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    <description>The latest taggings for science</description>
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      <title>Asociaci&#243;n Cient&#237;fica Latinoamericana</title>
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        <![CDATA[Diego Forero - The Latin American Science Association/Asociación Científica Latinoamericana is an international and multidisciplinary project aimed to the consolidation of academic and scientific networks and collaborations between researchers, professors and students in different Latin American countries.]]>
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      <title>Comments on the China special of the latest issue of Nature</title>
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        <![CDATA[Andrew Sun - !http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v454/n7203/images/cover_nature.jpg! I was totally flattered when I saw the name of my country so deliberately and immensely mentioned in a issue of _Nature_ magazine. As a mainland Chinese my impression of this country is full of scary, I call, dangers,]]>
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      <title>Science and UK government </title>
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        <![CDATA[Branwen Hide - Just thought I would highlight a new group that has just been started on nature networks, "Science Policy UK":http://network.nature.com/group/ukpolicy The aim of the site is to get researchers talking and thinking about issues relating to science policy in the UK.]]>
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      <title>Edublogging at Science Blogging 2008: London</title>
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        <![CDATA[Martin Fenner - The "Science Blogging 2008: London":http://www.nature.com/natureconferences/sciblog2008/index.html conference will highlight the wide variety of science blogging that has evolved in recent years. I haven't seen anybody trying to create formal categories, but I see *research blogging*, *conference blogging*, *watercooler blogging*, *comic strip]]>
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      <title>Breakout Session 5: Science blogs and online forums as teaching tools</title>
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        <![CDATA[Martin Fenner - Martin Fenner, Oliver Obst and Jeff Marlow We will discuss the role that science blogs and online forums are having in teaching science today. In a panel discussion we will look at practical examples and examine their potential as well]]>
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      <title>Workshop - An Introduction to Science Policy</title>
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        <![CDATA[Gillian Pepper - The ‘Introduction to Science Policy’ workshop will give you the chance to find out more about the policy process and the methods by which you can contribute to it. The workshop will also give you the chance to put your]]>
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      <title>Sheryl Crow</title>
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        <![CDATA[Sheryl Crow - ]]>
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      <title>Science, policy and the future</title>
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        <![CDATA[Gillian Pepper - The worlds of science and policy are wildly different. Policy decisions are broad ranging and must balance the best available evidence with prevailing political pressures. Meanwhile, science is measured, specialist and rigorous. Despite these differences evidence from scientists along with]]>
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      <title>Why it is still important to talk about the RAE/REF</title>
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        <![CDATA[Branwen Hide - At the beginning of the year, the academic world was abuzz with discussion about the assessment of academic excellence and the new REF. For years academic researchers had felt that they were not heard by the powers that be, but]]>
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      <title>Science is not like sausages</title>
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        <![CDATA[Raf Aerts - In a recent article published in Trends in Ecology & Evolution, "The roles, reasons and restrictions of science blogs":http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tree.2008.05.004, Prof. Wilkins calls upon scientists to enter the 'blogosphere' because '_unlike laws and sausages, the public should see science during its]]>
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