Folbigg pardon a ‘watershed moment’ for science
Don’t put scientists in a ‘boxing ring’, Australia urged, as bereaved mother walks free from 20-year incarceration
Don’t put scientists in a ‘boxing ring’, Australia urged, as bereaved mother walks free from 20-year incarceration
Case of Australia’s ‘most hated woman’ highlights tensions between justice, science and courts’ need to distinguish between world experts and ‘proven performers’
White House coronavirus adviser focuses on antivirals rather than vaccine at University of Melbourne forum
Prizewinners argue that researchers have ‘stuck to a line’ about the pandemic’s danger in order to get politicians to listen – risking open debate
Cash injection will allow Australian university to ramp up manufacture at same time as vaccine is tested
Sir Fraser Stoddart says the most rewarding element of his work has been supervising research students, who supported him personally after his wife’s death
For all the good ascribed to Twitter and the rest, is this time-consuming activity improving things or distracting us from achieving transformative impact?
Peter Doherty warns scientists about being ‘used’ by journalists with a predetermined story to tell
Nobel prizewinners tell Phil Baty about their tips for success
When it comes to the leadership required to enable universities to tackle today’s challenges, one rule applies, says Peter Doherty: quality is everything
Brussels, 13 Apr 2005 Laboratories around the world have been destroying a potentially deadly influenza sample sent to them accidentally in testing kits. The samples of Asian flu, which killed over...
* The following have been elected honorary fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh: Bernard Bailyn , Harvard University; Peter Doherty , Melbourne University; Lord Kerr , Imperial College London;...
Astronomer Patrick Moore is to receive a special millennial award from the Council of the Royal Astronomical Society in recognition of his unique contribution to astronomy. Sam Beer, Eaton professor...
Cambridge 'abuse' of monkeys prompts legal review Anti-vivisection campaigners have won the right to challenge the legality of animal experiments at Cambridge University after evidence emerged that...
The Nobel Prize for Chemistry came home this week with Sir Harold Kroto of Sussex University winning the award for the discovery of a remarkable form of carbon whose structure matches the pattern of...