AstraZeneca has made a dramatic U-turn on its investments in UK life sciences, announcing it will now proceed with a £300 million outlay in its Cambridge and Macclesfield sites. Last […]

Brexit has resulted in divergence over rules governing refrigerated equipment, says Judith Evans, who offers an overview on the legislation, regulations and compliance requirements to bear in mind. In today’s […]

Curious how space science is always exaggerated. If there’s a meteor shower due, when you might see a fleeting shooting star every five minutes or so, the artwork they provide […]

Recent UCAS data has revealed a growing interest in biochemical and chemical engineering, says the Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE). The number of university applicants with offers for studying the two […]

One of the world’s rarest dock and coastal plants has received a massive conservation boost, thanks to a wholesale reintroduction at its Welsh stronghold.

Two of Sweden’s leading institutions have donated the equivalent of £2.78 million to fund 16 mathematicians for work ranging from improved ice melt forecasting to the physics of the world’s […]

Scientists may be overestimating their assessments of microplastics pollution, with the cause lying literally in their own hands, suggests a new study. University of Michigan (U-M) researchers say they have […]

The Pistoia Alliance is for the first time engaging health patients in its research, in order to aid its new research into the ethical use of social media listening by […]

People with heart failure have 8% more chance of being hospitalised or dying if they also have poor gut health, says a study from the University of Leicester.

Britain’s Hartree Centre facility has teamed with one of Africa’s leading astronomical institutions to develop an ‘intelligent observatory’ programme featuring smart, automated telescopes. The Hartree, which specialises in AI, high […]