Launch of UK 'moonshot' ARIA research agency delayed until end of year
13 May 2022
The UK government’s plans to launch an agency to fund high-risk, high-reward research have been thrown off course
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'World-leading' research not confined to elite universities, says REF
11 May 2022
The Research Excellence Framework, an assessment of UK universities' research output, has found that "world-leading" research is distributed across the country rather than concentrated in a few elite institutions
Collision-dodging drones can navigate tight spaces without crashing
9 March 2022
Two teams of engineers have taken separate approaches to enable drones to carry out research or rescue operations with a reduced risk of crashing
Investigation fails to replicate most cancer biology lab findings
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The reliability of early-stage cancer biology research is called into question by an investigation that concludes more than half of experimental results can’t be replicated by independent scientists
UK university climate targets strongly criticised for lack of ambition
19 October 2021
A group of 140 UK universities says it will cut its carbon emissions by 78 per cent by 2035 and hit net zero by 2050, but critics say these targets don't go far enough, particularly on international travel
'UK ARPA' to launch as soon as possible despite Dominic Cummings exit
18 January 2021
The UK government has confirmed it still plans to create an independent £800 million “blue skies” research agency as soon as possible, despite the resignation of its key proponent
The way we collect covid-19 data perpetuates racism in healthcare
9 September 2020
Covid-19 is affecting ethnic minorities more severely, but we will never understand why if we don't collect the right data, says Alisha Dua
It is time to do away with outlandish claims and make science duller
19 August 2020
Hyped up claims and problems replicating research mean the values that make science so successful are being ignored. Science owes it to itself and the world to reform
Half of Nobel prizes in science go to just five research fields
29 July 2020
Scientists in just five research fields – including neuroscience and atomic physics – scooped up more than half of the Nobel prizes awarded for science in recent decades
How to sniff out the good coronavirus studies from the bad
6 May 2020
With social media, newspapers and politicians all espousing unverified covid-19 findings, use these seven signs to tell if a study should be treated with caution
