Helen Gleeson on nurturing and supporting talented students from non-traditional backgrounds to overcome obstacles in academia
Read article: Breaking barriers and opening up physics – the growing impact of the Bell Burnell Graduate Scholarship Fund
Pioneer would receive the £14.6bn that the UK would have paid to join Horizon Europe from 2021 to 2027
Read article: UK unveils ‘plan B’ if negotiations to join Horizon Europe fail
Physics-based products and services are critical to advances in many areas of the economy
Read article: Exploiting physics to impact the economy
A perceived lack of urgency from the UK government over joining the Horizon Europe programme is causing concern
Read article: Scientists say UK must rejoin Horizon Europe to bolster ‘science superpower’ claims
This podcast features Dennis Sherwood, a creativity consultant and author
Read article: Creativity for scientists: how to build an innovation culture in your university, company or research group
A new department for science, innovation and technology will be led by Michelle Donelan
Read article: Science elevated to cabinet position in UK government shake-up
The Advanced Research and Invention Agency will aim to identify and fund "revolutionary science"
Read article: UK creates ‘high-risk, high reward’ research funding agency
A petition renouncing the war in Ukraine has so far been signed by over 800 people including 14 Nobel-prize winners
Read article: Nobel laureates warn Ukraine crisis is bringing Europe closer to nuclear war
Returning scientists to China tend to receive greater funding and have larger research teams than their overseas peers
Read article: Participants of China’s Young Thousand Talents programme see productivity boost
House of Lords inquiry finds that the UK government is not doing enough to solve the science skills shortage
Read article: UK must embrace overseas talent to become a ‘science superpower’, says report
