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| Mums in Science |
| This site has been designed as a portal for busy mums who work or have worked in science. Too many women leave science due to the constraints of motherhood. Some struggle, and work part time, at the expense of advancing their career. Others change their career to fit in with their children, whilst working within some area of science.. |
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| Health Benefits of Chocolate from Choconet |
| 2008-09-20 04:00:00 |
How can chocolate benefit your health? Chocolate is, and has consistently been one of the most popular treats in the world over the past last few hundred years. The myth that surrounds chocolate is that if it tastes that good, then it must be bad for your health.......
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| Preventing children from viewing unsafe content |
| 2008-09-16 04:00:00 |
The computer has opened the doors to the many types of things which can be done either online or offline. As such, there may be no specific way for parents to know
what their children are doing online. Today, websites amount to the thousands of millions on the Internet, so it’s obvious, preventing children from viewing all sorts of stuffs can be very difficult.......
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| Incredible Festive Break Ideas from only £125pp |
| 2008-09-13 12:47:54 |
This week, we have a fantastic selection of festive breaks across the UK from as little as £125pp, from Christmas in Warwick to New Year in the Highlands we have something for everyone! With just over 100 shopping days to Christmas, now is the time to start planning......
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| Special offer for T cell and cytokine meetings |
| 2008-09-12 03:00:00 |
If you register for EuroSciCon's “Identifying T Cell Subset Phenotype and Function in Parasite Infections” meeting you will get 50% off the fee for registration to the partner event “Efficient Cytokine Detection: The Way Forward” which will be held on 3rd July 2009.......
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| Still time for a BBQ |
| 2008-09-10 06:00:00 |
My mum's a scientist BBQ Apron - Fun items for the children and pets of those hard working scientific mothers - International Delivery......
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| Quantitative real-time PCR workshop |
| 2008-09-10 05:20:34 |
This is a 2-day ‘hands-on’ workshop to teach the principles of qPCR, focusing on the practical steps required to design, set-up, validate and analyse real-time qPCR assays.......
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| Environmental impact of nanoparticles under scrutiny |
| 2008-09-08 08:02:38 |
The nanotechnology industry is rapidly growing, however, at present there is growing concern over the safety of nanomaterials with respect to occupational, consumer and environmental exposures. This event will therefore present an ideal opportunity for eminent scientists to interact and discuss the latest developments in this controversial field.......
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| Applied Clinical Trials - FREE SUBSCRIPTION |
| 2008-09-05 07:00:00 |
Applied Clinical Trials provides a forum where pharmaceutical product developers can communicate with the medical researchers who test their new products.......
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| Top Stress Management Techniques for Stress Relief |
| 2008-08-20 04:00:00 |
Stress influences our life and health quite significantly. Stress can be defined as any psychological or emotional condition that leads to an overall imbalance of the system. The effect of stress can be profound. It may cause several complications ranging from simple headaches to severe heart attack.......
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| Green and Socially Responsible Investment |
| 2008-08-19 02:00:00 |
Are you a scientist who wants to favour or avoid certain companies' activities? Our 'green and ethical investment' specialist works at our City of London office, astone's throw from the Bank of England, near St Paul's cathedral.......
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| 10 Tips for Road Travel with Babies |
| 2008-08-16 04:16:00 |
Babies have many needs, and unfortunately the only way they express it is either by smiles or tears. For many of you who like to take long road trips with the baby, tears are the last thing you want. Given following are some tips to plan your travel more efficiently and make your road trip fun and hassle free.......
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| Book before August 20th for flow cytometry meeting |
| 2008-07-23 12:17:18 |
The early registration deadline for our 'Recent advances in Flow Cytometric techniques and instrumentation’ meeting is August 20th. This meeting which is being held on November 14th has an impressive line-up of speakers who will discuss a wide range of applications and new deveopments within the field of flow cytometry. Imaging flow cytometry, Flow Cytometric Use of Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer (FRET), dielectrophoresis cytometry and automation will be among the topics.......
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| Is the embryo sacrosanct? Multifaith perspectives |
| 2008-07-18 03:00:00 |
This conference organised by the Progress Educational Trust will focus on the impact of new fertility legislation on individuals of different faiths, and will examine and contrast the attitudes of different faiths towards assisted reproduction.......
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| Human autoimmune disease: learning from models |
| 2008-07-11 03:00:00 |
Scientists have long used models of human autoimmune diseases for their research. Animal models are a very important and often essential element. To hear about the latest findings come along to this meeting.on Friday June 19 2009 at The BioPark Hertfordshire. It will be Chaired by Dr. Richard Williams, Imperial College London, UK......
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| Cool Science Toys For Kids |
| 2008-07-09 14:22:00 |
A web site that is perfect for children of all ages can be found at www.educationaltoysplanet.com/science.html. As every mum knows everyday is filled with new adventures. Why shouldn’t those adventures include learning? Science toys, games, and science kits make learning exciting. This site provides cool science toys games and kits to enable your litlle ones to explore and discover the world around them, learning about the Earth and geography in ways to keep them engaged.
We all know that toys that teach the fundamentals of science, chemistry, biology, and the human body provide a firm foundation for children to expand their knowledge and interest in areas that will positively enhance their future.
The electronic science toys for kids, games, and kits found on this site are cool for kids and will keep you little one intrigued as they build valuable skills and have fun doing it! Check it out at
www.educationaltoysplanet.com/science.html......
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| New book for mums in science |
| 2008-07-09 06:00:00 |
An excellent book called 'Motherhood: The elephant in the laboratory' is published this month. It contains essays from 34 female scientists in the US who combined their careers with motherhood......
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| T cell meeting report published |
| 2008-07-07 05:47:00 |
EuroSciCon are delighted to announce that a report from their 'Analysing the Phenotype & Function of Regulatory T cells' meeting has been published in Immunology News......
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| Real time RT-PCR for the diagnosis of foot and mouth disease |
| 2008-07-04 03:00:00 |
Scott Reid PhD (Institute for Animal Health, UK) will describe the practical steps taken to use real-time RT-PCR (rRT-PCR) as a front-line laboratory diagnostic tool for foot and mouth disease at EuroSciCon's 'PCR Perfection: Insider Tricks' meeting.......
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| Book before July 20th for PCR meeting |
| 2008-06-24 07:14:00 |
The deadline for early (reduced fee) registration for EuroSciCon's 'PCR Perfection: Insider tricks' meeting is July 20th. This meeting is being held on October 3rd at The BioPark, Hertfordshire.......
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| Ever considered a career in scientific sales??? |
| 2008-06-20 05:00:00 |
Kinetica is a forward thinking, proactive, specialist recruitment consultancy focusing on sales, marketing and service positions within the Scientific and Medical industries. Kinetica is proud to have designed a free one day workshop specifically to assess potential new recruits and help them succeed at interview.......
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| Networking events for women from the UKRC |
| 2008-06-18 06:46:03 |
The UKRC is holding the first of a series of themed networking events designed to support networks that exist to help women in SET. The first event will feature a talk and discussion around sustainability and funding from a voluntary sector perspective......
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| Returning to science after a career break? |
| 2008-06-11 07:26:00 |
EuroSciCon are holding a meeting on 7th November 2008 forwomen who have taken a career break and wish to return to science. The deadline for early registration is July 20th 2008 but there are five places available for only £99 each on a first-come-first-served basis.......
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| New BBC series requires full-time working mothers |
| 2008-06-04 07:00:00 |
BBC Television is making a major three-part series called WOMEN about contemporary women's lives. It will look at the impact of feminism on contemporary family life. Assistant Producer Becky Lomax is looking for full-time working mothers to contribute.......
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| Science Director Vacancy at the Dr Hadwen Trust |
| 2008-06-03 06:25:00 |
The Dr. Hadwen Trust for Humane Research is the UK's leading medical research charity funding exclusively non-animal techniques to replace animal experiments, benefiting humans and animals. It is now advertising for a Science Director, as the current post holder will be retiring at the end of the year.......
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