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Science funding shakeup needs your attention

June 10, 2016
With devolved elections on 5th May and the EU referendum looming large, last month saw the announcement of the major research and higher education shake-up that has been expected since...

UK Science doesn’t need the EU, but it helps

June 10, 2016
The Science Council’s EU debate held recently was full of well-rehearsed arguments from both sides. Each contained some facts, some fiction, and a lot of supposition. Dr Martin Turner tries...

Orchard Therapeutics launched to treat rare child disease

June 10, 2016
University College London Business and venture capital firm F-Prime Capital Partners have launched a biotechnology company to create gene therapies to treat rare childhood diseases.

On your marks get set…start up!

June 9, 2016
Fresh from the recent Mini Start Up Challenge, we take a look at some of the movers and shakers in the life science start-up space.

Technicians Make it Happen

June 8, 2016
As part of our support for the Technicians Make it Happen campaign, we speak to Kelly Vere about why it's high-time to give technicians the recognition they deserve.

£1m grant for Bristol chemists

June 8, 2016
Bristol University chemists have been awarded £930,000 to develop new smoking cessation aids.

In the era of ’team science’, will you get fair recognition?

June 7, 2016
The rise of ‘Team Science’ – collaborative research done in large and often multidisciplinary groups – is putting the spotlight on the challenges of ensuring an even playing field for...

New engineering hub opened at Cambridge

June 3, 2016
Sir James Dyson has opened a new engineering facility at Cambridge University, to support research in advanced materials, electric vehicles and efficient internal combustion system

Science PR: hindrance or help?

June 3, 2016
The murky goings on in the world of scientific PR should give us cause for concern says Russ Swan as he picks apart the strange case of the world’s oldest...

Unexpected side effects of drugs

June 1, 2016
Although drugs are usually intended to treat one ailment or disease, they can often be repurposed. Here are some examples.

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