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How to weigh a star

Mathematical Sciences academics Dr Wynn Ho and Professor Nils Andersson have developed a new method for measuring the mass of pulsars - highly-magnetised, rotating neutron stars, formed from the remains of massive stars after they explode into supernovae. Continue reading →

How ‘researchers’ replaced teachers

In a recent article for the Times Higher Education, Bruce Macfarlane, Professor of Higher Education, argues that the self-identity of university academics has shifted profoundly since the mid 1960s, and with it, the interests of researchers into higher education. Continue reading →

Superidentity causing a Big Bang

Dr Sarah Stevenage, Associate Dean for Education & Student Experience (Strategy & Innovation), is part of a team bringing the concept of Superidentity to thousands of children at The Big Bang Fair 2015. Continue reading →

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