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Nonscience Returns: You can get away with anything on TV
November 2, 2020
Biologist and broadcaster Professor Brian J Ford’s satire on science has just been updated as Nonscience Returns. Here he offers light-hearted advice to scientists about to appear on television.

Lessons learnt from a zero-carbon laboratory
October 23, 2020
Mathew Butler reviews the operation of the University of Nottingham’s Centre for Sustainable Chemistry zero-carbon laboratory

Making it happen: young people aren’t just the leaders of tomorrow
October 23, 2020
Freelance nextgen reporter, Amy Grace, interviews Mhairi McCann; one of the Women in Engineering Society 2020 Top 50 winners and a proactive promoter of youth representation in STEM…

lab.or.a.tol.o.gy: Stuck in the middle
October 23, 2020
In sympathy with all those researchers out there trying to get the tough papers writer, Dr Matthew Partridge offers his advice…

Career chances for technicians shouldn’t be a matter of luck
October 20, 2020
Sponsored Content The Royal Society of Chemistry’s former president Carol Robinson talks through her career path and why technicians need better support from the sector... Image: Professor Dame Carol Robinson...

International Artemis Accord principles try to establish a safe, peaceful, and prosperous future in space
October 14, 2020
Reflecting more than a little Star Trek Federation style peace and harmony, international cooperation on and around the Moon as part of the Artemis program took a step forward with...

Sensational COVID-19 communication erodes confidence in science
October 5, 2020
Scientists, policymakers and the media should acknowledge inherent uncertainties in epidemiological models projecting the spread of COVID-19 and avoid 'catastrophising' worst-case scenarios, according to new US research from Cornell University.

Science and scientists held in high esteem across the globe
October 1, 2020
As the world looks to scientists and the research and development process to bring new treatments and preventive strategies for the novel coronavirus, a new Pew Research Center international survey...

Big data for understanding small molecules; a case study
August 25, 2020
As big data continues to transform the industry must we remain so reluctant to share data? In her article; 'Collaborate to accumulate', updated and published in Laboratory News July 2020...

Collaborate to accumulate
August 25, 2020
Pharmaceutical research and development has historically been shrouded in mystery; a secretive activity conducted behind closed doors to protect commercial advantage. So, as big data continues to transform the industry...

