Whichever scientific discipline you prefer, the ultimate goal is to carry out research in that subject. Your first experience of...
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The Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) is a short-term course that helps train postgraduate students to become teachers. Imperial College...
Did you always think you wanted to be a scientist? No I didn’t. I first wanted to be an astronaut,...
Science fiction has conjured up a plethora of fictional alien species, from the harmless likes of E.T. to the positively...
The Higgs boson is, at its simplest, an elementary particle: a particle that cannot be broken down into anything smaller....
Modern science is usually associated with prestigious academic institutions or industrial laboratories. And with these advanced forms of scientific research...
Are the fantasies of superheroes so far-fetched, or might it be possible to change our bodies to acquire superhuman abilities?...
At school, science usually comes neatly packaged into individual subjects. Maths, chemistry, biology, physics – all taught by different teachers...
Armand Leroi is not your average Professor of Evolutionary Developmental Biology. As a scientist, his expertise lies in tiny worms...
Humans might be the dominant species on land, but we’ve fared less well underwater, partly due to our inability to...
Despite conservation efforts, approximately 30% of all marine, fresh-water and land animals will become extinct in the next 50 years....
Shock physics is the area of physics that deals with what happens after explosions, impacts, or anything moving at high...
What do HG Wells’s Invisible Man, Spider-Man’s foe The Lizard and Sir Isaac Newton all have in common? Despite sounding...
There’s no doubting the creative ingenuity and innovative resourcefulness that goes into Do-It-Yourself science projects. However, while many of the...
As a member of the Department of Materials, my research is based in the Centre for Nuclear Engineering, where I...
Marie Curie (1867-1934): Gave her life to research radioactivity Marie Curie, the Polish chemist and physicist, is perhaps the...
Early 2013 played host to a story that proves it’s never too early to get involved in serious scientific research....
Since it featured on BBC Radio Four’s Today programme, The Royal Society’s Parliamentary Pairing Scheme has seen increased media attention,...
This article is taken from the Winter 2011 issue of I, Science. Jennifer Whyntie talks to astrobiologist Lewis Dartnell about...
