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The poetry of science competition
Added: 16 Jan 2020
Back in September 2019, inspired by an interview we did with science poet Dr Sam Illingworth, we as…
The election: a process in need of a scientific overhaul...
Added: 15 Jan 2020
As the dust from the election settles – Russ Swan tells us of a rather unique position he found him…
Pride and prejudice
Added: 8 Jan 2020
As bad starts go, this was – it has to be said – something of a humdinger.
Even if you don’t buy i…
How to make Christmas cake with ingredients from lab supply companies
Added: 23 Dec 2019
So, it is the festive period once again and you are trapped in the lab – but fear not, Dr Matthew P…
Game Theory: Phylo
Added: 20 Dec 2019
Games have never been more popular and in their column Dr Louise Robinson and Dr Ian Turner take us…
Festive footprint
Added: 19 Dec 2019
More than 11,000 scientists have warned of a “catastrophic hothouse Earth” that could result from c…
Idiocy of the fourth degree
Added: 10 Dec 2019
When it comes to deciphering science from pseudoscience there is, says Russ Swan, more than one kin…
Priorities ahead of UK general election
Added: 3 Dec 2019
Perhaps never before has UK politics appeared to move so quickly yet largely stood still.
Money talks... and heals
Added: 25 Nov 2019
Beware the dreaded hyperbole. That is always in the forefront of my mind when writing for you. But …
Game Theory: The New Science
Added: 1 Nov 2019
Games have never been more popular and in their column Dr Louise Robinson and Dr Ian Turner, take u…
Pushing the lithium-ion limit
Added: 29 Oct 2019
As the global demand for consumer electronics, electric cars and renewable energy rise, the need fo…
The great lab writing challenge
Added: 23 Oct 2019
When the lab manager points your way and asks for some technical writing it can be daunting, but fe…
The power of imaging everything in the lab
Added: 18 Oct 2019
Snapping pictures in the lab is more than just posting selfies on social media, says Dr Matthew Par…
A productive year, but there is more to do
Added: 11 Oct 2019
It has been a productive year for CaSE.
Fool's game
Added: 7 Oct 2019
I am going to do it again... it’ll make a fool of me, I’m sure of it, but I am going to talk about …
Game Theory: Bone Wars
Added: 23 Sep 2019
Games have never been more popular and in their column Dr Louise Robinson and Dr Ian Turner, take u…
Singing the praises of odd numbers
Added: 23 Sep 2019
Annoy peer reviewers and create an inclusive numerical policy? It’s a win win for Dr Matthew Partri…
Too much monkey business?
Added: 16 Sep 2019
Despite the fantastic work going on in animal-replacement technologies and method development, why …
The state of forensic science
Added: 16 Sep 2019
A House of Lords report highlights the lack of spending on forensic science in England and Wales, w…
The good, the bad and the brexit
Added: 16 Sep 2019
The new Government has been in place for only a few weeks now and in that time, we’ve already had a…
