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Each term I feature a different Kent award winner in the Research Services newsletter, looking at their research and discussing their career path and funding track record. I thought it would be worth adding these to the Blog. In February I featured Prof Adrian Podoleanu; today the spotlight falls on Dr Natalia Sobrevilla Perea, Reader in Hispanic Studies in the School of European Culture and

First output from NERC/M&S Collaboration: 'Chocky McChockface' Following the exciting news of the NERC/M&S link up, the CEO of M&S, Steve 'Cod' Rowe announced plans to 'learn from the best in engaging with our customers'. As a result they have decided to follow NERC's lead and hold a competition to rename all their foodstuffs. 'What could possibly go wrong?' asked Rowe. The first tranche of

A NERC scientist chats happily to an M&S worker. Possibly It was announced yesterday that NERC and Marks and Spencer would share data. Now read on. The check out of Marks and Spencer’s. A woman is at the check out with a Per Una top and a plastic box of chocolate bites. Check out Assistant: That will be £53.99, please. Can I interest you in our store card? Customer (fumbling for her

Philosopher-politician Richard Haldane It was a very odd experience to read about the higher education green paper as I sat on a train rattling past Romford and Chelmsford. I was on my way to the first Eastern Academic Research Consortium conference at the University of Essex, and I was receiving emails and tweets about the approaching tsunami. “If all its measures are enacted as planned,”