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Play nice and share

Evoluted New Media | Added: 22 Aug 2016

Tired of never having that vital piece of equipment to hand when you need it? Fear not, Dr Matthew …

Sparring is over, let the fight begin!

Evoluted New Media | Added: 8 Aug 2016

Worrying cases have already emerged suggesting we are missing out on EU science funding and collabo…

Theranos - scientific breakthrough or epic hoax?

Evoluted New Media | Added: 3 Aug 2016

A company on the brink of a scientific and medical breakthrough, or a hoax on an epic scale? Russ S…

The growing popularity of biosimilars

Evoluted New Media | Added: 1 Aug 2016

A few facts concerning biosimilars, therapeutic agents that closely mimic an original biological mo…

Won it…by a nose

Evoluted New Media | Added: 25 Jul 2016

Why are arguments no longer solved by swordplay? Just imagine the time we could have saved over the…

Take a saunter on the conference cat-walk

Evoluted New Media | Added: 20 Jul 2016

Top hat and tails or Metallica t-shirt? When it comes to the scientific conference, the biggest cha…

Reading the small print...

Evoluted New Media | Added: 4 Jul 2016

When it comes to science coverage, a glance beyond the headlines is always needed warns Russ Swan.

The hunt for exoplanets

Evoluted New Media | Added: 1 Jul 2016

The first exoplanet was discovered in 1992. Since then we have discovered hundreds but there are ma…

Two tales of two ships

Evoluted New Media | Added: 1 Jul 2016

Typical. You wait years for a story about a polar research ship, then two come along at once.

Time to leave, but also to get on with the job

Evoluted New Media | Added: 27 Jun 2016

My initial reaction, perhaps like many, is that I’m relieved that the referendum campaign is now ov…

Get out your tickling sticks

Evoluted New Media | Added: 24 Jun 2016

Laughter, they say, is the best medicine. ‘They’ are obviously idiots. It quite clearly isn’t.

Stand by your beds!

Evoluted New Media | Added: 20 Jun 2016

Get out the duster, put down your work and get your excuses ready – the VIPs are in…and they
are …

Science funding shakeup needs your attention

Evoluted New Media | Added: 10 Jun 2016

With devolved elections on 5th May and the EU referendum looming large, last month saw the announce…

Science PR: hindrance or help?

Evoluted New Media | Added: 3 Jun 2016

The murky goings on in the world of scientific PR should give us cause for concern says Russ Swan a…

Unexpected side effects of drugs

Evoluted New Media | Added: 1 Jun 2016

Although drugs are usually intended to treat one ailment or disease, they can often be repurposed. …

The oft-forgotten workforce...

Evoluted New Media | Added: 1 Jun 2016

Not to come over all Life of Brian, but what have the technicians ever done for us?

The EU debate – where does science stand?

Evoluted New Media | Added: 30 May 2016

April has seen a number of debates up and down the country in universities, research campuses and e…

How to avoid interstellar doom!

Evoluted New Media | Added: 25 May 2016

The alien apocalypse is nearly upon us. Or at least it could be. That is to say, we have no evidenc…

Shout from the rooftops, or mumble under your breath?

Evoluted New Media | Added: 20 May 2016

Communicating your research is important – but how to strike the right tone? Dr Matthew Partridge t…

Climatology

Evoluted New Media | Added: 3 May 2016

Facts and figures on the future prediction of climates around the world.