSRC Chief Executive Ray Baker. The UK is a world leader in genomics expertise, but scientific opportunities will not be exploited without adequate funding, says Baker. The BBSRC will have to finance the redundancies which will result from the funding cuts, which could reduce the level of research grants the BBSCR can offer.
Publication Name: Times Higher Education Supplement
Subject: Education
ISSN: 0049-3929
Year: 1997
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Gold, frankincense and Ur
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Academics have created some clever Christmas gifts for 1997, including Magic Pennies, a set that uses magnetism to enable children to make pyramids from 1p and 2p coins and suspend pennies in the air. Working pop-up models of scientific objects are to be found in 'The Even More Amazing Science Pop-Up Book' by graphic design lecturer Jay Young. British Museum expert Irving Finkel has revived an ancient Mesopotamian game, The Royal Game of Ur. The answers to some of the tricky science questions asked by children can be found in the Uncle Albert books by academic Russell Stannard.
Publication Name: Times Higher Education Supplement
Subject: Education
ISSN: 0049-3929
Year: 1997
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Winning the prize but not the jackpot
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Oxford University professor Dennis Noble points out that scientists who win a Nobel prize are unlikely to become millionaires. He explains that science Nobel prizes are awarded for fundamental theory work and basic research for which commercial applications are not immediately apparent. Roger Taylor, who worked on buckyballs with Nobel-winning scientist Harry Kroto, points out that scientists in British universities are under such pressure to publish their research findings that they publish before they can work out a potential use and application for their discovery.
Publication Name: Times Higher Education Supplement
Subject: Education
ISSN: 0049-3929
Year: 1997
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