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Regrettapalooza

Posted on 27 April 2013 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Mr E Man and I got to talking last night about bands and artists we really wish we could have seen in concert. After I started my list with the Beatles, we decided that this could go on all night and therefore limited the game to bands that have existed within our lifetime, and which we could therefore have feasibly seen if we’d had the means Continue reading →

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PLAYOFFS, BABY!

Posted on 27 April 2013 by Cath@VWXYNot?

There are just two days of regular season hockey left, and you know what that means – PLAYOFF POOL!

If you’re already in this year’s regular season pool, you should have already received an email from the CBC; if not (because you don’t need to have been in the regular season pool to be in the playoff pool!), you can sign up Continue reading →

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Index

Posted on 27 April 2013 by Henry Gee

The book is written, the proofs have been corrected, the date is set. Yes, The Accidental Species: Misunderstandings of Human Evolution will be out in October, and you can, if you wish, pre-order it. But first, I have to do one, last, tiny thing. Very quick, you know, shouldn’t take a minute – and that’s to compile an index.

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The March of the Beekeepers

Posted on 26 April 2013 by Philip Strange

In Parliament Square in London today a diverse group of beekeepers and environmentalists are gathering; some will be wearing beekeeping suits, some will be dressed as bees, some will be carrying fruit or vegetables and you may even spot Winnie-the-Pooh with his “hunny”.  This is the March of the Beekeepers, organised by a broad range of environment Continue reading →

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Gerald Elliott 1931-2013

Posted on 26 April 2013 by Austin

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MDPI – another OA publisher

Posted on 25 April 2013 by Frank Norman

I recently was alerted to the existence of an Open Access (OA) publisher that I had not heard of before:  MDPI. Their name stands for “Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute” and they are based in Switzerland. They publish more than 70 journals  and all journals are members of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). They sta Continue reading →

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Changing the Departmental Mind-set

Posted on 25 April 2013 by Athene Donald

Another bumper batch of Athena Swan awards have just been announced: ever more universities and departments are participating. With the hint of financial consequences looming from RCUK funders for those STEM departments that don’t demonstrate commitment to improving the climate for women (indeed, regarding diversity in general) to add to Dame Sally Continue reading →

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Book reviews: down memoir lane

Posted on 25 April 2013 by Cath@VWXYNot?

I don’t usually read many non-fiction books, but I happened to read three in a row over the last few months. Funny how that happens…

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The first was Glass Castle: a Memoir, by Jeannette Walls. I actually bought this book by accident; when I spotted it at a fundraising book sale at work I thought “ooh, thi Continue reading →

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Libel Reform – smells like victory

Posted on 24 April 2013 by Stephen

For those few resilient readers who have weathered the year-long storm of open access posts at Reciprocal Space and still look in here occasionally for reports of the libel reform campaign, there is good news.

Libel Reform Campaign logo

Within days I should be able to remove the Libel Reform Campaign button from my web-site because late yesterday afternoon the Defamation Bi Continue reading →

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Early detection is key

Posted on 23 April 2013 by Cath@VWXYNot?

I know size isn’t everything, but this is still very clever

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(pencil for scale)

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