Who is Belarusian Nobel laureate Ales Bialiatski? Bialiatski, Belarus’s top human rights advocate, was sentenced to 10 years in prison. We take a look at his trajectory. Al Jazeera · Mar 3, 2023
Belarus sentences Nobel Peace Prize winner Ales Bialiatski to 10 years in prison A court in Belarus on Friday sentenced Nobel Peace Prize winner Ales Bialiatski to 10 years in prison, Russian state-owned news agency TASS reported, a verdict likely to be strongly condemned by Western human rights groups. France 24 · Mar 3, 2023
Belarus jails Nobel Peace Prize-winning activist Ales Bialiatski Pro-democracy activist Ales Bialiatski was facing charges for financing anti-government protests The Independent UK · Mar 3, 2023
UK scientists hope to benefit from €100bn Horizon Europe programme UK researchers received little funding from EU programme because of Brexit trade deal negotiations The Guardian - UK · Feb 28, 2023
UK access to EU’s £88.6bn science scheme on the cards, EU chief says The Windsor Framework paves the way for Britain to become an associate member of the EU’s flagship research programme, Ursula von der Leyen suggested. The Independent UK · Feb 27, 2023
OPINION - The Standard View: Northern Ireland Protocol deal is a fork in the road for Rishi Sunak It is shaping up to be a make-or-break week for the Prime Minister. Should he succeed in gaining an agreement from all parties on the Northern Ireland Protocol, it will strengthen his hand and potentially lay the foundations for a turnaround in Conservative fortunes. If he fails, and the Tory… Evening Standard · Feb 27, 2023
Grace Women of the Year: Nominate the inspirational women in your life Grace Women of the Year has reopened for nominations - with the winners to be announced on International Women's Day 2023 Liverpool Echo · Feb 26, 2023
Grace Women of the Year: Nominate the inspirational women in your life to win £500 Grace Women of the Year has reopened for nominations - with the winners to be announced on International Women's Day 2023 Chronicle Live · Feb 26, 2023
Scott Johnson's killer's shock revelation over the phone before his final plea to manslaughter The 27-year-old's death, at the cliffs of a gay beat in Manly, sparked one of Sydney's longest-running mysteries. ABC News · Feb 23, 2023
Nobel Prize winning chemist knighted at Buckingham Palace Professor Sir David MacMillan shared the prize with German scientist Benjamin List. The Independent UK · Feb 23, 2023
China’s Climate Envoy Receives Nobel Sustainability Award Xie Zhenhua gets recognized for his efforts in tackling climate change and building global cooperation in the field Caixin Global · Feb 23, 2023
Bill Turnbull honoured by annual prize for Cambridge University medical students The former BBC Breakfast presenter died last summer at the age of 66 from prostate cancer Wales Online · Feb 23, 2023
MasterChef judge John Torode among people receiving honours at Palace Another recipient, Professor Sir David MacMillan, will receive a knighthood for services to chemistry and science. The Independent UK · Feb 23, 2023
Late broadcaster Bill Turnbull honoured with annual prize for medical students The former BBC Breakfast presenter died at his home in Suffolk last year at the age of 66 after a battle with prostate cancer. The Independent UK · Feb 23, 2023
AAP · Feb 22, 2023 National conversation to put science vision on agenda Australia's science priorities are being revitalised to deliver social, economic and environmental benefits for Australia.
The Independent UK · Feb 22, 2023 Huw Edwards unveils Blue Plaque to ‘mathematical genius’ Richard Price BBC News At Ten presenter Edwards said the memorial to Price goes ‘some way’ to giving him the ‘recognition he deserves’ 300 years on from his birth.
The Independent UK · Feb 22, 2023 Committee says 305 nominated for the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize The Norwegian Nobel Committee says that 305 candidates — 212 individuals and 93 organizations — have been nominated for the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize by the Feb. 1 deadline
Tribune News Service · Feb 21, 2023 American Academy of Arts and Letters inducts San Diego composer Roger Reynolds, 1989 Pulitzer Prize winner SAN DIEGO — Roger Reynolds, the visionary composer who earned a Pulitzer Prize for music in 1989 and has taught at UC San Diego since 1969, is one of this year’s 19 American Academy of Arts and Letters inductees.
The Independent UK · Feb 21, 2023 Scientists criticise Treasury for taking back £1.6bn funding The money had been set aside for UK involvement in the EU’s £88 billion Horizon Europe research programme.
The Guardian - UK · Feb 20, 2023 Dame Angela McLean to be UK’s first female chief scientific adviser Professor of mathematical biology to succeed Sir Patrick Vallance after advising MoD and working with Sage during pandemic
Bristol Post · Feb 19, 2023 Bristol student has finally graduated more than 50 years after he started his PhD Personal computers were still sci-fi when Dr Nick Axten began university
The Guardian - AU · Feb 18, 2023 Visa delays caused by security checks turning Chinese students away from Australian universities Research students turn to US and Europe instead of waiting for Department of Home Affairs to approve study in some STEM fields
The Conversation · Feb 16, 2023 Why young people in every sphere – not just business and politics – should learn to lead Leadership is most commonly held to be the ability to motivate others to achieve set goals. For some, this means being heroic and special. The world stood still when Nelson Mandela died. His achievements alone – the freedom fighter turned political prisoner, the first black president of South Africa, the…
Tribune News Service · Feb 14, 2023 Battling the 'science type' stereotype: Q+A with 3M's chief science advocate Jayshree Seth was raised on the campus of a prominent engineering university in India, and the professor's daughter was surrounded by all things science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) from an early age.
The Independent UK · Feb 14, 2023 Student, 76, completes his PhD after 50 years Dr Nick Axten said he needed ‘a long hard think’ over the intervening decades.