Just as science has advanced tremendously over the last decade, so has our understanding of how we need to collaborate to advance innovation at the pace that patients demand and deserve.

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And students looking for places on sought-after courses such as medicine and veterinary science see advanced maths as a way to stand out.

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This creates demand for research infrastructure as professors and advanced science students require computing resources for research projects.

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Advanced science instruments aboard future spacecraft, such as the proposed European Plato mission, could find many more Earth-mass planets orbiting Sun-like stars.

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This may surprise many Americans, as our Nation is falling behind other countries in terms of awarding advanced science and engineering degrees.

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People without advanced science degrees and degrees in fields other than atmospheric science serve as lead authors for IPCC.

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The researchers cite conflict resolution and discussion as the main uses for their device, but woe to the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology commencement speaker this year.

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The science of the psychology of how people behave, as witnesses, as police officers, as defendants has advanced significantly.

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Who would have thought that advanced machinery and electronics such as GPS navigation tools, which only a decade ago would have seemed completely science fictional, would now be a part of our everyday lives?

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