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Podcast: The Queen’s royal approval for UK’s science and technology

Monarch’s Royal Society links through the second Elizabethan age - and her childhood fun at the Science Museum

Evening Standard · Sep 19, 2022

Nottingham Professor Sir Jonathan Van-Tam honoured with prestigious award

The professor is part of the executive team at the University of Nottingham

Nottingham Post · Aug 24, 2022

UK's oldest UFO sighting revealed as country's first ever 'X-file' is unearthed

Cromwell Mortimer jotted down a sketch of the mystery object and published it in the Philosophical Transactions, vol XLIII in 1746, which has just come to light for the first time

Daily Mirror · Aug 10, 2022

Vegan and vegetarian diets may lack certain nutrients – here’s how to get more of them

Vegan and vegetarian diets are certainly trendy, with more people than ever before making the switch. While some people are choosing to go plant-based for environmental reasons, others are adopting these diets because of their health benefits. It’s hardly surprising, given studies have linked vegetarian and vegan diets to a…

The Conversation · May 27, 2022

Royal Society names climate scientist first Brazilian member since 1800s

The Royal Society scientific academy has elected climate scientist Carlos Nobre, a leading researcher studying the Amazon rainforest, as its first Brazilian member since the country's Emperor Dom Pedro II joined the group in the 1800s.

Reuters · May 13, 2022

Covid could 'reset' and dodge all vaccines with future pandemic 'certain', expert warns

Speaking at a virtual Royal Society conference, the Government's chief scientific adviser for England also said the "world needs to be ready" for inevitable future pandemics which look very different to the current one

Daily Mirror · Mar 31, 2022

Covid-19 variant that ‘escapes immunity’ could take world by surprise – Vallance

Sir Patrick Vallance spoke at a virtual Royal Society conference about coronavirus mutations, inevitable future pandemics and science funding.

The Independent UK · Mar 31, 2022

Former MoD 'UFO adviser' said alien invasion will 'change the world forever'

Nick Pope worked for the British Government and was an adviser for the Ministry of Defence on UFOs and extraterrestrial life, and now he's lifted the lid on inside chats

Daily Mirror · Mar 25, 2022

It's still Bangkok: Thailand quells talk of name change

No, English speakers and others using the Roman alphabet aren’t going to have to start calling the Thai capital by its local name, Krung Thep Maha Nakhon, and drop the more familiar “Bangkok.”

The Independent UK · Feb 17, 2022