BBSRC UK Roadshow, Autumn 2008
The Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) is on the road this autumn in London, Manchester, Bristol, Glasgow and Cambridge. Potential applicants, grant holders and any other...
View ArticleCambridge Science Festival, 8th-21st March 2010
Madder than the Mad March Hare, more entertaining and surreal than Alice down-a-rabbit-hole in Wonderland: today marks the start of this years Cambridge Science festival: “Delve into the diversity of...
View ArticleDNA, Diversity and You at Cambridge Science Festival
As part of Cambridge Science festival last weekend, I joined a group of about 40 volunteers from The Sanger and EBI at an event “DNA, diversity and you”. This was a series of education and outreach...
View ArticlePhilip Campbell on Science Facts and Frictions
As part of the Gates Distinguished Lecture Series editor Philip Campbell is giving a public lecture at 6.30pm tonight titled Science – facts and frictions at Emmanuel College, Cambridge. The abstract...
View ArticleDaniel Cohen on The Social Life of Digital Libraries
Daniel Cohen is giving a talk in Cambridge today on The Social Life of Digital Libraries, abstract below: The digitization of libraries had a clear initial goal: to permit anyone to read the contents...
View ArticleAn Open Letter to the Royal Society: Please employ a wikipedian in residence
Dear Professor Nurse Fellows of the Wiki Society? To improve public engagement with Science and Scientists, the Royal Society should employ a wikipedian in residence. Here’s why: The Royal Society is...
View ArticleAlan Turing Centenary Conference, 22nd-25th June 2012
The Alan Turing statue at Bletchley Park. Creative commons licensed picture via Michael Dales on Flickr Next weekend, a bunch of very distinguished computer scientists will rock up at the magnificent...
View ArticleHappy Christmas Lectures (Merry “Chemist-mas” everyone)
Peter Wothers lights the blue touchpaper. If you hate Chemistry [1] it’s probably because your Chemistry teachers weren’t up to scratch. Peter Wothers, The Modern Alchemist, is someone who might...
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