Thanks to the wonders of medical science and an uncharacteristically prompt service from the NHS, I can now hear properly out of my right ear. Mrs Sane has nagged me for a long time about my bad hearing so a few months ago I went to see my GP about it.  A nice student doctor

Britain has an excellent track record in science and research, with many great figures in natural sciences, humanities, computing, computing, engineering and mathematics over the years. We continue to outperform other countries in our achievements in these fields, in terms of outputs per person and per pound. We publish 13.8% of the world’s most cited

Shabana Mahmood MP, Labour’s Shadow Minister for Higher Education, commenting on the announcement in a letter from BIS to HEFCE that the Government is cutting funding to universities by 31.6 per cent by 2013-14, and that funding for science and research is being cut by 20 per cent between 2010-11 and 2013-14, said:

This is just too good a comment to pass up. I’ve had to study Public Choice Theory as part of my economics degree, and it really is the biggest load of rubbish I’ve ever read, and sums up how economics is not a science, but simply a pseudoscientific enterprise designed to promote the interests of

This is one of those articles where quoting the last line emphatically does not spoil the whole thing. Professor Brindley belongs in the pantheon of famous British eccentrics who have made spectacular contributions to science. The story of his lecture...

The future of British science is under serious threat because its funding body is making "disastrous errors", more than 70 senior academics have warned.

The future of British science is under serious threat because its funding body is making "disastrous errors", more than 70 senior academics have warned. Here is their letter in full.

Future of science in UK 'is in peril', warns letter

Parliament's science and technology committee chairman said new advice to have two days a week completely clear of alcohol was "not a green light for having a binge" on another day.

Universities and science minister will encourage bids, even from overseas universities, to create privately financed research institutions