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New towns challenge Oxbridge supercluster domination

January 9, 2026
News
Two of Britain’s post-war new towns are challenging Oxford and Cambridge’s domination of the country’s science and technology supercluster, claims a new report by commercial leaders.
Life Sciences
Biotech, Life Sciences, Policy
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Stars present and future

January 5, 2026
Insight
Another strong showing across the board in a hard-fought contest for the Lab Awards 2025.
Chemistry, Life Sciences, Materials, Physics & Engineering
Biology, Biotech, Chemistry, Comment And Analysis, Forensics, Materials, Medical/Health, Pharmaceutical, Physics, Policy
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Big Ask: Bruntwood’s Kath Mackay

December 22, 2025
Insight
Regional innovation ecosystems are crucial to ensure university spin-outs are retained and nurtured to play their part in the UK R&D sector, says Dr Kath Mackay, chief scientific officer at...
Chemistry, Life Sciences, Physics & Engineering
Biology, Biotech, Chemistry, Engineering, Health & Safety, Interviews, Medical/Health, Pharmaceutical, Policy
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Manchester investment to develop energy storage technology

December 22, 2025
News
Manchester university will lead a collaborative project to pioneer technology for long-term energy storage.
Earth & Environmental
Earth & Environmental, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Environment, Policy
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Enthusiasm for UK’s Erasmus return leaves question over Turing scheme

December 18, 2025
News
News that the UK has agreed terms with the European Union to rejoin the Erasmus+ research and study abroad scheme has been greeted enthusiastically by numerous higher education and science...
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Policy
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Lab Babble: Epochs of contamination

December 15, 2025
Insight
LLMs and nukes: not so different, says Russ Swan.
Chemistry, Life Sciences, Materials, Physics & Engineering
Biology, Chemistry, Comment And Analysis, Health & Safety, Materials, Physics, Policy
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Playing in the big league

December 15, 2025
Insight
Smaller lab equipment suppliers can be overawed by the bid process for public sector contracts. They needn’t be, suggests Jason Cooney.
Chemistry, Life Sciences, Physics & Engineering
Biology, Chemistry, Comment And Analysis, Health & Safety, Medical/Health, Pharmaceutical, Physics, Policy
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New MedTech quals will tackle science skills gap, vows minister

December 14, 2025
News
New higher technical qualifications (HTQs) have been developed in order to boost skills in the fast-growing medical technology sector.
Uncategorised
Policy
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Powering the lab

December 8, 2025
Insight
When a technology increases in sophistication, automation and ease of use, so can the results. In the case of electron microscopy, gains in the laboratory have been considerable, explain Anna...
Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences, Materials, Physics & Engineering
Biology, Chemistry, Comment And Analysis, Energy, Engineering, Environment, Materials, Medical/Health, Microbiology, Pharmaceutical, Policy
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Three steps for an intelligent strategy

December 8, 2025
Insight
Generative AI will become ever more embedded within scientific research, the challenge is to keep it fit for purpose. Focus on the trusted, intuitive and fast tools, says Cameron Ross.
Chemistry, Life Sciences, Physics & Engineering
Biology, Chemistry, Comment And Analysis, Engineering, Medical/Health, Pharmaceutical, Pharmacology, Policy
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