London trip evolves for pupils

PUPILS from four city high schools are to represent Scotland at a science conference in London.

Dynamic Earth eyes up share of £250,000

OUR Dynamic Earth is set to share in additional funding of £ 250, 000 announced for Scotland's science centres.

Extra cash to boost children's interest in science

SCIENCE centres will receive a £ 250, 000 boost this year to improve the interest and ability of children in the subject.

Achieving top grades in science subjects more difficult, proves research

(Durham University) Schoolchildren studying science and technology subjects like maths, physics and chemistry find it much harder to achieve the top exam grades than candidates of similar ability studying subjects like media studies and psychology, proves a new report.

Rutgers University professor to receive George Pólya Prize

(Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics) The Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics has recognized Van H. Vu for his work in combinatorial theory. He is being honored for developing fundamental concentration inequalities for random polynomials that are applicable to broader contexts than earlier inequalities. These inequalities have enabled the solution of long-standing problems in projective geometry, convex geometry, extremal graph theory, number theory, and theoretical computer science. This work is one of the most important contributions to probabilistic combinatorics in the past ten years.

US govt to takeover mortgage giants

The US government formally announced today that it was taking control of mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac in an effort to avert the potential for major financial turmoil.

Grim tidings for Gamberini and Grosso

ACF Fiorentina's Alessandro Gamberini and Olympique Lyonnais's Fabio Grosso are expected to miss their sides' opening UEFA Champions League group stage meeting after picking up injuries in Italy's 2-1 win in Cyprus.

Exasperated Crvena Zvezda ditch Zeman

Zdeněk Zeman has been dismissed as coach of FK Crvena Zvezda after just five games in charge following a run of poor results which have seen the Serbian giants bow out of the UEFA Cup and sink to the foot of their league.

Brückner choreographs a waltz in Vienna

Players gave credit to new coach Karel Brückner after Austria's shock 3-1 win against France with captain Andreas Ivanschitz saying: "We played cleverly after taking the lead, something we have not done in the past."

Reid relishing midfield role

Steven Reid put two years of injury misery behind him to remind the Republic of Ireland of just what they had been missing.

Lushes lashes wins Matron Stakes

Lush Lashes, the 9-4 favourite, secured another Group One victory in the Coolmore Fusaichi Pegasus Matron Stakes.

Captain leads by example

British raiders were out of luck in the Prix du Pin at Longchamp, with Andre Fabre’s Captain’s Lover landing the spoils under Stephane Pasquier.

Goldikova hands Head more glory

Freddie Head’s golden season continued apace at Longchamp as Goldikova claimed the scalp of Henrythenavigator in the Prix du Moulin.

New national record for cyclists at Paralympic Games

The Irish cyclists posted two national records in Beijing’s Laoshan Veldrome on the opening day at the 13th Paralympic Games.

Kilkenny break Galway hearts

Kilkenny 3-06 Galway 0-13
Substitute Danny Purcell broke Galway hearts at Croke Park this afternoon as he struck a late haul of 1-01 to inspire Kilkenny to their first All-Ireland minor hurling title since 2003.