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Reviewing science funding
Science, Maths & Technology

Reviewing science funding

...working together. Europe actually provides a massive low-risk testing ground for new alliances. This is hugely important. With limited domestic funds for investment the UK needs to use all the levers it has to compete and one area where Britain excels is attracting international R&D business investment. Yet should the UK’s relationship with the EU falter then it is not...
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What can lucid dreaming teach us about consciousness?
Health, Sports & Psychology

What can lucid dreaming teach us about consciousness?

...works...We spend around six years of our lives dreaming – that’s 2,190 days or 52,560 hours. Although we can be aware of the perceptions and emotions we experience in our dreams, we are not conscious in the same way as when we’re awake. This explains why we can’t recognise that we’re in a dream and often mistake these bizarre narratives for reality. But some...
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How we found gravitational waves
Science, Maths & Technology

How we found gravitational waves

...work on the earlier UK/German GEO600 detector. This turned LIGO into Advanced LIGO, arguably the most sensitive scientific instrument ever, to give us our first direct glimpse of the dark universe. Transcript A long time ago … What a glimpse it was. The two black holes that collided were respectively about 29 times and 36 times the mass of our sun (shown in the computer...
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RIP, LEA: The local education authority vanishes
Education & Development

RIP, LEA: The local education authority vanishes

...work if the local authority in effect ceases to exist. 2. A local vision for schools With the demise of LEAs, many schools will be run by multi-academy trusts (MATs) – chains of academies run by the same sponsors. Many trusts operate a number of schools, sometimes in different local authority areas. Some may know more about the local community than others. The only...
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Trump and the triumph of hopeful nihilism
Society, Politics & Law

Trump and the triumph of hopeful nihilism

...work hard but no longer have a voice”. Such a beautiful and important evening! The forgotten man and woman will never be forgotten again. We will all come together as never before — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 9, 2016 Amid his outlandish claims, unjustifiable attacks on immigrants, minorities, women, and even the disabled, he resonated with a strong...
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Are we about to be at the mercy of superslugs?
Nature & Environment

Are we about to be at the mercy of superslugs?

...work which increased the number of identified British species by more than a fifth. So where are we going with this phenomenon? Studies have already found invasive slugs and snails can destabilise ecosystems and reduce biodiversity in the US and Scandinavia. Something similar is happening here in the UK. The good news is that our research suggests population sizes do...
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UK nuclear industry faces Brexit fall-out
Society, Politics & Law

UK nuclear industry faces Brexit fall-out

...work closely together, but the two organisations have different methods and different personnel, so switching from one safeguard regime to the other cannot be done overnight. Since the UK’s nuclear industry is owned by the French energy company EDF, which in turn has the French government as its majority shareholder, this could lead to serious problems in nuclear...
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What would the proposed deal mean for EU citizens?
Society, Politics & Law

What would the proposed deal mean for EU citizens?

...working). Access to benefits, healthcare and pensions is promised to the good while the most vulnerable remain ignored – not forgotten, mind you, as they seem to have been deliberately excluded. How the status will be evidenced is also another matter. Is a system of ID cards going to be implemented? Will it apply only to a specific group within the UK’s population?...
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