Professor Stephen Hawking has filmed a cameo for US sitcom The Big Bang Theory, due to be aired next month.

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Who will win this clash of the physics titans?

Sheldon Cooper, B.S., M.S., M.A., Ph.D., Sc.D.

Stephen Hawking, CH, CBE, FRS, FRSA.

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A £50m package to attract ‘star scientists’ to Wales has been unveiled. BBC News

This is great news. Welsh universities could do with this boost given the recent troubles in science funding and the anxiety over the student fees.

Our universities have the opportunity here to work with the best research groups across the world and strive for excellence.

Carwyn Jones, First Minister

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