RSC welcomes UK watchdog’s exam standards review - May 16, 2011
The UK's Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) has welcomed the news that exam regulator Ofqual will announce an investigation into A-level and GCSE standards. RSC has been for several years at the forefront of calling for greater rigour in exams and assessments. The watchdog, which has… Read More
IEEE publishes amendment to 802.11 Wireless LAN standards - May 16, 2011
Technical professional association IEEE, US, has announced that it has published an amendment - IEEE 802.11v-2011. The amendment defines mechanisms for IEEE 802.11 Wireless LAN(WLAN) devices to support enhanced Wireless Network Management (WNM) and operational troubleshooting capabilities, enable new location and time synchronisation applications, and provide… Read More
BioMed Central launches ‘Systematic Reviews’ journal - May 16, 2011
Open access publisher BioMed Central (BMC) has launched a new journal, called Systematic Reviews, encompassing all aspects of the design, conduct and reporting of systematic reviews. The journal's mission is to publish high quality systematic reviews related to a broad definition of health, rapid reviews, and… Read More
IMarEST unveils marine abstracts database in partnership with BMT Group - May 16, 2011
UK-based IMarEST (Institute of Marine Engineering, Science & Technology) has announced a joint venture with BMT Group Ltd. The joint venture, Marine Technology Abstracts (MTA), is projected as an online, searchable database of bibliographic information and summaries of over 100,000 journal articles, reports, books and conference… Read More
ACP publications bag awards for publishing excellence - May 16, 2011
The American College of Physicians (ACP) has announced that its publications ACP Internist, ACP Hospitalist and ACP InternistWeekly have won awards for excellence in publishing. ACP Internist won a Gold Excel award from the Association Media & Publishing in the Newspapers: Feature Article: More than… Read More
Gary Kearns to lead new EU team at Knovel - May 16, 2011
Engineering resources provider Knovel, US, has announced that it has expanded its sales and business development team to address global growth and product demand. Its new EU-based team is led by IHS veteran Gary Kearns, who joins as Knovel's Business Development Director EMEA. Kearns brings… Read More
