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- Professor Dick Aldridge (Geology) has received global media coverage for his find of the oldest fish fossils in Africa - including "Spektrum der Wissenschaft", which is the German edition of 'Scientific American' (circulation about 100,000, article to go in July edition) and "Sportsfiskeren" which is a non-profit magazine that goes out to 30,000 Danish anglers. An article is also duie to appear in a forthcoming issue of the magazine, Focus.
- Linked to Adult Learners' Week, Professor Sue Wheeler is going to be giving an interview on John Florance's afternoon show on 18 May. Charles Bateman from Leicester Adult Education College will also be appearing on the show. BBC Radio Leicester have also agreed to add the following to their Events Diary: Adult Learners' Week Display at the Shires on 25 May, Counselling Open Day at Vaughan College on 11 June, Foundation Degree in Managing Voluntary and Community Organisations Open Days at Vaughan College on 23 June and 15 July.
- Simon James PhD BSc FSA, Reader in Archaeology, School of Archaeology & Ancient History - Took part in an international conference on the later Roman army, in Potenza, Basilicata, Italy. Coverage in the Gazetta del Mezzogiorno. Click for picture.
- Michael Wang, Professor of Clinical Psychology, was interviewed by John Waite during "You and Yours", Monday 9th May 12 - 1pm, BBC Radio 4. The topic was psychometric testing and he was asked about the use of psychometric testing in the NHS and clinical field. He has also recorded an interview for RTE (Dublin, TV - "The Big Bite") which is likely to be broadcast this week, on anaesthetic awareness.
- David C. Hesser a PhD part-time University of Leicester research student researching the dispute resolution processes of Collaborative Divorce/Collaborative Law was recently featured on The Talk of the Town radio show on KRMD 1140 am Shreveport, Louisiana USA and KEEL 71 am Shreveport, Louisiana USA on May 2, 2005 and May 10, 2005.
- Martin Gill was on BBC Radio 5 Live talking about 'hoodies'-people who wear baseball caps and hoods - in the light of a ban on them from a shopping centre.
Interviews with Professor Martin Gill in week commencing 25 April on ID Fraud: BBC Radio 4 Today programme, 5-Live Breakfast, Asian Network, BBC 3 Counties (Beds, Bucks, Herts), BBC Essex, BBC London Radio, BBC London TV (plus an interview for a local satellite station), BBC Scotland, Bristol, BSkyB Radio, Capital FM, CWR, Gloucestershire, Hereford & Worcester, IRN, Leeds, BBC Leicester, Leicester Sound, Mersyside, Minster FM, Oxford, Saga 106.6, Shropshire, Stoke, TalkSport, The Bay, and Ulster.
- Professor Richard Bonney has been interviewed by Iranian TV for a five part series on the University - two of the programmes will feature his work and two others will feature Professor Sir Alec Jeffreys and Space Research while the fifth is a general piece on Leicester.
Professor Bonney is also being interviewed by national BBC radio about Islam and the West on Sunday May 15 and he has already been interviewed by Muslim Television Ahmadiyya and British Satellite News on this subject.
Professor Richard Bonney has been interviewed by the BBC 11 times on ENGAGING WITH ISLAM for Sunday 15th May: 07:00-Jersey 07:10-Cornwall 07:30-London 07:40-Leicester 07:50-Shrop 08:00-Oxford 08:10-Ulster 08:20-Lancs 08:30-Southern Counties 08:40-Cov and Warks 08:50-Stoke.
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Kansas City Star, USA - Color of the season isn't; it's white - Clothes may not make the man or woman, but
they may make them safer. It's true if we believe a recent study at the University of Leicester in England...
This is Leicestershire -victims, students who had been on their way to Leicester University's Venue bar, had possessions, including a handbag and a wallet, taken. Mfum-Gyamfi was arrested a few days later, in February 2003, but his accomplices were never caught. He jumped bail, but was caught two years later on the night of the second incident, when he, Linden Lee Carter...
News RX - implants effective for small alveolar ridges University of Leicester...
Reporter.gr, Athens - Cyprus: Turkish Cypriot economy on the growth track - According to data presented by Dr Vedat Yorucu of Leicester University, who is also an economic advisor to the Turkish Cypriot administration's economy ministry...
This is Leicestershire - of astrophysics and space science at the University of Leicester, became involved with
Voyager a few years after its launch in 1977. He spoke out this week, as the Voyager 1 probe gets close to the
edge of the Solar System. Launched in 1977, the craft is now some 8.7 billion miles from the Sun and on the
cusp of deep space. Nasa scientists told...
Independent - University College, Leicester (from 1957 Leicester University) 1950-54, Reader in Genetics 1954-60; Head of Department of Genetics, John Innes Institute 1960-66; Professor of Genetics, Leeds University 1966-76; FRS 1969; Editor, Heredity 1971-78; Buchanan Professor of Genetics, Edinburgh University 1976-84, Honorary Fellow, Division of Biology...
Disability Now - of Kent click here to view the advert University of Leicester Director of RAC (Leicester) click here to view the advert.
This is Leicestershire - iconic images of Leicester. Diggers moved into Leicester University's grounds yesterday to start a 25 million project to build a campus library. University experts toured America to find inspiration for the building, which is set to open in 2007. They said the library would have 38km of shelf space and welcome two million visitors a year... and our press release is on i-newswire.com
De Montfort University - More than 60 students from the University of Leicester and De Montfort University will be helping 120 year 5 and 6 school pupils to design and paint murals for their playground over three days. The event, from 2-4 November, takes place at Avenue Junior School in Clarendon Park , Leicester . It is part of Contact Student...
De Montfort University - De Montfort University (DMU) and the University of Leicester will host the largest student and graduate recruitment event in the East Midlands , which last year attracted more than 3,500 people. More than 70 local and national employers will be attending the fair at the Walkers Stadium on Wednesday 10 November hoping to recruit local...
De Montfort University - Sciences together with researchers from the University of Leicester and University of Wales , Swansea . Funded by the former Trent region NHS Research and Development programme, the two-year project examined the social meanings of involuntary childlessness in British South Asian communities and the experiences of South Asian couples who use...
Professional Security Magazine Online - and the appointment of Professor Gill, from the University of Leicester, as Chair are two of the first initiatives in a series of broad changes in organisational structure adopted by the ASIS International Foundation Board of Trustees during its annual meeting in January 2005. The goal, says ASIS, is a more strategic approach by returning the...
Times Online - Think small and get the course you need - Second-placed Leicester, rated excellent for teaching, expects 74 fewer Ucas points ... in The Times have been compiled by Mayfield University Consultants (info ...
Jerusalem Post, Israel - Dan David Prize laureates to share $3 million in awards - In 2003, he was appointed pro-vice-chancellor of the University of Leicester and remains a research-active professor of archeology...
Wichita Eagle, USA - Who's considering a run - Master's degree, international politics, Leicester University, England; Law degree, Georgetown University, Washington D.C. Ron Thornburgh Current position: Secretary of State Age: 42 Personal: Married, Annette, two children; native of Burlingame. Political background: Elected to current position in 1994; re-elected in 1998 and 2002.
San Francisco Chronicle, USA - Man-U's fans cry foul over Glazer's takeover - about United survived its early commercialization," John Williams, director of the Center for the Sociology of Sport at the University of Leicester, said. ...
This is Leicestershire - to start on an ambitious building project. The University of Leicester is holding a ground-breaking ceremony on Monday to mark the start of work on a library. University experts toured the US in order to help design an "iconic" 25 million library. It will be completed in 2007, providing a centrepiece for the university's celebrations marking 50...
deseretnews.com, USA - English feel hostile about a U.S. soccer takeover in Manchester - of the Center for the Sociology of Sport at the University of Leicester. "It's always inhabited an uneasy space between on the one hand being a successful, global commercial project, and on the other hand being this great national institution that nobody owned." If English soccer is a commercial enterprise, it also has international appeal...
Directions Mag.com - Straight Talk from the Top; Part Two - a young lecturer, a University Professor at the University of Leicester. A couple of years later he asked me to open the ESRI UK office. I did open that office in 1990 and ran that operation until 1996. First of January 1997 I started working in Redlands. As I recall, the UK office put out some interesting software that ended up inside ESRI's...
This is Nottingham - The money will help to fund research at Leicester University, instigated by Action for Tinnitus Research founder Peter Dyer, from Bingham, who died in March from a brain tumour, aged 51. Mr Champ, of Ravenshead, said: "My Dyer felt there was not enough being done on the scientific front to research the causes and potential cures for tinnitus.
pace News Blog - Swift detects unique gamma-ray burst - Laboratory in Dorking, Surrey, England; the University of Leicester, England; Brera Observatory, Milan and ASI Science Data Center, Frascati, Italy. NASA News Release - Swift detects unique gamma-ray burst | 0 comments | Create New Account The following comments are owned by whomever posted them. This site is not responsible for what they...
Lawyer news, Lawfuel (press release), New Zealand - Eleven new partners join Orrick's offices in London - Poser received his LL.B. from the University of Leicester in 1987 and graduated from Lancaster Gate College of Law, London, in 1988...
innovations report, Germany - Scientists question theory of 'evolutionary leaps' between... - The research, by palaeontologists Dr Philip Donoghue of the University of Bristol and Dr Mark Purnell of the University of Leicester, appears to have solved a ...
Newindpress, Chennai, India - Delegates of top UK universities to meet city students - pounds for five undergraduate or postgraduate awards excluding Master of Business Administration (MBA) postgraduate course at the University of Leicester...
EMIN News - A university spin-out company has flown the academic nest as it secures new work and creates jobs
Sarasota Herald-Tribune - don't particularly like them," Williams, the Leicester University sports expert, said. "They're like the New York Yankees; they divide the nation. You're either with them or against them. "Some people will be smiling at fate and saying, 'We hope this guy ruins them.'"
South Africa Info - Africa's oldest fish discovered - Professor Richard Aldridge of the University of Leicester in the UK. They have been working the deposits for 15 years, recovering a number of remarkable fossils. The first, incomplete, specimen was found in 1994, just as South Africa's first democratic elections were taking place. "We nicknamed the fossil 'Nelson' in honour of the...
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Bloomberg, USA - Glazer Lifts United Stake to 75 Percent, Will Take Club Private - This isn't the end of the world and it's certainly not the end of Manchester United, said Williams of Leicester University...
Scotsman.com, Scotland - Scotsman's 'Young Thinker of the Year' outlines her vision - a student at the London School of Economics and Leicester University. The event was chaired by former Mastermind presenter Magnus Magnusson, who was also part of the judging panel. He said the winnerâ s ideas had made an impact on him, and added: "The idea that morality is not simply a question of religious doctrine, but much more about social...
Liverpool Daily Post and Echo - Yvonne's first meeting with Caroline was a revelation - and she has found advice invaluable despite all the changes which have taken place throughout her life - Caroline had been asked to give a talk at Leicester University where Yvonne was then working as the deputy director of continuing education. "She was really good," recalls Yvonne. "She was personable and what she had to say was delivered in a straightforward and jargon-free way. Nothing was complicated and what she had to say was relevant to me as...
TIME Europe Magazine: Man U Fans Are Seeing Red - this club," says John Williams, director of the University of Leicester's Centre for the Sociology of Sport. But if Manchester United is as successful under Glazer's ownership as the Buccaneers, who won the Super Bowl in 2003, all may be soon forgiven.
NewsRx - male infertility claims a new study from the University of Leicester.
The Guardian - Glazer increases United stake - of the Centre for the Sociology of Sport at the University of Leicester. "They could make it difficult for the owners' representatives to play a direct role in the management of the club." The fans strongly object to Mr Glazer although he turned the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, a mediocre American football team, into Super Bowl champions after he bought... also at Reuters and CNN.com and Guardian and football.guardian.co.uk and time.com
Guardian Unlimited - For the record - We quoted from a report by the Sir Norman Chester Centre for Football Research at Leicester University last week when we stated in Observer Sport Monthly that ...
Canada NewsWire Group - decommissioning. Mr. Bojtos graduated from the University of Leicester, England in 1972 with a degree in geology, following which he worked at mines in West Africa, the United States and Canada. He then worked 12 years for Kerr Addison Mines Limited, a Noranda Group company, in increasingly senior management and officer positions after which ... and Canada.com and StockHouse Canada and Quote.com
This is Leicestershire - research at the National Space Centre and the University of Leicester, said: "We started out with an idea that space was exciting to people. "It is having an increasing impact on our lives, without us even realising. "We wanted to bring all this to people, especially young people, to stimulate their interest even further. "The space centre has been...
ic Liverpool, Southport - Yvonne's first meeting with Caroline was a revelation - Caroline had been asked to give a talk at Leicester University where Yvonne was then working as the deputy director of continuing education...
Scotsman, Edinburgh, Scotland - Scotsman's 'Young Thinker of the Year' outlines her vision - to her views on social reform, although she was a member of the Labour Party while a student at the London School of Economics and Leicester University...
Reuters - Soccer's Red Devils poised to plunge into the red - millionaire who also owns the Tampa Bay Buccaneers American football team, is to generate new income for Manchester United, said Leicester University's Williams ...
Science Blog - NASA Scientists Catch Birth of Black Hole - Laboratory in Dorking, Surrey, England; the University of Leicester, England; Brera Observatory, Milan and ASI Science Data Center, Frascati, Italy. From NASA See also Exploring Black Holes: Introduction to General Relativity Black Holes and Time Warps: Einstein's Outrageous Legacy (Commonwealth Fund Book Program) Tsar space ... and YubaNet
Scotsman.com - Thinking big - Reform Trust A FORMER history student at both Leicester University and the London School of Economics, Bunting began working for the Prison Reform Trust as a development manager in 2003. Her role involves organising the trustâ s conferences and events, and fundraising for research into prison conditions. Bunting hopes eventually to specialise in...
felixonline.co.uk - Fear that giant ‘burp’ could trigger global warming
Genetic Studies at University of Leicester Advance DNA Profiling ...
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Three young researchers working with University of Leicester Professor of Forensic Pathology Guy Rutty were recently invited to give oral presentations at the ...
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Egyptian Art on Display at University of Leicester's Northampton ...
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The University of Leicester's Northampton Centre is playing host to Collages and Mosaics carried out by the eminent Archaeologist and Conservator, Dr Safaa ...
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Public Lecture: 'Late Memories' - Professor Shlomo Breznitz
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... nature of memories and the advantages and costs of delaying the writing of a memoir are to be explored at a public lecture at the University of Leicester. ...
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was flabbergasted." Professor Mark Jobling, of >>>Leicester University<<< genetics department, said DNA tests would show which bones were not Richard's, but could not prove which were. The chances of carrying out a successful test would depend on how the bones had been stored. He said: "It all depends on what condition the bones are in to see if you
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the Department of Geography, Bennett Building , >>>University of Leicester<<<, University Road, Leicester, will be moving to York when KITE opens in September. He can be contacted on + 44 (0)116 252 3833; + 44 (0)116 252 3854 (fax) or at r.a.marchant@le.ac.uk More information on the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change is available at
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criminal justice system in Sierra Leone. The >>>University of Leicester<<<'s department of criminology has been approached by the British Council as part of a 6.9million contract. University experts will work with the police to develop a "more professional and transparent force." Adrian Beck, senior lecturer in the department of criminology and project
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I-Newswire.com (press release) - University of Leicester is Hub in Network of Excellence for Cancer In a considerable coup for the University of Leicester, the EU has awarded Professor Peter Farmer, of the Departments of Biochemistry and Cancer Studies and ...
I-Newswire.com (press release) - Hope for Justice Reform in Sierra Leone - The University of Leicester Department of Criminology is to play a major role in a consortium led by the British Council, which has been awarded a contract ...
I-Newswire.com (press release) - National Competition Winner Announced - The University of Leicester Management Centre is delighted to announce the winner in its national essay competition for sixth-formers on the subject of ...
Edinburgh Evening News - Doctors Urged to Focus on Stroke Prevention - path to lowering incidence of stroke in Europe is by controlling hypertension," said Bryan Williams, Professor of Medicine at the University of Leicester...
Independent Online, Cape Town, South Africa - Fossilised fish 'ancestor' found in Cederberg - some of them to the British Museum and to Cambridge University and in this way was put in touch with Professor Richard Aldrich of Leicester University in the...
Bangkok Post - ROOM AT THE TOP - through the distance-learning programme of the University of Leicester. The day came in 1996 when he returned to Bangkok as product manager. Three years later, he was a sales director responsible for more than 20 people. At this point even bigger challenges loomed, not least of which was winning over many people who were older than he was. It took...
The Monitor Online - can and may succeed. Co-ordinating Chaplain, University of Leicester, UK.
This is Leicestershire - she had received an Honorary Doctorate from the University of Leicester, in 1993. "You have 10 minutes, she briskly informed the assembled journalists. "I've a train to catch to get to my surgery in West Bromwich tonight. She treated with thinly-veiled contempt a radio colleague who asked if this was her first visit to Leicester. "Haven't you...
NewsRx - counterparts according to research from the University of Leicester. (viewing 160 of 2715 characters) Cancer Weekly, May 10, 2005, p. 161 Depression Therapy Saffron extract has comparable efficacy to fluoxetine in early trial (NewsRx) -- A novel saffron extract has shown antidepressant activity comparable to fluoxetine in an early clinical
This is Leicestershire - Governors One Stop Shop are heading to the University of Leicester at lunchtime on Tuesday, May 10, to help fill 1,000 places. Governors play an important part in school life and have a big impact on the education of pupils. Schools need governors from a wide range of backgrounds.
Electric New Paper, Singapore - Can the Mini Tour Specialist make it big? - Despite having to travel frequently to compete in tournaments, Lam got his Masters in Business Administration from the University of Leicester through distance ...
Bangkok Post, Klong Toey, Thailand - ROOM AT THE TOP - year later. At the same time, he was busy pursuing an MBA through the distance-learning programme of the University of Leicester...
This is Gloucestershire: The Citizen - obtained a certificate in museum studies from Leicester University. Ms Cook says she is "absolutely passionate about the Forest of Dean". And she is very proud of her five years at Cinderford's Heywood School. Emma Bosticco, 28, of Drybrook, who worked at the centre for two years before having a child, has now been appointed as Ms Cook's part-time...
New Scientist News - DNA-based genealogy test reveals infertility - reveal infertility, says Mark Jobling of the University of Leicester, UK. "I think it's daft to type DYS464," he says. "People are buying a genealogy test but end up getting a fertility test." A study by Jobling's team suggests that 1 in 1000 men has the deletion (Journal of Medical Genetics, vol 42, p 366). Alastair Greenshields, head of the...
This is Leicestershire - forward. Professor Carol Hedderman, of the University of Leicester's Department of Criminology, will be monitoring the service in Cambridgeshire. It supports anyone who has been a victim of domestic violence. Home Office research suggests more than one in four women are subject to domestic violence, but only one in three incidents are reported ...
This is Leicestershire - get some advice and guidance next week. The University of Leicester is holding its annual careers week from May 9 until May 13. Throughout the week there will be presentations, workshops and seminars. There will be job-hunting tips, interview techniques and hints on how to search for your ideal job on the internet. Students can also take aptitude...
Royal Gazette - of his decision to join the West End club. The University of Leicester graduate described Saturday's sevens tournament as "enjoyable". "It was the first time I had ever played sevens cricket and totally new to me," he added. "But I enjoyed it. The bowling wasn't fast . . . but it was accurate over the stumps. "It was really hot for me and the pitch...
This is Leicestershire - the party's young people spokesman, visited Leicester University students' union to support Leicester South candidate Parmjit Singh Gill. Mr Opik, who has a pilot's licence, flew himself to Leicester airport for the event. He said: "Parmjit has shown himself to be absolutely principled in his opposition to the Iraq War. "He is 100 per cent...
This is Leicestershire - incident wouldn't have gone amiss." Leicester University politics expert John Benyon predicted a Labour majority of about 38 seats if turnout was about 57 per cent. He said: "We will be absolutely astonished if there's not a Labour government on Friday morning. "The only question is the majority and the turnout. This is an apathy election and it's...
This is Leicestershire - A former pro vice-chancellor of Leicester University has been given a prestigious award. Professor Graeme Barker has been given a laureate, a lifetime achievement accolade, for his contribution to research. The academic, who moved to Cambridge University last year, was named the winner of the 2005 Dan David Prize for Past Time...
New Scientist (subscription) UK - DNA-based genealogy test reveals infertility - should either stop looking at DYS464 or warn customers beforehand that it could reveal infertility, says Mark Jobling of the University of Leicester, UK...
I-Newswire.com (press release) USA - Inaugural Lecture: Genetic Journey at University of Leicester - A genetic journey, out of Africa to a future of highly individualized health care, will be undertaken by a University of Leicester professor...
EducationGuardian.co.uk | Special Reports | The myth of meritocracy - As Robert Burgess, vice-chancellor of Leicester University, who chaired the equal opportunities steering group, concedes: "There is a gulf between the views of staff and the perceptions of senior managers. As senior managers, we believe that the equal opportunities initiatives we put in place will help to increase equality for staff...
This is Leicestershire - Fourths dominated most of the game against Leicester University, but conceded a well-worked goal and lost 1-0. That was also the scoreline in Leicester Fifths final game against Hinckley Fourths - this time in Leicester's favour. Helen Jelley was on hand to beat the keeper from a penalty corner move as they confirmed the Championship title ...
This is Leicestershire - land use and the effects of microgravity. The University of Leicester first got involved in 1959, when scientists were able to get the first direct measurement of the sun's X-ray spectrum. Following its success, a group was formed to look at how the sun's X-ray emissions affected the Earth's atmosphere. They were involved in other rocket launches...
BBC News Online - Fossils illuminate fish evolution - The animals lived in a time when Africa was in an ice age Fossils of an ancient fish - dating back 450 million years, when the creatures had neither bones nor teeth - have been found in South Africa.
And also at This is Leicestershire - Professor Richard Aldridge of the University of Leicester's geology department, led an expedition which uncovered the 450 million-year-old fossils which had no bones. He said: "These exciting fossils help to fill in a "missing link" in the evolutionary history of the very early fishes. "They are new to science and we have yet...
EducationGuardian.co.uk | eG weekly | The myth of meritocracy - As Robert Burgess, vice-chancellor of Leicester University, who chaired the equal opportunities steering group, concedes: "There is a gulf between the views of staff and the perceptions of senior managers. As senior managers, we believe that the equal opportunities initiatives we put in place will help to increase equality for staff. But...
Akron Beacon Journal, Akron,OH,USA - Geneticist finds key to unlock prison cell - Jeffreys was a 34-year-old geneticist at the University of Leicester, where he and his colleagues had spent years 'playing around' looking for variation in...
GISCafe - Sun Gains Market Share, Customer Traction in High Performance and Technical Computing Market Valued at More Than $7 Billion by Leading Analyst Firm - the Texas Advanced Computing Center, University of Leicester, Stanford Linear Accelerator Center, University of Nottingham, and several others. Sun and INL teamed on a solution that includes more than 230 Sun Fire V20z servers powered by AMD Opteron processors, and more than 12 Terabytes of Sun StorEdge(TM) 6320 storage, the Solaris 10...
This is Nottingham - after research by Professor Martin Gill, of the University of Leicester, revealed that polling cards were accepted by some institutions as a form of personal identification. A team led by him managed to use polling cards to withdraw cash on a credit card and collect a number of parcels. In some cases, researchers withdrawing cash without a bank...
This is Leicestershire - each other in yesterday's heated debate at Leicester University Students' Union. Along with the predictable topic of student fees, other subjects that came up included immigration, health and the war in Iraq. On the subject of immigration, Liberal Democrat candidate Parmjit Singh Gill said: "I'm the son of immigrant parents who came here in the...
Sunday Herald (UK) - Dull but impossible to call - Economics (LSE), and Professor Malcolm Shaw of Leicester University. Two days before Blair left for the Azores, the attorney general’s office contacted Greenwood. He told the Sunday Herald last week: ‘‘I was retained by the government as a barrister on March 13, 2003. But due to client confidentiality, I cannot obviously reveal...
Web Pubs - fellow Department of Health Sciences, University of Leicester Karsten J Jørgensen, physician Nordic Cochrane Centre, Rigshospitalet Department, 7112, Blegdamsvej 9, DK-2100 Copenhagen, Denmark Competing interests: PCG was involved in a systematic review that questioned the value of screening. References Olsen AH, Njor SH, Vejborg I...
Salon.com Technology | The Adam and Eve of genetics - sequenced by Mark Jobling, a geneticist at the University of Leicester in the U.K. for the 20th anniversary of the invention of DNA fingerprinting by the university's Alec Jeffreys. More specifically, the DNA was from my mitochondria: the powerhouses in the cells that convert glucose into usable energy so that I can function. The mitochondria were...
Adv Psychiatric Treat (subscription) USA - Diversity training for psychiatrists - lecturer and an honorary consultant in child and adolescent psychiatry at the Greenwood Institute of Child Health (University of Leicester, Westcotes House ...
New Scientist (subscription) UK - Voters empowered by internet swap shop - used to be a feeling that there was something sneaky and dishonest about tactical voting," says Andrew Colman, a psychologist at the University of Leicester, UK ...
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