Monthly Archives: September 2009

Communicating knowledge report

Research Information Network (RIN) and JISC (Joint Information Systems Committee) have published a new report Communicating knowledge: how and why UK researchers publish and disseminate their findings. The goal of the report was to study how research is communicated and … Read More »

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Communicating science

Communicating scientific research to lay people is a difficult task. There are scientists like Ian Stewart, Simon Singh, Roger Penrose, Richard Dawkins and others who do a great job at it. One needs to shake off all the formalism and … Read More »

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Statistics in demand

The NYT has an interesting article on the importance and demand of statistics in the internet age. The main theme is that although huge amount of complex data is available, there is a pressing need for useful analysis, identifying patterns, … Read More »

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Moving or migrating

Moving can be chaotic and stressful. Migrating to another country is even harder. However moving is not only a part and parcel in certain consultancy jobs but can also be required in academic research jobs. The last few weeks have … Read More »

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