STEM Articles
What you need to know about 2018’s Nobel Prize winners in science
Experts in laser physics, cancer therapy and genetic manipulation of viruses have been rewarded for their respective discoveries in physics, medicine and physiology and chemistry
Scientist imprisoned during Apartheid gives Fanaroff Lecture
This year’s main speaker at the inaugural Fanaroff Lecture was Dr Rob Adam, the Project Director of the Square Kilometer Array (SKA) in South Africa and former anti-Apartheid activist.
Parody Nobel Prizes: this year’s Ig Nobel Prize winners
Wasim Askar celebrates the research of this year’s Ig Nobel award winners: human-cannibalism, fruit flies, road rage, rollercoasters, and voodoo dolls.
Zero greenhouse gases by 2050?
An ambitious report by the Royal Academy of Engineering and Royal Society states that the UK could become carbon-neutral by 2050.
CERN physicist accused of “sexist” comments
One of CERN’s lead contributory theorists, Professor Alexander Strumia, has been suspended after causing widespread outrage over his remarks in a gender equality seminar. In a workshop organised by CERN (The European Organization for Nuclear Research) on Friday 28th September, Strumia claimed that “physics was invented and built by men, it’s not by invitation”. It […]
The NHS’s overworked doctors
A recent study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association looks at the negative impact of burn-out of Doctors. The research found that increasing demand on healthcare professionals is having devastating effects on the patient care, satisfaction, and future careers of many healthcare professionals. Receiving funding from the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), […]
Scientists make breakthrough in TB treatment
Potential solutions have been discovered that help to treat tuberculosis (TB), an airborne disease. Tuberculosis is a disease that affects the lungs, and is one of the most prevalent diseases in India and parts of Africa. This disease occurs in approximately 33 per cent of the global population. Science journals report that around 1.6 million […]
How severe is your asthma? Check your watch!
Research suggests that asthma treatments can be improved by considering what time it is
An interview with 2018’s Faraday Prize winner
Jacklin Kwan talks to University of Manchester’s very own Professor Danielle George following her triumph in earning the prestigious award
Manchester scientists in breakthrough at CERN
University of Manchester scientists have successfully rotate a beam of high energy protons for the first time
The Campus Masterplan 2022
The Campus Masterplan looks to have placed an emphasis on STEM subjects over others
Preview: getting girls into science event
A celebration of women in STEM for International Women’s Day at the Museum of Science and Industry
Female scientists sign letter against hate
Following Trump’s victory in the US election, nearly 9,000 women have signed an open letter against the “hateful rhetoric that was given a voice” against science and hate
A response to ‘Dear fresher females studying STEM’
It is no longer a question of whether women are underrepresented in science—it is a fact. So why are we still having to defend ourselves?
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