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John Mullan on 'American Gods'
Professor John Mullan (Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê English Language and Literature) discusses Neil Gaiman's 'Amercian Gods' in the Guardian's regular Bookclub feature.
Wellcome Trust report reviews 20 years of human functional brain imaging
The Wellcome Trust has published a report reflecting on human functional brain imaging. Between 1990 and 2009, the Wellcome Trust invested £114m in the area, of which £50m was allocated to the Wellcome Trust Centre for Neuroimaging at Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê.
Once you're gone, you'll be very much forgotten
In his regular column, Professor Adrian Furnham (Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê Clinical, Educational and Healthy Psychology) discusses the potential for managers to leave legacies in the business world. Read: Sunday Times (No link available)
The fine art of medical diagnosis
Professor Michael Baum (Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê Research Department of General Surgery), one of several Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê academics appearing at the British Science Festival, will lecture on the importance of art in medical practice, and vice versa.
One stir, then I'll discover a galaxy
In an article on the rise of crowd sourcing, Professor Philip Schofield explains how Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê's Bentham Project used it to transcribe 1,500 of Jeremy Bentham's previously unpublished texts.
, More infoBabies feel pain at 35 to 37 weeks of development
A study led by Dr Lorenzo Fabrizi (Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê Neuroscience, Physiology and Pharmacology) shows that babies can distinguish painful stimuli as being different from general touch at 35-37 weeks gestation.
, , , More info: Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê Press ReleaseEden Project airtight chamber oxygen test for scientist
Under the supervision of doctors from Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê's Centre for Altitude Space and Extreme Environment Medicine a scientist will spend 48 hours sealed inside an airtight chamber, surviving on oxygen produced by plants.
Echoes of Elgin Marbles
Tim Schadla-Hall (Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê Institute of Archaeology) comments on the Turkish Government's request for the UK to return the head of an ancient marble statue taken more than a century ago.
How to get more with less in the police
A study led by Dr Kate Bowers (Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê Security and Crime Science) shows that targeted policing of crime hotspots can lead to a 'diffusion of benefits' for nearby neighbourhoods.
Police Review (£),Weight Watchers 'three times better than a GP's advice'
Professor Nick Finer (Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê Division of Medicine) comments on a study into the effectiveness of points-based slimming programmes.