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Quentin Cooper reports on developments across the sciences. Each week scientists describe their work, conveying the excitement they feel for their research projects. In the last of these special pr...ogrammes Material world is in the chemistry department of the University of York in front of an audience of chemistry students attending an Open University summer school. Quentin Cooper chairs a discussion about the future of chemistry in the UK. In the last decade around 30 universities have ceased offering degrees in the subject. Why is it that many students are no longer attracted to it?
Quentin Cooper reports on developments across the sciences. Each week scientists describe their work, conveying the excitement they feel for their research projects. In the last of these special pr...ogrammes Material world is in the chemistry department of the University of York in front of an audience of chemistry students attending an Open University summer school. Quentin Cooper chairs a discussion about the future of chemistry in the UK. In the last decade around 30 universities have ceased offering degrees in the subject. Why is it that many students are no longer attracted to it?
| Series: | Material World |
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| First transmission date: | 2006-08-17 |
| Original broadcast channel: | BBC Radio 3 |
| Published: | 2006 |
| Rights Statement: | Rights owned or controlled by The Open University |
| Restrictions on use: | This material can be used in accordance with The Open University conditions of use. A link to the conditions can be found at the bottom of all OU Digital Archive web pages. |
| Duration: | 00:27:44 |
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| Producer: | Colin Grant |
| Contributors: | James Clark; Quentin Cooper; Lesley Smart |
| Publisher: | BBC Open University |
| Subject terms: | Universities and colleges--Teaching; University of York; Science--Experiments |
| Production number: | AUDA144B |
| Available to public: | no |
