Electricity: The spark of life
From the structure of the atom to the function of our brains, an electric charge is hidden within every organism on earth. Electricity: The spark of life traces the story of…
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Patricia's story: from research assistant to senior academic creating a better culture
Patricia wants younger researchers to have better support than she had around challenges like setbacks with research and balancing career and parenthood.
Exploring Hong Kong’s history of pandemics and its impact on the city
The latest instalment of Contagious Cities explores Hong Kong’s experience of pandemics and the cultural and social impacts of disease on its community.
Why we still haven’t stopped cholera
Why have attempts to get it under control failed? Rose George reports on an outbreak that went on far longer than anyone expected.
Rose George
An expert explains how to track coronavirus variants
New Covid-19 variants could jeopardise a lot of the work that has been done to contain the pandemic. Genomic surveillance can help us track and contain them.
Sonia Gonçalves
Which changes are already making a difference to research culture?
We hear from researchers about some amazing initiatives and cross-sector partnerships that are transforming research culture in the UK.
Research culture: putting change into action ourselves
What roles do individuals and funders play in creating research culture? We speak to Dan O’Connor and Megan Reitz about how different groups can sustain or…
Global heating and human health – what’s the damage?
The Wellcome Photography Prize 2021 commissioned three photographers from three different countries to explore the dangers our heating planet has on our physical health.