Today’s physics news: Wednesday, 10 March

A Hippocratic oath for scientists
Jim Grozier, Organiser of Brighton Café Scientifique, in a letter to the Guardian about a scientific Hippocratic oath.

The Guardian 
 
Scottish Tory proposals aim for less state control of education
Scotland’s Education Secretary last night gave a guarded welcome to Conservative proposals for new schools funded by the taxpayer but run by independent charities or trusts.
 
The Times 
 
UN to review errors made by Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
The United Nations is to announce an independent review of errors made by its climate change advisory body in an attempt to restore its credibility

The Times  

LHC to shut down for a year to address safety concerns
The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) must close at the end of 2011 for up to a year to address design and safety issues, according to an LHC director.
 
BBC News
The Telegraph