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To PhD or not to PhD: Deciding if a research degree is right for you in today’s STEM landscape
Added: 1 Mar 2026
Once the ultimate academic accolade, a PhD is now just one of many paths in science. Katy Linkens o…
Ellison purchase swells Triangle’s lab space market but problems remain
Added: 1 Mar 2026
Oxfordshire, a key part of UK life sciences’ Golden Triangle region, had an annual take-up of lab s…
How to solve a problem like implementing Electronic Lab Notebooks
Added: 22 Feb 2026
Changing circumstances now favour more widespread adoption of Electronic Lab Notebooks. Yet the pro…
Technology's spotlight should be on abusers, not victims
Added: 22 Feb 2026
The proliferation of intrusive and humiliating online representations of female celebrities and oth…
Cambridge funds revolutionary underground work
Added: 22 Feb 2026
Nature recovery programme Cumbria Connect has received funding from a key conservation group for it…
Phesi founder: digital twins offer potential for combatting rare diseases
Added: 21 Feb 2026
Digital twins are offering new therapeutic possibilities for diseases where the number of sufferers…
Biosimilars and the post-patent environment
Added: 16 Feb 2026
The market and frameworks for biologics and their biosimilars are growing and ever-evolving, as ill…
Crick Institute’s Swanton wins US$1mill Sjöberg Prize
Added: 15 Feb 2026
One of oncology research’s largest awards worldwide, the annual Sjöberg Prize, has been awarded thi…
Our new edition: PhDs, biosimilars, Future Lab, ELN and more…
Added: 14 Feb 2026
Is the PhD still a good investment for a STEM career? The new edition of Laboratory News offers a p…
UK-Finland study extends obesity health risks to include infectious diseases
Added: 14 Feb 2026
More than one in 10 deaths from a number of infectious diseases are associated with obesity worldwi…
The invisible influencer
Added: 4 Feb 2026
Biological assays are a vital part of modern research and drug discovery, yet their reproducibility…
‘Cultural mismatch’ mars university-investor R&D collaboration, says report
Added: 4 Feb 2026
Research funding in the UK is being hampered by a “cultural mismatch” between universities and inve…
Microscopes to market: Exporting for innovation
Added: 2 Feb 2026
Lab and life science innovators often lack the knowledge and resources to expand into foreign marke…
Creating a digitally enabled, automated R&D environment
Added: 2 Feb 2026
Digitally enabled lab environments, driven by AI, can help accelerate innovation, reduce lab errors…
Britain continues to dominate European biotech investment, says BIA
Added: 26 Jan 2026
The UK remained Europe’s leading national biotech market in 2025 throughout the year, accounting fo…
UK’s first AI-driven Level 3 lab launches first commercial project
Added: 18 Jan 2026
A joint British-Canadian initiative for infectious disease vaccines will be the first commercial pr…
Gatsby: a benchmark for STEM success
Added: 16 Jan 2026
The Gatsby Foundation’s benchmarks are helping transform school careers guidance. Good news for STE…
Sounding cocci-ed
Added: 11 Jan 2026
Broadcasters have a duty to promote science but when they do, it helps to get the details right, ca…
