Research areas that win science prizes ‘see 40 per cent growth’

Extra ‘star’ scientists flock to prize-winning topics in five to 10 years after award, study suggests

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October 5, 2021
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October 5, 2021
Simon Baker
Tenbury Show, Tenbury Wells, Worcestershire, UK - 3rd August 2013 Silver trophies ready to be given to the cattle being judged in the ring at the annual Tenbury agricultural show.
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