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How Did the Peacock Get His Tail?
10th September 2002, National Geographic, World News
Feature about the evolution of the peacock's colourful plumage, with reference to the research of Dr Marion Petrie at Newcastle University.
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Bringing the business home
10th September 2002, BBC online, World News
Feature about regional development agency One NorthEast's efforts to attract inward investment from China. Article refers to a Chinese executive who is hoping that his daughter can go to Newcastle University.
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Forget fibre, cold leftovers will keep away cancer
10th September 2002, Daily Telegraph, UK
A breakfast of cold leftovers may be more effective at warding off cancer than high fibre breakfast cereals, genetics expert Professor John Burn of Newcastle University told the British Association science festival yesterday.
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Scientists to focus on cancer work
9th September 2002, Northern Echo, North East
Professors Herbie Newell and John Burn, cancer experts at Newcastle University (School of Clinical and Laboratory Sciences), are two of the speakers at the British Association Fesitval of Science in Leicester.
Tribute to librarian killed at Glencoe
9th September 2002, The Scotsman, UK
Edinburgh University yesterday paid tribute to its head librarian Ian Mowat, who fell to his death while walking in Glencoe. Ian was formerly librarian at this University.
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Internet shakes up banking
9th September 2002, Financial Times, World News
Internet banking is causing the biggest shake-up in the financial services industry since the 17th century, according to research published today by Feng Li, Professor of E-business Development, Newcastle University Business School.
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Hey there Geordie Girl. Fancy a party?
8th September 2002, Mail on Sunday, UK
Feature on Newcastle, which mentions the University.
Dossier fails to sway views on war with Iraq
7th September 2002, The Journal, North East
Following the publication of the Government's dossier of evidence against Iraq, article seeks views on military action. With comment by David George (School of Geography, Politics and Social Policy).
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Student steps in to help labelling company
6th September 2002, Northern Echo, North East
Alison Welsh, who studies sociology and social policy at Newcastle University, has won the title of County Durham's most enterprising student for a market research project to help a labelling company flourish.
No shades of grey in the two-tone world
6th September 2002, THES, UK
Article includes a review of Professor James Tooley's book, 'The Miseducation of Women'.
