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University to scrap first class degrees to combat award inflationÌý
ÂÒÂ×Ðã is moving towards an American-style grade point average system to ensure students' qualifications are internationally recognised and to avoid award inflation.
Stem-Cell Clinical Trials Move Debate Beyond Labs
Professor Pete Coffey (ÂÒÂ×Ðã Institute of Ophthalmology), in collaboration with Pfizer, is awaiting regulatory permission to begin an embryonic stem cell trial to treat age-related macular degeneration.
New planning rules 'will mean more rural roads'
More roads will have to be built in rural areas because of controversial new planning rules, according to ÂÒÂ×Ðã Centre for Transport Studies visiting professor David Metz.
London gains in university league tables
ÂÒÂ×Ðã and Imperial are both among the top 20 universities in the world, according to the latest global rankings from The Times Higher Education. Read:
,Ìý,Where will we live in the future?
Professor Colin Fournier (ÂÒÂ×Ðã Bartlett School of Architecture) believes the value of high-rise should be re-assessed in a future where the expansive, car-dominated suburban developments of the postwar era are endangered by a more low-carbon world. Read:
Legal advisers must not alter opinions to suit politicians
Professor Philippe Sands (ÂÒÂ×Ðã Laws) says lawyers bear some responsibility for enabling torture, rendition and the war in Iraq - and must in future be brought to account.
The measure of beauty
Professor Semir Zeki (ÂÒÂ×ÐãÌýCell and Developmental Biology) explores the relationship between brain activity, aesthetic appreciation and artistic creativity. Read:
Careering out of control
Dr Jennifer Rohn (ÂÒÂ×Ðã MRC Laboratory for Molecular Cell Biology) highlights the importance of science to the UK economy and warns the government about challenges faced by early career researchers. Read:
, More info:Why Einstein might have been wrong after all
Professor John Butterworth (ÂÒÂ×Ðã Physics and Astronomy) considers the possibility that Einstein's rule on the speed of light may need revising.
Two space missions set to go ahead with UK involvement
Professor Mark Cropper (ÂÒÂ×Ðã Mullard Space Science Laboratory) is one of several ÂÒÂ×Ðã scientists involved in two missions that have been given the go-ahead by ESA. Read:
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