Insights

Long jawed spider

April 1, 2016
Jaws and head of a long jawed spider at 10x magnification.

Keeping the UK at the heart of global science & engineering

March 28, 2016
Ahead of the election, it was clear that immigration would be a hot topic this Parliament, and one that certainly impacts on UK science and engineering.

Holding it all together – in 3D

March 15, 2016
Sage advice this month from Dr Partridge – whatever you are doing, stop and get yourself on the 3D bandwagon...it could solve all your ‘bitty’ problems...

Banging the drum for women

March 14, 2016
BioBeat was founded four years ago to redress the lack of females in the bioscience sector. Founder, Miranda Weston-Smith tells us about how BioBeat has grown since then.

Sports doping

March 14, 2016
Find out facts about the history of doping in sports.

Is piracy of journals wrong?

March 7, 2016
Piracy and the modern world of academic publishing – Russ Swan gets into the moral maze of copyrighting scientific knowledge.

Harnessing the quantum world

March 2, 2016
Professor Raymond Laflamme describes the quantum world, and details the biggest challenges involved in creating technology based on quantum properties.

Proteus anguinus

March 1, 2016
The Olm or Proteus (proteus anguinus) is an aquatic salamander.

Has science cracked the PR formula?

March 1, 2016
When did it become the norm, I have been wondering, to treat a scientific announcement like a glittering Hollywood film premiere?

Would you stand up for British science?

February 29, 2016
Thirty years ago, a full page advert paid for by 1500 scientists appeared in The Times calling on the public to ‘Ask your Member of Parliament to help save British...

Apatite-like mineral

February 29, 2016
Coloured scanning electron microscopy image of an apatite-like mineral.

Dropping like flies…but what species of fly, named after who?

February 22, 2016
First Lemmy, then Bowie and then Glen Frey. January was a tough month for rock iconography.

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