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Should universities use differential treatment to admit students?

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How does economics combine mathematics and social science? Rather than explaining economic problems and theories in words, which can lead to vague and confusing conclusions, economists describe economic and social phenomena with mathematical models, representing the problem in a precise and specific language.

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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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Because computational methods originated in the natural sciences, some disciplines, such as chemistry and physics, have lots of research software at their disposal. You will also need to develop your people skills so that you can communicate well. He has worked with both Joanna and Nicole to create art based on their research projects.