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Bill Gates visits Imperial to discuss research with a global impact Ten leading scientists talked to Bill Gates about their research - %0A " By Lucy Goodchild Friday 15 May 2009 The philanthropist an

Swine flu: early findings about pandemic potential reported in new study Researchers assess emerging pandemic using data until end of April 2009 %0A " Imperial College London News Release For immedia

PA 110/09 Around 175,000 young people across the UK care for parents, siblings or other relatives who are sick, disabled or in need of support or supervision. These young people, under the age of 18, often assume a level of caring responsibility usually expected of adults.

PA 109/09 How does a satellite transmit signals directly to your car? Why do some substances explode? What can artefacts from thousands of years ago tell us about human development? Why is maths essen

(Note to Editors: Digital images are available through media officers. The UCLA Department of Ethnomusicology offers a series of events for the public's enjoyment throughout the year.

The University of Birmingham is launching a new way of telling Brummies about its research on the city.

10 March 2009 Research suggests elimination of rabies is a realistic goal Vaccination of the world´s domestic dog population could lead to the elimination of rabies, according to new research carried out at the University of Sheffield.

The University of Birmingham's annual 'Issues in Criminal Justice' lecture series begins on Wednesday 4 March with a speech from the Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales, the Rt Hon Lord Igor Judge.

PA 53/09 It is common knowledge that in rich societies the poor have shorter lives and suffer more from almost every social problem. Likewise, large inequalities of income are often regarded as divisive and corrosive. In a groundbreaking book, based on 30 years' research, Richard Wilkinson, Emeritus Professor at The University of Nottingham together with co-author Kate Pickett from the University of York, go an important stage beyond either of these ideas to demonstrate that more unequal societies are bad for almost everyone within them — the well-off as well as the poor.

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Issues related to race and home ownership will be examined at the "Race and Real Estate" conference scheduled for Thursday through Saturday, March 5-7, in various locations on campus.

A University of Birmingham research student, Beatrice Duncan has been appointed by the United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) to review the Beijing Platform for Action adopted at the United Nations Fourth World Conference on Women.

Village bird study highlights loss of wildlife knowledge from one generation to the next Research shows how 'generational amnesia' is threatening conservation in the UK %0A " Imperial College London

BERKELEY — The decline of amphibian populations worldwide has been documented primarily in frogs, but salamander populations also appear to have plummeted, according to a new study by University of California, Berkeley, biologists. The terrestrial salamander Pseudoeurycea goebeli , one of the commonest 40 years ago on the cloud forest slopes of the Tajumulco volcano, has now disappeared.

New networking group aims to eliminate discrimination based on sexual orientation Imperial 600 launched to promote good practice and network with lesbian, gay and bisexual staff - %0A " Tuesday 27 Ja