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Ever wanted to do someone’s job but then
29/09/2004
give it back... HERDA-SW Launches a Job Shadowing Scheme for Knowledge Transfer Practitioners.
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SW universities unite in global TV push
09/09/2004
Cutting-edge research and innovation at higher education institutions across the South West are set to receive international TV exposure thanks to a £160,000 project funded by the South West Regional Development Agency (SWRDA). The scheme will be launched during the British Association Festival of Science in Exeter on Thursday 9 September.
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15 years of talk - why the challenge of childhood obesity has yet to be met
09/09/2004
Obesity is now a global epidemic affecting more people worldwide than malnutrition - it's an epidemic caused by inactivity. Over the last 15 years scientists at the University of Exeter have studied activity levels in over a thousand children. They found that repeated health warnings have had little or no effect. Children today still aren't taking enough exercise to combat obesity.
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