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Graphene inventor Andre Geim: No-deal Brexit would destroy UK science

Graphene inventor Andre Geim: No-deal Brexit would destroy UK science

13 August 2019

Fanatics who want no-deal Brexit and remainers who refuse to compromise are risking science and the UK’s future in the process, says Nobel prizewinning physicist Andre Geim


A coffee-maker

Why the UK’s grand plan to stop gadgets turning against us is flawed

2 May 2019

Internet-connected gizmos from kettles to TVs are an underestimated security risk. But the UK government’s response ignores the biggest risk – ourselves, says Chris Stokel-Walker


UK Prime Minister Theresa May and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker

Game theory says Brexit negotiations are now all about avoiding blame

8 February 2019

The UK and the EU are continuing Brexit talks because, as game theory suggests, both sides want to avoid being blamed for the fallout, says Petros Sekeris


Science banners outside the Houses of Parliament

Scientists should use their clout to get a less bad Brexit for all

25 October 2018

Europe’s scientific elite say a hard Brexit will damage science. They should be supporting those who face much worse consequences, says Ehsan Masood


CCTV camera pointing at a wall with graffiti that reads

We challenged MI5’s mass surveillance. Then they spied on us

27 September 2018

States spying on the very organisations that challenge their surveillance power demonstrates how important such work is, says Privacy International’s Edin Omanovic


march for the NHS

How to use the £20bn NHS birthday gift: an alternative wish list

4 July 2018

An extra cash injection promised for the UK's National Health Service is earmarked to go on what it wants, not what it really needs, says Luke Allen


Artist's impression of the Swansea tidal power project, showing a walkway around the periphery

Why tidal power won't solve the world's renewable energy needs

13 June 2018

There are widespread calls for the UK government not to abandon a trailblazing tidal power project, but this energy source is no green panacea, says Hans van Haren


Hospital oncology sign

Our cancer strategies aren't working - it's time to change that

27 March 2018

Plans to improve cancer survival in England and reduce rich-poor inequities are having little impact. This must be addressed, says Aimilia Exarchakou


Military personnel in protective clothing removes vehicles from a car park in Salisbury, Britain, 11 March 2017

The Novichok spy attack was brazen – it needs a tough response

15 March 2018

Hard-line regimes once tried to hide their attempts to poison defectors. Now they make them blatant. Tougher responses are required, says David Hambling


A dog wearing an electric shock collar

Shock collars are a bad way to train dogs so let's ban them

1 March 2018

There are growing calls for wider prohibition of dog collars that jolt pets with electricity to train them. About time, says Danny Chambers


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