The Blessing of Bilingualism

| Blog, 18 March 2013 | Leave a comment!

Does talking to children in several different languages confuse them and slow their linguistic development? Read more

Adopting Orphan Drugs

| Mag Feature, 23 January 2013 | Leave a comment!

Drugs that treat rare diseases are riding a wave of financial and clinical success. But why should that be? And should we be pleased? Read more

2012 for I, Science

| Podcast, 21 December 2012 | Leave a comment!

In a year that saw a record-breaking four issues of I, Science published as well as the I, Science website nominated for the Guardian student website-of-the-year award, we reflect … Read more

Do you Guru?

| Podcast, 28 November 2012 | 1 comment

We find out what on earth a ‘science-lifestyle’ magazine is by chatting with the founder of Guru magazine… Read more

Synthetic Biology: GM, all over again?

| Blog, 15 November 2012 | Leave a comment!

This new technology presents huge – but not insurmountable – policy challenges… Read more

Poor risk communication is tree-mendously worrying

| Blog, 12 November 2012 | Leave a comment!

I was born in Ipswich, Suffolk, and although I couldn’t wait to leave the place when I headed off to University, I have since come to love it in its … Read more

Bulging with data

| News, 26 October 2012 | Leave a comment!

A map of the Milky Ways’s entire central bulge, displaying 84 million stars, has been created. The central bulge formed early on in our galaxy’s life, and so understanding what … Read more

Lords Question Breadth of PhDs

| News, 19 August 2012 | 1 comment

Innovation is valuable; that’s why the government places such great emphasis on it in their plan for economic growth. Usually, it’s hard to predict where the next big innovation might … Read more

Funding: Too Complex for MPs?

| Feature Article, 5 June 2012 | Leave a comment!

A pressure group called Science for the Future divided opinion among academic scientists in May when it held a satirical funeral in which the deceased was UK science. The wake … Read more