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Author Archives: Austin
Some family business
Readers of this blog will know that I am not the only scientist in the Elliott family, nor the best one. My father Gerald, who pops up occasionally on this blog in the comments, or even from my mentioning him … Continue reading
Posted in History, The Life Scientific, Uncategorized
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Board of the Kings
In which I take stock, and decide to move on… The world is changing: I feel it in the water, I feel it in the earth, and I smell it in the air. …Though that last smell could be me, … Continue reading
Posted in Chess, Getting old, Uncategorized, Universities
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No surprises likely on UK University fees
To the surprise of pretty much nobody, either in the University or outside, my University has become the latest to announce that undergraduate tuition fees will rise to the full £ 9000 a year from 2012. [Formal announcement from the … Continue reading
Posted in News, Science policy, Uncategorized, Universities
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A cross-plug – but in a good cause
The latest issue of Physiology News, which I edit, is now up online. I wouldn’t usually plug it so blatantly – I would simply plug it marginally more sneakily, of course – but this issue contains two articles that may … Continue reading
Posted in History, Medicine, News, Uncategorized
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Checking homeopathy – fat chance
In which I get distracted. And even more geeky. (You’ll see why – keep reading.) I am SO, SO BORED with homeopathy. Really. I would rather write about anything, practically. Like chess. Or films (movies to our US based readers). … Continue reading
Posted in Annoyances, Chess, Nerdishness, Pseudoscience
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More peer review. Zzzzzz.
In which, late as ever, I remember to say something about peer review. There has been a bit of a flurry of commenting about peer review around OT just recently, with both RPG and Girl, Interrupting weighing in. The general … Continue reading
Posted in History, Peer review, Pseudoscience, Science policy, The Life Scientific
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