• For Researchers

Minding the gap – what does China’s biotech boom mean for the UK?

China is emerging as a life sciences superpower - what does this mean for the UK’s researchers, spin-outs and patients? China is emerging as a life sciences superpower - what does this mean for the UK’s researchers, spin-outs and patients?

2 March 2026

• For Researchers

Data science: bring the researchers to the data

We are awash with data – but how do cancer researchers make the most of it at the scale and pace needed whilst also keeping the trust of patients? We are awash with data – but how do cancer researchers make the most of it at the scale and pace needed whilst also keeping the trust of patients?

24 February 2026

• For Researchers

Research careers – what you need to lead

Good leadership is vital for successful science – so how, exactly, do you get good at it? Ally Walters talks us through it... Good leadership is vital for successful science – so how, exactly, do you get good at it? Ally Walters talks us through it...

11 February 2026

• For Researchers

Minding the gap – is there ever a perfect time to launch a start-up?

Tim Bodicoat ponders the thawing of the biotech winter and asks if the market can ever tell you if it’s the right time to launch a start-up… Tim Bodicoat ponders the thawing of the biotech winter and asks if the market can ever tell you if it’s the right time to launch a start-up…

3 February 2026

• For Researchers

Data science - are we chatting away scientific integrity?

LLMs are impressive yet they also pose a threat to science. The first column in our new series on data science gets into the dichotomy... LLMs are impressive yet they also pose a threat to science. The first column in our new series on data science gets into the dichotomy...

11 November 2025

• For Researchers

Research careers – a new approach for clinical academics

Clinical academics hold a vital place in the cancer research landscape; so why is it proving so hard to retain them, and what can we do about it? Clinical academics hold a vital place in the cancer research landscape; so why is it proving so hard to retain them, and what can we do about it?

14 October 2025

• For Researchers

Research with Integrity – Destigmatising the correction of scientific mistakes

Dr Catherine Winchester talks destigmatising the correction of mistakes in scientific papers, and open research cultures where it’s normal to do so... Dr Catherine Winchester talks destigmatising the correction of mistakes in scientific papers, and open research cultures where it’s normal to do so...

23 July 2025