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Today’s physics news: Friday, 23 July 2010

By Lena | Published: July 23, 2010
Science exam too easy, says regulator GCSE science exam sat last summer did not test students adequately, Ofqual reports Guardian Telegraph   Web-crawling computers will soon be calling the shots in science Within a decade, computers will be able to plough through scientific data looking for patterns and connections – then tell scientists what they should [...]
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Today’s physics news: Thursday, 22 July 2010

By Lena | Published: July 22, 2010
Biggest star on record found in neighbouring galaxy Astronomers say colossal star known as R136a1 is more than 265 times more massive than the sun Guardian Astronomer royal Martin Reese Times Telegraph Independent    Graduate tax proposal ‘rejected’ The coalition government will reject the idea of a graduate tax to pay for university fees in [...]
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Today’s physics news: Wednesday, 21 July

By Lena | Published: July 21, 2010
Easy GCSEs ‘a ploy to please parents eager for A grades’ Exam boards are keeping GCSEs at a “meaninglessly easy” level to please middle-class parents and protect their multimillion-pound textbook industry, according Richard Pike, chief executive of the Royal Society of Chemistry Times UK space industry boosted by historic agreement with Russia Britain’s space industry [...]
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Today’s physics news: Tuesday, 20 July

By Lena | Published: July 20, 2010
Sound restored to mission control film shot during Apollo 11 moon landing A British Apollo 11 fan has painstakingly united the mission control footage with audio recorded during the moon landing   Guardian    Calls to remove education from councils in Scotland Scottish head teachers are calling for a radical restructuring of the country’s education [...]
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Today’s physics news: Monday, 19 July

By Lena | Published: July 19, 2010
Gove seeks to pass academies bill through parliament The education secretary, Michael Gove, will today attempt to rush school reform legislation through parliament before the summer recess. Guardian Times BBC Independent University Alliance tells coalition: if you want efficiency, cut the red tape Reform of university employment contracts, pensions and taxation is needed if the [...]
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