News tagged with postgraduate training

Survey highlights trainee teachers' misconceptions about the brain

(PhysOrg.com) -- Many teachers appear to be leaving training college with serious misconceptions about how the brain functions, new research suggests.

Other Sciences / Other

created Sep 03, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0




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Investments in physics technology and education are key to the future success of medicine

Physics is fundamental to many of the technologies used across medicine today, yet it is often forgotten -- and certainly neglected -- that physics has made important contributions to health ever since the birth of medicine ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Apr 17, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Most experienced US spacewalker retires

A NASA astronaut who spent more hours walking in space than any other American and also set a record for the longest spaceflight mission has retired to join the private sector, the US space agency said Monday.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Mar 12, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Pseudosciences are destroying the reputation of Australia's universities

The international credibility of Australia’s universities is being undermined by the increase in the “pseudoscientific” health courses they offer, two academics have written in today’s ...

Other Sciences / Other

created Mar 05, 2012 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 5

University team spurs on land speed record attempt

An attempt to beat a UK land speed record this weekend is being fuelled by the expertise of electrical engineers at the University of Bristol.

Technology / Engineering

created Aug 12, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Office of Naval Research supports exercise at Arctic test range

From collecting data on the environment to testing undersea communications, Ice Exercise 2011 (ICEX 2011), which runs March 15 through April 2, includes several Office of Naval Research (ONR) projects designed ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Apr 01, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Restricted working hours have had little effect in US

Reducing doctors' working hours from over 80 a week does not seem to have adversely affected patient safety and has had limited impact on postgraduate training in the United States, finds a study published in the British ...

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created Mar 22, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Academic performance of UK doctors and medical students varies by ethnicity

UK trained doctors and medical students from minority ethnic groups tend to underperform academically compared with their white counterparts, finds a study published in the British Medical Journal today.

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created Mar 09, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Planning for a nuclear future

Materials scientists and engineers from six UK universities are joining forces to forecast the life expectancy of nuclear power reactors.

Technology / Engineering

created Feb 17, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Web-based curriculum improves surgical residents' knowledge of health care business

According to a report published in the December issue of the Journal of the American College of Surgeons, surgery residents improved their knowledge of health care business concepts and principles with the use of a Web-ba ...

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created Jan 06, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Sun-gazing spacecraft carries out never-before-tried slewing maneuver

The fastest path between Point A and Point B is a straight line. Not so fast, says a team of scientists and engineers who recently disproved this commonly accepted notion using a NASA satellite that had not ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Dec 23, 2010 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (16) | comments 5 | with audio podcast


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