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Category: Oxford
In the op-ed pages of The Washington Post today, Elliot Gerson--the American Secretary of the Rhodes Trust--takes a bold stand.
Posted on: November 21, 2009 12:05 PM, by Nick Anthis • 9 Comments •
Category: animal rights
The public face of Oxford's animal rights movement winds up in prison, where he belongs.
Posted on: February 13, 2009 1:07 PM, by Nick Anthis • 11 Comments •
Category: academia
Last fall, most of the Oxford Biochemistry Department moved into a fancy-schmancy new building (imaginatively named "New Biochemistry"). A few of us stayed behind (have you ever tried to move a 6-magnet NMR facility?), and--to be totally honest--I can't say...
Posted on: February 10, 2009 1:22 PM, by Nick Anthis • 8 Comments •
Category: science policy
Paul Drayson came across as out of touch and blinded by fanatical entrepreneurialism.
Posted on: January 26, 2009 1:46 PM, by Nick Anthis • 7 Comments •
Category: internet
Jonathan Zittrain on The Colbert Report
Posted on: June 18, 2008 5:23 PM, by Nick Anthis • 4 Comments •
Category: philosophy of science
Is there a certain suite of legislation that needs to be passed now in order to provide a greater assurance of scientific good in the near future?
Posted on: May 14, 2008 7:20 PM, by Nick Anthis • 2 Comments •
Category: Pro-Test
The pro-animal research organization Pro-Test held its third major march today to support animal research and to oppose animal rights extremism
Posted on: February 9, 2008 6:16 PM, by Nick Anthis • 25 Comments •
Category: Pro-Test
Stand up against animal rights extremism and join Pro-Test in support of animal research in Oxford on 9 February.
Posted on: February 4, 2008 5:59 PM, by Nick Anthis • 1 Comments •
Category: Election 2008
Americans living abroad can vote for their own delegation to the 2008 Democratic Convention.
Posted on: January 28, 2008 4:53 PM, by Nick Anthis • 0 Comments •
Category: Life of Nick
A tiny modification can make a big difference in proteins involved in cell adhesion and migration.
Posted on: December 31, 2007 3:30 PM, by Nick Anthis • 0 Comments •
Category: academia
Too many bureaucrats and businessmen.
Posted on: October 13, 2007 2:40 PM, by Nick Anthis • 0 Comments •
Category: Oxford
can a two-and-a-half-ton roof go missing for five days without arousing any suspicion.
Posted on: September 10, 2007 1:02 PM, by Nick Anthis • 8 Comments •
Category: Life of Nick
Awesomeness
Posted on: August 27, 2007 8:32 PM, by Nick Anthis • 5 Comments •
Category: blogosphere
...for now, at least.
Posted on: August 12, 2007 12:28 PM, by Nick Anthis • 1 Comments •
Category: events
This Wednesday at noon.
Posted on: August 6, 2007 11:37 AM, by Nick Anthis • 1 Comments •
Category: Oxford
Oxford turns Facebook into Stalkerbook
Posted on: July 17, 2007 7:15 PM, by Nick Anthis • 4 Comments •
Category: Oxford
A couple of current American Rhodes Scholars ruffled a few feathers today after writing an unabashedly critical account of their Oxford experiences for their undergraduate alma mater's paper, The Harvard Crimson. Melissa Dell and Swati Mylavarapu write: Take it from...
Posted on: February 26, 2007 7:45 PM, by Nick Anthis • 9 Comments •
Category: Life of Nick
After enduring what was surely the longest transfer viva in the history of man (two and a half hours), I am now an official Oxford D.Phil. student.
Posted on: August 20, 2006 12:22 PM, by Nick Anthis • 15 Comments • 1 TrackBacks
Category: Pro-Test
In the ongoing struggle against animal rights extremism, Oxford's pro-research organization Pro-Test held a public meeting in May at which people expressed support for animal research from a wide variety of perspectives.
Posted on: July 19, 2006 7:45 AM, by Nick Anthis • 2 Comments •
Category: Pro-Test
I've been following Oxford's pro-research organization Pro-Test since its inception, and a few weeks ago I wrote a post describing its second large march through the streets of Oxford. Pro-Test has received quite a bit of well-deserved press in general,...
Posted on: July 2, 2006 5:33 PM, by Nick Anthis • 1 Comments •
Category: animal rights
Since I've been writing quite a bit lately about Pro-Test and the response of Oxford scientists to animal rights extremism, it's important to understand why the current movement is significant, in light of what scientists in Oxford have been facing over the last few years. This post, which takes the reader into the heart of an animal rights protest, attempts to do just that. I think it's also interesting because it offers a unique explanation of the forces motivating the animal rights activists in Oxford.
Posted on: June 14, 2006 10:35 AM, by Nick Anthis • 1 Comments •
Category: science education
When an Oxford professor blamed a lack of general knowledge in the graduate community on its makeup of "unexceptional students", I challenged him on whether the real cause was a degree structure that causes the overspecialization of Oxford students.
Posted on: June 13, 2006 9:21 PM, by Nick Anthis • 6 Comments •
Category: events
This is a plug for an event that the Oxford University Biochemical Society is putting together. This Monday, June 12th, at 4:00 pm the Oxford University Biochemical Society will be hosting a talk by Nobel Laureate Robert Huber in the...
Posted on: June 10, 2006 10:04 PM, by Nick Anthis • 2 Comments •
Category: Pro-Test
Supporters of animal research in Oxford have been silenced for years by the intimidation and fear tactics of animal rights extremists. But, that has all changed in a matter of months, as the pro-research organization Pro-Test took its message to the streets for a second time, on June 3rd. Originally sparked by the Pro-Test's first march in February of this year, this movement has since ignited into a wildfire of support, reaching the highest levels of the UK government, including Prime Minister Tony Blair. What really matters, though, is that this is a grassroots movement that draws on the efforts of ordinary students and citizens, both scientists and non-scientists alike, to give a voice to those who have been quiet for so long.
Posted on: June 9, 2006 12:00 PM, by Nick Anthis • 1 Comments •
