Institute of Physics concerned over low fund allocation for physics research - December 13, 2007
The UK's Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills (DIUS) has launched its science budget for 2008-11, and there has been concern over what is perceived as insufficient funding allocation for physics research. Dr. Robert Kirby-Harris, chief executive of the Institute of Physics (IOP), has expressed concern at the proportion of… Read More
SPARC recognises five student leaders as new SPARC Innovators - December 13, 2007
Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition (SPARC), UK, a leading organisation of European research libraries, has recognised five student leaders as its latest SPARC Innovators. Hailed as Agents of Change, the latest students to join an accomplished group of past SPARC Innovators include: Benjamin Mako Hill,… Read More
Elsevier announces date of European Conference on Sensory and Consumer Research - December 13, 2007
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced that it will hold the Third European Conference on Sensory and Consumer Research on September 7-10, 2008, at the University of Applied Sciences, Hamburg, Germany. Industry experts will be joining together to hear about cutting edge research and innovative ideas… Read More
BMJ Group and Peking University Medical Press sign new licensing agreement - December 13, 2007
Medical publisher BMJ Group, UK, has signed a new four year licensing agreement with the Peking University Medical Press (PUMP) to translate and publish BMJ Clinical Evidence. The first edition will be published in Mandarin later this month. BMJ Clinical Evidence is claimed to be one… Read More
Dowden Health Media launches new journals on quality and performance improvement in Medicine - December 13, 2007
Medical journals publisher Dowden Health Media, US, has launched The Journal of Family Practice Special Edition: Current Clinical Practice and its companion, Current Clinical Practice. The twin publications - one for family practice physicians and one for doctors of internal medicine - present print and online… Read More
Journal report examines future course of tissue engineering field - December 13, 2007
Tissue Engineering, a monthly peer-reviewed journal published by Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., US, has published a report in its December 2007 issue (Volume 13, Number 12) examining the future of tissue engineering. The report, titled 'Strategic Directions in Tissue Engineering' is available Read More
