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  A new economy for knowledge

  Research in a vacuum is of no benefit to anyone. That's why we are changing the rules on funding, writes Philip Esler

  • Grants favour 'useful' research projects

• Why teenagers get right up your nose

  As the 21st century arrives, two distinguished psychiatrists offer written proof that most teenagers pick their noses, writes Marc Abrahams

  • More improbable research

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• Is your breakfast a sad and soggy affair?

  Aug 12 2008:

  Many people wonder why their breakfast cereal becomes soggy. Thanks to a study published in 1994, the answer can be read over morning coffee, writes Marc Abrahams

• A question of everything

  Aug 7 2008:

  Experiments at Cern's new giant particle accelerator remind us just how far science has come in recent years, says Tim Radford

• NHS hospitals to forge £2bn research link-up with university

  Aug 7 2008:

  Business venture called UCL Partners plans to create largest biomedical research organisation in Europe

• It's not just crickets toads are waving at

  Aug 5 2008:

  A new study investigates the toe waving habits of cannibalistic cane toads, Marc Abrahams reports

• UK is second in the world at research

  Jul 31 2008:

  UK scientists publish more research than any other country in the world except the United States

• Every little helps

  Jul 29 2008:

  Clare Watkinson, from the MRC Epidemiology Unity at Cambridge University, was a runner-up in the annual Max Perutz science writing competition with her paper on promoting physical activity for health

• The cold that 'never goes away'

  Jul 29 2008:

  Sophie Farooque from Guy's hospital, London was a runner-up in the annual Max Perutz science writing competition with her paper on understanding aspirin-sensitive respiratory disease

• How the brain is wired for pain

  Jul 29 2008:

  Michael Lee's winning entry for the competition that gives PhD students funded by the MRC the chance to explain the relevance of their research

• Do you know a snore when you hear one?

  Jul 29 2008:

  A new breakthrough in research at Stellenbosch University uses audio recordings to generate a 'snoring index', finds Marc Abrahams

• A Google map for your library

  Jul 23 2008:

  When it comes to indexing you can't beat the human touch, but search engines are starting to have power over the knowledge we receive, says John Sutherland

• Going to hell in a maths chart

  Jul 22 2008:

  Marc Abrahams on how the church calculates who's going to be hot and who's not

• All the perfumes of Arabia?

  Jul 22 2008:

  Will western academics be lured to one of the world's richest universities despite its strict conservatism? David Cohen reports

• Overuse of metrics to judge research criticised

  Jul 18 2008:

  The president of the British Academy has warned against the government's plans to judge research using statistical analysis alone saying it risks producing "unintelligent forms of accountability"

• New library journal system will save up to £29m

  Jul 17 2008:

  The English funding council (Hefce) today announced a £10m project to safeguard the UK's research journals and make it easier for academics to get hold of them.

• Corporate tiers of a clown

  Jul 15 2008:

  Ronald McDonald is not just a clown who hawks hamburgers and chips, says Marc Abrahams

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