Earthquake experts must communicate public risk more effectively to avoid a repetition of the Italian media fiasco that a year ago culminated in jail terms for the academics involved
A £30 million investment in research and innovation campuses from the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) has been unveiled.
Girls are outperforming boys in the sciences but are still not choosing to take such subjects ahead of university, a study on vocational qualifications has found.
A paucity of suitable sites, a “stand-offish” attitude and a lack of coordinated, long-term planning are all to blame for the scarcity of large international scientific facilities on UK soil, the Lords Science and Technology committee has been told.