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Science and society: A career and professional development course
Science and society: A career and professional development course

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The organisers of this course are grateful for the financial support provided by the Royal Society, whose generous backing covered all aspects of the course's production and presentation.

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Ziman, J. (1996) ‘Is science losing its objectivity?’ Nature 382, pp. 751–754. Reprinted by permission from Macmillan Publishers Ltd.

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