British and Japanese Scientists Awarded the Nobel Prize for Work on Stem Cells
As students applying for medicine and Oxbridge courses prepare for the 15 October UCAS deadline, they should draw inspiration from a former schoolboy whose ambition to become a scientist was dismissed...
View ArticleEducation Secretary Plans Changes to Curriculum in English Schools
In a speech delivered Tuesday, Education secretary Michael Gove believes UK pupils should learn from a robust “core knowledge” of information and facts instead of “vapid happy talk” so that they are...
View ArticleScience Society’s Spotlight on Welsh Universities in Government’s “Science...
Universities in Wales get the attention of readers of the journal Science as it features the drive of the Welsh government to build a strong and dynamic science base that will support the economic and...
View ArticleUnanswerable Question on Cambridge Exam Paper Leaves Students Confused
Cambridge university candidates were sitting a second year Physics paper last Saturday which has been found to contain a vital typo error making the question on two problems impossible to answer. An...
View ArticlePostgraduate Grants for Women Engineers: “Realising Their Full Potential”
Studies and alarming news regarding UK’s postgraduate study have propelled a solution towards women’s favour. The studies, which have brought about the elusiveness of advanced studies as fees...
View ArticleAnswering to the Space Industry’s Demand
The UK space sector is in dire need of highly skilled scientists and engineers. The demand hasn’t seen any stopping in its growth. In fact, the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills...
View ArticleNigel Carrington on Creativity and Economic Success
“The creative and cultural industries make up the second largest, and fastest growing, sector of the UK economy, worth £8 million per hour and accounting for 5.6% of jobs.” This is the heart of Nigel...
View ArticleScientists Discover the Ability of Ravens to Plan Ahead
Ravens and its Corvidae relatives have always been known to be some of the smartest animals in the world. They are complex species that could remember human faces, and even understand the principle of...
View ArticlePeople Marvel at 2017 Total Solar Eclipse
The universe gifted the USA with a rare total solar eclipse, the moon directly passing between Earth and the sun. Some other parts of the world, including the UK, got to see a partial eclipse. Referred...
View ArticleScottish Scientists Discover a New Process to Treat Cancer
According to the World Health Organization, cancer is the number one cause of death worldwide. Year after year, millions of people succumb to this deadly disease, regardless of gender, age or social...
View ArticleUK and Canada Spearhead Global Alliance to End Use of Coal
With coal plants being a top cause of global warming, the UK and Canada have recently launched a world alliance composed of 20 countries to eliminate the use of coal. France, Mexico and Finland, among...
View ArticleNHS Turns to Technology for Obesity and Diabetes 2 Prevention
The National Health Service (NSH) is finding ways to minimise risks of diabetes 2, a serious yet preventable disease. Last year, the NHS launched Healthier You, a diabetes prevention initiative to help...
View ArticleWorld Cancer Day 2018: We can. I can.
This 4th February, the world will unite in the fight against cancer for World Cancer Day 2018. With the tagline “We can. I can.”, the event will examine how everybody, as a collective or an individual,...
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