University of Sussex

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Name: University of Sussex
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Native vs non-native plants – what’s really best for wildlife?

We’re often told that native British plants are better for wildlife than cultivated plants introduced from other countries, but have you ever wondered whether anyone told the insects?I work on plant trials at Capel Manor Gardens and last year I was recording ... [Published Which? - 9 hours ago]
First reported 9 hours ago - Updated 9 hours ago - 1 reports

What do we worry about?

If you ask almost anyone whether they worry or not, they will almost certainly say “yes”. But what do they mean by worrying, and what do they worry about? Some people will say they ‘worry’ because it helps them solve problems and deal with issues on a ... [Published Psychology Today - 9 hours ago]
First reported 12 hours ago - Updated 12 hours ago - 1 reports

Rare early recordings by The Clash to be released

Unreleased songs from the first ever recording session by punk pioneers The Clash are to finally see the light of day. The tracks - along with other early studio sessions and unseen footage from shows at the start of their career - will come out this ... [Published The Independent - 12 hours ago]
First reported 17 hours ago - Updated 17 hours ago - 1 reports

Sussex hospital boss backs calls for local food

A hospital boss has said he supports calls to see more local food served to patients.Matthew Kershaw, the chief executive of Brighton and Sussex University Hospital Trust, made the comments after a letter from Brighton and Hove City Council.Following ... [Published Brighton & Hove Argus - 17 hours ago]
First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 1 reports

Why Entrepreneurs Choose Freedom Over Money Entrepreneur

"Show me the freedom" doesn’t have quite the same ring as "Show me the money," but it could be the tagline for a movie about entrepreneurs.Despite reporting more day-to-day stress, lower earnings and more hours worked than people employed by others, research ... [Published Yahoo! Finance - May 20 2013]
First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 1 reports

Alexander Upton

Alex Upton is an editorial intern at Think Africa Press. He graduated from the University of Sussex with an MA in International Security. His interests inlude African security and politics, global health security and conservation. He can be contacted ... [Published Think Africa Press - May 20 2013]
First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 1 reports

Gallery founder Peter McEwan

Mr McEwan at the McEwan Gallery.Peter JM McEwan, of the McEwan Gallery at Ballater, had an intense curiosity for everything from duck-rearing and dog-walking to rally driving and academia.He was born in London in 1924 and was the only child of James and ... [Published Tayside and Fife Courier - May 20 2013]
First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 1 reports

What is researcher wellbeing and how can we manage and nurture it?

Staying a productive, sane and sociable researcher is no mean feat, says Charlotte Morris, but you don't have to go it alone If wellbeing is the state of being relatively healthy, happy and sane, it's no surprise that early career researchers find it ... [Published Guardian.co.uk - May 20 2013]
First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Why Entrepreneurs Choose Freedom Over Money

"Show me the freedom" doesn’t have quite the same ring as "Show me the money," but it could be the tagline for a movie about entrepreneurs.Despite reporting more day-to-day stress, lower earnings and more hours worked than people employed by others, research ... [Published Entrepreneur.com - May 17 2013]
First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Just say no to impact factors

Scientists, funders and journal editors have thrown their weight behind the San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment Campaigners against the use of journal impact factors as a proxy for research excellence received a shot in the arm last night ... [Published Guardian.co.uk - May 17 2013]
First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

Hospital ward rules broken 15 times in East Sussex

An outbreak of norovirus and a surge in patients forced a hospital to make male and female patients share the same ward areas.East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust reported 15 breaches of the rule which says men and women should be segregated into different ... [Published Brighton & Hove Argus - May 16 2013]
First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 1 reports

"A lot of work to do" to fix staff's morale

The head of the busiest hospital trust in Sussex has admitted there is a “good deal of work” to do on staff morale.Matthew Kershaw, chief executive of Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust, made the comments after it emerged just half of ... [Published Brighton & Hove Argus - May 15 2013]

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Mayor of Newhaven, Julie Carr, said "I am delighted and honoured to be able to welcome his excellency to our town and very much hope that this will lead to firm ties of friendship between Newhaven and Vietnam."
...that journal impact factors (which rank journals by the average number of citations their articles receive over a given period) should not be used "as a surrogate measure of the quality of individual research articles, to assess an individual scientist's contribution, or in hiring, promotion or funding decisions."
...is a telling mockery of Mike Campbell and Ben Freeth's "Mugabe and the White African" documentary -- described by Scottish MP Christian Allard as "made for white people to support white people to keep hold of the land in Africa."

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Native vs non-native plants – what’s really bes... [Published Which? - 9 hours ago]
News: What it’s like to be Mayor [Published Latest 7 - 9 hours ago]
What do we worry about? [Published Psychology Today - 9 hours ago]
Rare early recordings by The Clash to be released [Published The Independent - 12 hours ago]
The un-Limited Edition [Published University of Cambridge - 13 hours ago]
Sussex hospital boss backs calls for local food [Published Brighton & Hove Argus - 17 hours ago]
Obituary: Campbell Armstrong, Scottish writer w... [Published The Scotsman - May 21 2013]
Man & the machine [Published Deccan Herald - May 20 2013]
Why Entrepreneurs Choose Freedom Over Money Ent... [Published Yahoo! Finance - May 20 2013]
Alexander Upton [Published Think Africa Press - May 20 2013]
Gallery founder Peter McEwan [Published Tayside and Fife Courier - May 20 2013]
What is researcher wellbeing and how can we man... [Published Guardian.co.uk - May 20 2013]
Mbeki - African of the Year [Published Zecco - May 20 2013]
Nigeria: Mbeki - African of the Year [Published AllAfrica.com - May 20 2013]
Seaside town gets Ho Chi Minh statue [Published BBC - May 19 2013]
Guided tours mask land reform failures [Published Zimbabwe Independent - May 17 2013]
Why Entrepreneurs Choose Freedom Over Money [Published Entrepreneur.com - May 17 2013]
Just say no to impact factors [Published Guardian.co.uk - May 17 2013]
16.05 - King's Russia Institute expands with ne... [Published MyScience - May 17 2013]
Tsvangirai - Small Man in a Big Chair [opinion] [Published Individual.com - May 16 2013]
Hospital ward rules broken 15 times in East Sussex [Published Brighton & Hove Argus - May 16 2013]
Former Sussex student only second woman to be h... [Published Brighton & Hove Argus - May 16 2013]
I'm not homophobic, says Islamic lecturer [Published Brighton & Hove Argus - May 15 2013]
"A lot of work to do" to fix staff's morale [Published Brighton & Hove Argus - May 15 2013]
$50m boost for universities to stimulate UK?s e... [Published Noodls - May 15 2013]
Sorrow at death of student, 20, from Lewes [Published Sussex Express - May 15 2013]
Sussex surgeons operate on wrong limbs and leav... [Published Brighton & Hove Argus - May 14 2013]
VisitBrighton offers sweet solution at The Meet... [Published ITCM - May 14 2013]
Patients diverted as Brighton A&E affected by c... [Published Latest 7 - May 14 2013]
Joe Farman: the ozone layer and the occasionall... [Published Guardian.co.uk - May 14 2013]
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Famine mortality [Published Graphic detail - The Economist - May 13 2013]
A history of global famine deaths EARLIER this month the United Nations estimated that 258,000 people died in the Somalia famine between October 2010 and April 2012. The number of deaths caused widespread shock and the proportion—4.6% of the population—was ...
Following fatal stabbing, Israeli settlers ramp... [Published Mondoweiss - May 01 2013]
Violence / Attacks / Raids / Clashes / Arrests Sunday Israeli settler runs over Palestinian child deliberately AL-KHALIL (PIC) 29 Apr -- An Israeli settler deliberately ran over a Palestinian child on Sunday with her car near the Ibrahimi mosque ...
Why are religion and violence now so closely li... [Published Comment is free | guardian.co.uk - Apr 25 2013]
The settled world order is secular, and fanaticism thrives when people feel alienated and threatened for their beliefs It's a commonplace that wars and religions are closely associated. Since about 1945 there has been an increasing tendency for wars ...
Al Gore "We're Sleepwalking Toward Cliff"---Sci... [Published YID With LID - Apr 17 2013]
Yesterday, Former VP Al Gore was peddling his snake oil in Ireland where he warned: Former US vice-president Al Gore called for action on climate change yesterday, comparing denial of changing weather patterns to “sleepwalking towards the edge of the ...
Reuters Contradicts Its Own Accurate Reporting ... [Published Think Progress - Apr 16 2013]
Reuters Struggles To Find Climate Scientists Who Have Become Less Worried About Climate Change, So They Quote Bjorn Lomborg! Why are so many climatologists now speaking out about global warming? As Lonnie Thompson explained a couple of years ago, ...
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Technology use in the classroom helps autistic ... [Published CisionWire - English - Nov 29 2012]
Los grandes pensadores se centran en la innovac... [Published PR Newswire - Nov 16 2012]
La profesora Mariana Mazzucato se une a The Inn... [Published PR Newswire - Nov 15 2012]
Große Denker setzen in Zeiten wirtschaftlicher ... [Published PR Newswire - Nov 15 2012]
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