Scientist Michael Brooks stood for parliament at the last election against an MP who favours homeopathy and medical astrology. He lost. Should we worry?
The Wellcome Trust is one of the largest science funding bodies in the world. Sir Mark Walport, the trust's director, tells Phillip Broadwith how it spends its money
The end of the UK's Eastern Region Biotechnology Initiative (Erbi) marks the beginning of a new era, writes Harriet Fear, former chief executive of Erbi
Instead of despairing of student plagiarism, educators should rework coursework themes to make way for critical thought and originality, says Mathias Brust
Richard Catlow, former director of research at the Royal Institution, tells us why it's important to remember the key role the RI has played throughout the history of science
