Intellectual property review keeps everyone happy
Peter Bradwell, campaigner at the Open Rights Group On Wednesday morning the world of intellectual property (IP) - yes, there is such a thing - held its breath. The previous six months had seen an...
View ArticleWhat the world's most powerful geologist didn't say
Roger Highfield, magazine editor Today's speech in London by the most powerful geologist on the planet was perhaps most notable for what he didn't say. Wen Jiabao, who has a background in engineering...
View ArticleAustralia's chief scientist: Research, not rhetoric
Ian William Chubb is the chief scientist of Australia. He has held this post since 2011. He was also the vice-chancellor of the Australian National University from 2001 to 2011, and president of the...
View ArticleShadow science minister: Twitter is not a weapon
Chi Onwurah, Labour MP for Newcastle upon Tyne Central and shadow innovation and science minister Last month, I asked the solicitor general for England and Wales - a senior government legal adviser -...
View ArticleHugo Cable: Brain drains are not all bad
In response to a call by leading figures in British research for recent graduates to look abroad for work, the business secretary's son, Hugo Cable, offers a personal view of the nomadic lifestyle that...
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