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A university which caused an academic outcry when it scrapped pure physics degrees has seen an increased interest in other sciences.


Newcastle University said the number of applications to study chemistry had gone up from 330 last year to 367 this. It stopped offering pure physics last year because of declining interest and lack of research funding.

Newcastle is investing extra money in combined courses like nanotechnology and molecular engineering.

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