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A lesson in geek philosophy

Rise up geeks, you have nothing to lose but your lack of a sense of entitlement...

MRC funds feasibility studies to measure returns on research

The Medical Research Council is tackling the impact agenda head on with a funding programme for pilot studies that analyse the economic and social impacts of medical research... Read more

MPs call for reform of Whitehall science and engineering advice

The House of Commons Science and Technology Committee has again urged the UK government to consider overhauling its use of science and engineering advice by appointing chief engineering advisers, where appropriate... Read more

In this week's issue of Research Fortnight, we mistakenly attributed a quote to Crossbench peer Ajay Kakkar. The quote was in fact from Labour peer Lewis Moonie. We apologise for this mistake.

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