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Why did you become a scientist?

January 2, 2015
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I ask because at the tail end of last year the Government published the much anticipated science and innovation strategy outlining how much money it will spend on science over...
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Merry Christmas…we think

December 22, 2014
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Deck the halls with boughs of holly, Fa la la la la, la la la la. Tis the season to be jolly, etc etc. Yes, it’s rapidly approaching…the crackers are...
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We’re living in the Quantum Age, says Brian Clegg

December 19, 2014
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In his latest book, Brian Clegg looks at how the physics of the very small has transformed our lives.Tell us a bit about The Quantum Age. There have been a...
Physics & Engineering
Astronomy, Interviews, Physics
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Here we cast an eye, ear and nose on some sensational stats

December 17, 2014
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Crystallography is giving us new insights into the molecular basis of our senses, here we cast an eye, ear and nose on some sensational stats...
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How do we tackle science’s diversity problem?

December 15, 2014
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Type in ‘is science elitist?’ into google and you’re immediately faced with a plethora of articles stating that “yes it is and so it should be”, promoting the idea of...
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Interviews, Policy
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Gifts of Christmas past

December 15, 2014
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Gifts of Christmas past still haunt Russ Swan - but will he complete his quest for a toy version of the Mars Curiosity Rover? I'm developing something of an obsession...
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Dr Eva-Marie Graefe juggles science and motherhood – with help from L’Oreal and UNESCO

December 12, 2014
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Dr Eva-Marie Graefe juggles researching leaky quantum systems with being a mum – here we learn more about work-life balance and how the L’Oreal-Unesco For Women in Science Fellowship is...
Physics & Engineering
Chemical Engineering, Engineering, Interviews
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‘Twas the Night Before Christmas – in the Laboratology

December 8, 2014
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'Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the laboratory Not an experiment was stirring, not even the gas chromatography; The labcoats were hung by the door with great care,...
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How a comet can inspire a generation

December 1, 2014
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In the middle of November – I hardly need remind you – the human race made a historic, if rather bumpy, landing on comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. The first time such a...
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Super spectroscopy

November 30, 2014
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In the final LN Companion Series of 2014, we take a look at an analytical method that has enlightened us in so many ways. It has allowed us to probe...
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What are you saying, exactly?

November 24, 2014
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Hidden messages. Could there be anything more innately conspiratorial? Books, films – entire cults even – have been based on the idea that within one form of document there nestles...
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Discovering how to learn science

November 19, 2014
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David Porter, is L'Oréal Young Scientist Centre Manager at Royal Institution, explains how to teach science without ‘teaching’ There are many challenges facing science teachers in a school but without wanting...
Life Sciences
Interviews, Medical Diagnostics, Medical/Health
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