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Immigration policy must reflect needs of science

February 14, 2018
Of all the uncertainties of Brexit, the ability of companies and universities to continue to attract talented people to jobs and to study has remained consistently at the fore. Last...

A distinctly combinatorial approach

February 12, 2018
As energy costs go up, will we be able to leverage the power of the sun to produce chemicals? Meet Dr Timothy Noël, who last year scooped the DECHEMA award...

Over REACHing chemical tests?

February 9, 2018
Unintended consequences of REACH legislation over the use of chemicals could mean a waste of time, resources and lab animals. Russ Swan gets out his pointiest wagging finger and delves...

Influenza

February 7, 2018
As this season's influenza outbreak proves to be the worst since 2009 we look at some sickness-stats...

Tump and the Moon

February 6, 2018
A rare lunar event, and Trump's State of the Union address – could there be a connection?Full moons can do strange things to animals. Such is the case for me...

Two tribes go to pour

January 24, 2018
Strange, is it not? The things which can inflame the imagination. For Newton, a falling apple was all it took. A particularly contemplative bath did it for Archimedes. For the...

The multi-tentacled admin beast

January 22, 2018
When it comes to starting in a new lab, there is one thing that needs to be considered above all others. Take heed as Dr Matthew Partridge warns us to...

Do we over promise when we popularise science?

January 16, 2018
Despite social media and blockbuster TV shows ramping up scientific curiosity in the masses, we still have to be careful of over-promising and under-delivering says Russ SwanI think most of...

Taking on the resistance

January 12, 2018
It is no secret that there is a desperate need for a response to antimicrobial resistance, so what are we doing about it? Not nearly enough and Dr Peter Jackson...

Money, money, money…but what about curiosity?

January 11, 2018
The Life Science Sector Deal is good news for UK science... but does money really make the world go around?Money, so goes the cliche, makes the world go round. So...

Industrial strategy deserves attention

January 11, 2018
The publication of the Government’s Industrial Strategy deserves our attention and vigilance The foreword from the Prime Minister contains five paragraphs, the second of which sets out her reasoning for...

Plastic (not so) fantastic

January 11, 2018
Microplastic pollution of the oceans is a deadly ecological problem, yet oddly we cant find 99% of it. Can the “lost” plastic be found with a dye normally associated with...

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