Social Science

Arts and science degrees are different – but both are equally valuable | Robert Woolfson

3 Sep 2010

Arts students get libraries while scientists have labs. But any student willing to engage will get good value for money The Browne review into the funding of higher education has led to a debate on whether a university education provides value for money. In the last three months, there have been two comment pieces by arts students complaining about the "paucity of teaching" within their degrees ...

Science's Policy Clout Diminished, But Oil Risk Looms Large

3 Sep 2010

More people are likely to believe scientific studies claiming that oil drilling is riskier, not safer, than was previously thought, according to a new study of attitudes in California. What's more the findings, which appear in the journal Public Understanding of Science (PUS), published by SAGE, show that scientists' efforts to influence public opinion have a limited effect.Authors Jessica ...

Building language skills through science

3 Sep 2010

El Verano Elementary in Boyes Hot Springs is in the third year of an experimental program that combines hands-on, inquiry-based science with English language development.