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Professor Bray appears on A Week in Parliament
Professor Judith Bray was interviewed by Alicia McCarthy on 28 November in the weekly review television programme A Week in Parliament on the BBC Parliament channel. She was asked about…
DNA is shown hardy enough to survive space travel
DNA carries the blueprint of all life, and its survival during space travel is essential if life is to be regarded a cosmic phenomenon. DNA (plasmid DNA) mounted on the…
Publication of the week: Professor Chandra Wickramasinghe
Wickramasinghe, C., The Search for Our Cosmic Ancestry (Singapore: World Scientific, 2014). ISBN: 978-981-4616-97-3 (softcover). The idea that life is a cosmic, rather than a purely terrestrial phenomenon, has progressed…
In the news – 18 November 2014
MI5 fears Islamic State Ebola ‘bomb’ Daily Star, 16 November SPOOKS fear Britain faces a deadly attack from Islamist terrorists infected with Ebola. Read the full article. Professor Glees was…
Grants and awards
Dr Ihsan Lami has been awarded an STSM (Short Term Scientific Mission) Award from the European COST IC1301 Action for two of his DPhil students (Mr AlbuRghaif and Mr AlAbodi)…
Publication of the week: Natalie Pratt
Pratt, N., “Analysing conservation covenants”, Journal of Planning and Environment Law (2014): [2014] 12 JPL 1310-1319 This article considers the recommendation of the Law Commission report of 24 June 2014…
Rosetta may reveal our cosmic ancestry
Professor Chandra Wickramasinghe has been appointed Editor in Chief of the Journal of Astrobiology and Outreach. He has published an open letter asking for contributions to the journal about the…
The country’s first Continuous Improvement in Public Services MSc
The country’s first Continuous Improvement in Public Services MSc is launching at The University of Buckingham following a request by the Institute of Continuous Improvement in Public Service (ICiPS) to…
In the news – 11 November 2014
An article by Professor Glees was published in the Daily Mail on 5 November 2014. Read article: They help our mortal enemies — but couldn’t care less says Professor Anthony…
International Space Station crew return to Earth with marine plankton
A Russian-US-German team of astronauts landed in Kazakhstan after 165 days in space, with their discovery of new forms of life labelled “one of the most important discoveries” in recent…