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Consensus and conspiracy

June 14, 2018
Insight
Time, I think, to talk about scientific consensus. It is a tricky beast – sometimes friend, sometimes foe. In scientific circles, genuine consensus – that is to say a position...
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FOI request draws government on STEM immigration problems

June 14, 2018
Insight
An FOI request reveals the number of visa application refusals affecting STEM We have talked much about immigration in our column over the last few months, particularly the issues surrounding...
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Democracy is dead, long live scientific sentimentocracy

June 7, 2018
Insight
As political unrest spills across the globe, could science have the answer? Democracy is dead, long live scientific sentimentocracy says Russ Swan… at the very least it could put the...
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Breaking down the barriers

June 6, 2018
Feature
Despite the Governments recent Accelerated Access Review – barriers to adoption of new technology in the NHS is still stifling medical innovation. We need a mind-set change says Dr Anne...
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Publishing giants sign up to blockchain pilot

June 5, 2018
News
Springer Nature, Taylor & Francis Group and Cambridge University Press have joined a pilot project to test blockchain technologies applications to peer review.Blockchain for Peer Review focuses on the problems...
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Is it time for science embrace coffee shop culture?

May 22, 2018
Insight
Cheap, sociable and a brilliant source of delicious beverages – Matthew Partridge ponders the possible joy of moving from the lab and into the coffee shop Coffee shops are the...
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Government must work hard to meet its research and development target

May 21, 2018
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When it comes to investment in science - Government don't have a plan to reach their own targets...In mid-April, the Public Accounts committee released a report1 on research and development...
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The importance of green chemistry

May 15, 2018
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Green chemistry has had an incredible impact over the last 20 years – here are some stats showing just how important it continues to be…
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The complex tragedy of deforestation

May 9, 2018
Feature
As well as removing CO2 from the atmosphere, forests also have another, less obvious, influence on the Earth’s climate. And, as deforestation continues a pace, we had better make sure...
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Holiday season brings volcanic dreams

May 8, 2018
Insight
For goodness sake - can't science and engineering give us a holiday in paradise without the Earth turning itself inside out?    In one of our many – many –...
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