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Oddly, I recently took a day off from work. I use this as an excuse to take a trip into Cambridge city centre. I decided to take the bus in from Trumpington Park and Ride, and on my journey I pass through the massive complex of Addenbrookes. This is a place full of...

What has science ever done for us? That was one of the questions I raised yesterday in my debate on the role of the Treasury in supporting science in the United Kingdom. Well, what has it done for us? Why do we need to use public funds, taxpayers’ money, to support...

While I sit here writing this article there are thousands of chemical reactions happening within my body. As I hit the letters on my keypad, electricity flows down a series of nerves which is then in scripted and translated by the computer programme. Furthermore, my...

The United Kingdom’s strong science and engineering base is one of our greatest assets as a nation, with an unparalleled record of invention and innovation driven by world-leading firms and universities. But our economy is only now picking up after the slowest...