Co-operation between Ancient History and English

Co-Operation between the Churches and Medicine

A factual account of some of the forms of co-operation between ministers of religion and doctors may well be helpful. Even though the information given is by no means complete, it may surprise many readers to discover how much is going on in this direction. But they need not feel that there are no gaps left to be filled. The Churches' Council of Healing is perhaps the body with most widespread ...

Ancient DNA and human history.

We review studies of genomic data obtained by sequencing hominin fossils with particular emphasis on the unique information that ancient DNA (aDNA) can provide about the demographic history of humans and our closest relatives. We concentrate on nuclear genomic sequences that have been published in the past few years. In many cases, particularly in the Arctic, the Americas, and Europe, aDNA has ...

Technology-enriched Schools: Co-operation between Teachers and Researchers

Technology-enriched schools offer unique opportunities for research into the use of information technology in education. As in every applied educational research project, some concerns should be carefully considered. One of them is teacher involvement. Another issue of concern is finding a proper balance between development and controlled research. In the Dutch Technology-Enriched School projec...

Universities and industry: marriage or co-operation between independent partners?

Michael Gibbons, the present secretary-general of the Association of Commonwealth Universities, published in Nature 402 (2 December 1999) an article on ‘Science’s new social contract with society’. Gibbons argues that “the old image of science working autonomously will no longer suffice”: the clear demarcation lines between university science and industrial science are disappearing. According t...

Co-operation between physician and psychiatrist in psycho-somatic medicine.