Archive for December 14th, 2009
Nominations for the The Royal Society Michael Faraday Prize – OPEN
Nominations for the Royal Society Michael Faraday Prize 2010 are now open. The deadline for nominations is 25 January 2010.
The Royal Society Michael Faraday Prize is the United Kingdom’s premier award for science communication and is awarded annually for excellence in communicating science to UK audiences. The award was established by Council in 1986 and is given [...]
Scotland’s Oldest Book
Scotland’s oldest surviving book – a pocket-size book of Psalms – has gone on display at the University of Edinburgh Main Library.
The magnificent medieval psalter, which has been described as Scotland’s version of the celebrated Books of Kells in Dublin, is being exhibited for the first time in a generation.
The pocket-sized book – dated to the [...]
