News and Events Overview
News - 2010-03-10 21:17:12 GMT
- Analysing the market for ecosystem services
- 09 March 2010
- A vision for UK research
- 05 March 2010
Redesigned PhD and masters programmes to attract and nurture the best researchers are at the centre of proposals to maintain Britain’s leading position in scientific research published by the Council of Science and Technology. - Ready, Aim, Inspire!
- 05 March 2010
The UN has designated 2010 the 'International Year of Biodiversity’. To mark and celebrate this, the Society of Biology is organising a photographic competition. Top prize £1000!
Events
- ARCHA seminar series
10 March 2010Seminar by Iani Ridgeway of Bangor University
The Exceptionally Long lives of Bivavle Molluscs
Held at Aston University on Wednesday 10th March 2010 - The Plastic Brain - East Midlands Branch
11 March 2010Annual Charter Lecture: The Plastic Brain,
Professor Colin Blakemore Hon FSB, FRS
Professor of Neuroscience, University of Oxford - Regional Schools Biology Competition - East Midlands Branch
13 March 2010Major School event! Judging of pre-submitted posters with inspiring talk.
BBC News
- Ring may be giant 'impact crater'
10 March 2010Deforestation has revealed what could be a giant impact crater in Central Africa, according to Italian scientists.
- Galapagos tension
10 March 2010Can all species live side by side in unique ecosystem?
- Ancient eggshell yields its DNA
10 March 2010The eggshells of long-dead and extinct species are a particularly good source to find preserved DNA, researchers say.
- Collider to shut for year to fix faults
10 March 2010The Large Hadron Collider must be shut down for a year starting in late 2011 to address design flaws, the BBC has learned.
- Nanotech 'fuse' for novel battery
09 March 2010A never-before-seen reaction in nanotubes could make for batteries that pack a mighty punch, say researchers.
- Third of EU emissions 'imported'
09 March 2010Research shows some EU countries "import" about a third of their carbon emissions from developing countries.
Nature.com
- Pristine DNA discovered in fossilized eggshells
10 March 2010Finding could advance sequencing studies of ancient animals.
- A new dawn for transgenic crops in Europe?
09 March 2010Approval of the Amflora potato could signal a fresh approach to genetically modified organisms.
- Old rocks drown dry Moon theory
09 March 2010Samples collected during Apollo missions suggest a wet interior, raising questions about lunar origins.
- Securing UK science
09 March 2010Royal Society sets out case for investment in research.
- Science survives Canadian budget
09 March 2010Spending plans aim to battle national deficit yet still invest in research.
- Climate e-mail rerun
09 March 2010Attack sparks memories of McCarthy witch-hunt.
