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Article: Science fiction attracts students to a greater degree; UNIVERSITY OF GLAMORGAN: Astronomer reckons the spin-off value of films and stories will take would-be scientists into the future.(News)
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- Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales)
- Article date:
- August 21, 2002
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GETTING youngsters interested in science is a serious business.
With a dull, boring image, there has been an annual drop in interest from pupils studying at A-level.
But a university is trying to buck the trend by showing students what can be gained through a science degree in the modern world.
At the University of Glamorgan, the first crop of students to graduate with a BSc in Science and Science Fiction are bravely entering their new world.
Professor Mark Brake believes his students are at the forefront of expressing the significance of ...