By nature.com Communities Team on 15 Sep 2010
After a brief pause, we’re back in the chart room with a first entry for Canada. Eva Amsen has specced out this scientific map of Toronto, a city she recently left for Cambridge (another in our growing empire of mapped cities). Read more
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By nature.com Communities Team on 01 Sep 2010
The sixth map in our series shows the city of Cambridge, one of Europe’s powerhouses of science. At the heart of this small city is one of the world’s oldest and most eminent universities. Indeed, the University of Cambridge can lay claim to more Nobel Prizes than any other institution, with 87 affiliates receiving a prize (74 of them for scientific endeavours). Read more
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By nature.com Communities Team on 27 Aug 2010
Today’s map comes from Jeffrey Lancaster, a graduate student at Columbia University. Read more
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By nature.com Communities Team on 25 Aug 2010
We continue our series of maps with this guide to the scientific highlights of Malta. The Mediterranean islands are not usually regarded as a hotbed of science but, as the map suggests, the archipelago has plenty to offer – from research labs to natural reserves. Read more
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By nature.com Communities Team on 24 Aug 2010
As many of you will have seen, we’re curating a series of Google Maps showing key scientific locations in cities around the world (so far: London, Münster, San Francisco). We’re very keen to add further locations, and are hoping a few of you will relish the idea of putting such a map together for your own city (or region). If so, here’s a recipe for creating your map. Read more
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By nature.com Communities Team on 19 Aug 2010
The latest map in our series tackles one of the true world capitals of science: San Francisco and the surrounding area. With centres such as Stanford, NASA Ames, Berkeley and UCSF few areas on the planet have such a rich concentration of top research facilities. As Jo Scott shows in her map, SF is also home to numerous museums and public spaces for science, as well as the inevitable Nature office. Read more
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By nature.com Communities Team on 17 Aug 2010
The North-West German city of Münster may be relatively small (population 270,000), but it packs an academic punch with eight universities/colleges and 48,500 students (all figures from Wikipedia). Read more
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By Laura Wheeler on 08 Jul 2010
We scientists travel around a fair bit. But all too often, we fail to venture beyond the conference centre or, at best, head straight for the ‘must see’ tourist attractions in the given city. Wouldn’t it be good if there was a guide to scientific culture for all the world’s big science cities? Read more
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