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Should universities use differential treatment to admit students?

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How does economics combine mathematics and social science? On one hand, we build mathematical models, we conduct statistical analyses, and we run computer simulations,” says Emil. “On People working in economics use a fascinating combination of both technical and soft skills to solve problems. “On

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How can we unravel the complex history of networks?

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Dr Min Xu, a statistician specialising in network analysis at Rutgers University, has developed a probabilistic model that can determine how a network has grown, which not only has applications in epidemiology, but is also useful in social science, genetics and counter-terrorism efforts. What is a network? “A

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Imaging the invisible: how can research software and imaging techniques help scientists study the things we can’t see?

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As a result, a new discipline, known as research computing, has emerged to apply computers, not just software, to research including to help scientists capture images, construct models, which are turned into simulations, and analyse results. Research computing is a sub-discipline of computer science.