Margaret Thatcher: politician and scientist
The death of Margaret Thatcher (British prime minister from 1979 – 1990) last week has taken over the UK media. Margaret Thatcher was unusual in… Läs mer
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2013-04-15Uppdaterad:
2022-01-10Antibiotic resistance – a societal problem
The threat from antibiotic resistance should be treated as seriously as the threat from terrorism and climate change, said the UK’s Chief Medical Officer Dame… Läs mer
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2013-03-14Uppdaterad:
2022-01-10Be green and turn off the lights
At 8:30pm on March 23rd it will be Earth Hour, when people across the world will be turning out the lights. Earth Hour is a… Läs mer
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2013-03-01Uppdaterad:
2022-01-10Horizon 2020 and the EU budget cuts
European leaders agreed to cut the EU budget last week by around 3%, but opinion is divided about what this cut will mean for European… Läs mer
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2013-02-13Uppdaterad:
2022-01-10Obama lifts ban on funding gun-violence research
President Obama has lifted the ban on funding research into gun violence, calling on scientists to increase support for work in this area. Läs mer
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2013-01-31Uppdaterad:
2022-01-10International Year of Statistics 2013
Statistics does perhaps have an image problem. Ask people what they think of statistics, and you are likely to get some negative responses. The public… Läs mer
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2013-01-25Uppdaterad:
2022-01-10Fancy a job predicting disasters?
Hurricane Sandy, sweeping the East Coast of the USA, has been predicted with great accuracy. The people in New York and surrounding areas were evacuated… Läs mer
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2012-10-30Uppdaterad:
2022-01-10Obama vs. Romney – the science debate
Science was not mentioned very often in the latest heated presidential US debate, but look a little behind the scenes and you will find matters… Läs mer
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2012-10-19Uppdaterad:
2022-01-10We all love Nobel Week!
Nobel week is upon us again, and science makes its annual October appearance in the headlines. Läs mer
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2012-10-10Uppdaterad:
2022-01-10Fraud and plagiarism behind most paper retractions, says…
Scientific misconduct is the reason for two-thirds of retractions of scientific research papers, according to a new study published in the Proceedings of the National… Läs mer
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2012-10-05Uppdaterad:
2022-01-10European Researchers’ Night – what’s happening across Europe?
Make a comet in London; create a cloud in Italy or explore a volcano in the Canary Islands. It can only be European Researchers’ Night,… Läs mer
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2012-09-27Uppdaterad:
2022-01-10Gene technology: is success being squandered by a…
Listening to a BBC radio interview a few days ago, I heard an interview with John Burn, Professor of Clinical Genetics at Newcastle University. He… Läs mer
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2012-09-20Uppdaterad:
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