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After A-level reform, what does science in school look like?

September 4, 2017
Insight
After secondary education testing was reformed in 2015, this summer has seen the first cohort of students receive their results. Has reform affected STEM subjects for better or worse?
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Another International Something Day…

September 4, 2017
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Spurious ‘celebration days’ are easy to dismiss as nonsense but, says Russ Swan, it is time we put our cynicism aside as he wishes us a happy International Something Day!
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Microfluidics

September 1, 2017
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Since its beginnings in the 1950s, is it time for microfluidics' capabilities to be fully recognised?
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Mosquito foot

September 1, 2017
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This coloured scanning electron micrograph highlights the intricacies of a mosquito's foot.
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Biology, Focal Point
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Never break the chain

September 1, 2017
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It really is a question of when, not if. Change in academic publishing is coming – as someone once said – like a heart attack.
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Frog tadpoles

August 25, 2017
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A collection of bush frog (Raorchestes) tadpoles.
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Biology, Focal Point
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Blue banded bee

August 21, 2017
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The following image of a blue banded bee (Amegilla cingulata) preparing to sip nectar from the nearby flowers.
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Biology, Focal Point
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When will we finally see red?

August 17, 2017
Insight
The players are varied and the scene is set – so who will win the new space race? Astrophysicist Andrew May takes us through the scientific achievements and political landscape...
Physics & Engineering
Astronomy, Interviews, Physics
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Apprenticeships: A good step forward, but nothing new

August 10, 2017
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They maybe much lauded, and rightly so, but apprenticeships in science are nothing new says Sir Terry Croft...
Physics & Engineering
Astronomy, Interviews, Physics
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Rock ‘ard debate

August 7, 2017
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Debate. It is, in so many ways, the bedrock of science. And we did just that to determine the strongest animal in the world...
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Looking to the future ahead…

August 3, 2017
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Noami Weir from the Campaign for Science and Engineering sets out a vision for science in these rapidly changing times...
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Male true armyworm

August 2, 2017
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This is a micro CT scan of a 1 day old male armyworm showing its exoskeleton, soft tissues and tracheal system.
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