Roger Highfield
@rogerhighfield.bsky.social
Museum exec, MRC, visiting prof at the Dunn School, Oxford, and UCL Chemistry. Ex Editor of New Scientist, and Science Editor of the Telegraph. Co-author #VirtualYou and more books. Neutron bouncer
We are all mosaics: vast genetic diversity found between cells in a single person www.nature.com/articles/d41... Technical advances allow researchers to trace the genetic changes that occur over time.
We are all mosaics: vast genetic diversity found between cells in a single person
Technical advances allow researchers to trace the genetic changes that occur over time.
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November 26, 2025 at 1:35 PM
We are all mosaics: vast genetic diversity found between cells in a single person www.nature.com/articles/d41... Technical advances allow researchers to trace the genetic changes that occur over time.
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November 26, 2025 at 7:01 AM
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Great to welcome Sir Ian Chapman, UK Research and Innovation CEO, to the @sciencemuseum.org.uk yesterday!
UKRI CEO Professor Sir Ian Chapman closed yesterday’s Innovation for Growth summit by sharing UKRI’s plans to pivot investment to deliver against the government’s R&D priorities.
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November 25, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Great to welcome Sir Ian Chapman, UK Research and Innovation CEO, to the @sciencemuseum.org.uk yesterday!
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November 25, 2025 at 7:37 AM
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The COP30 climate-jamboree leaves the Amazon after much process but little progress blog.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk/belem-compro...
Belém Compromise: COP30 fudge satisfies few - Science Museum Group Blog
The climate-jamboree leaves the Amazon after much process but little progress, reports Science Director Roger Highfield
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November 24, 2025 at 5:49 PM
The COP30 climate-jamboree leaves the Amazon after much process but little progress blog.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk/belem-compro...
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November 24, 2025 at 7:39 AM
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Scientists discover new type of lion roar www.eurekalert.org/news-release...
Scientists discover new type of lion roar, which could help protect the iconic big cats
A new study has found African lions produce not one, but two distinct types of roars - a discovery set to transform wildlife monitoring and conservation efforts.
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November 23, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Scientists discover new type of lion roar www.eurekalert.org/news-release...
Theia and Earth were neighbours www.eurekalert.org/news-release... New research suggests that the body that collided with Earth 4.5 billion years ago, creating the Moon, originated in the inner Solar System.
Theia and Earth were neighbors
In the upcoming issue of the journal Science, researchers determine the possible composition of Theia, the body that collied with Earth 4.5 billion years ago thus creating the Moon. The impactor&rsquo...
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November 23, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Theia and Earth were neighbours www.eurekalert.org/news-release... New research suggests that the body that collided with Earth 4.5 billion years ago, creating the Moon, originated in the inner Solar System.
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November 23, 2025 at 7:33 AM
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November 22, 2025 at 8:53 AM
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November 21, 2025 at 7:02 AM
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The Chair of the UK Covid Inquiry, Baroness Hallett has made a statement on her findings and recommendations.
View the statement in full by visiting our YouTube channel 📺👇
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View the statement in full by visiting our YouTube channel 📺👇
youtube.com/watch?v=a6xY...
November 20, 2025 at 4:32 PM
The Chair of the UK Covid Inquiry, Baroness Hallett has made a statement on her findings and recommendations.
View the statement in full by visiting our YouTube channel 📺👇
youtube.com/watch?v=a6xY...
View the statement in full by visiting our YouTube channel 📺👇
youtube.com/watch?v=a6xY...
The countdown has begun to the world (and galactic) premiere of Horrible Science: Cosmic Chaos - been a hoot working on this with colleagues and looking forward to the launch at the mighty Science and Industry Museum next Feb! www.scienceandindustrymuseum.org.uk/about-us/pre...
Countdown is on to the launch of a universe-first space exhibition, opening at two Science Museum Group venues | Science and Industry Museum
The countdown has begun to the world (and galactic) premiere of Horrible Science: Cosmic Chaos, a thrilling exhibition that will invite visitors to explore our wonderous Solar System when it launches ...
www.scienceandindustrymuseum.org.uk
November 20, 2025 at 2:08 PM
The countdown has begun to the world (and galactic) premiere of Horrible Science: Cosmic Chaos - been a hoot working on this with colleagues and looking forward to the launch at the mighty Science and Industry Museum next Feb! www.scienceandindustrymuseum.org.uk/about-us/pre...
In an analysis of nearly 900 retracted medical research studies, the number of female authors is disproportionately low. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Women seem to retract fewer papers than men — but why?
In an analysis of nearly 900 retracted medical research studies, the number of female authors is disproportionately low.
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November 20, 2025 at 8:16 AM
In an analysis of nearly 900 retracted medical research studies, the number of female authors is disproportionately low. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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November 20, 2025 at 7:27 AM
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ProtoMwahh! First kiss dates back 21 million years, writes @bbcvic.bsky.social www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
First kiss dates back 21 million years, say scientists
A new study looks at how the mouth-on-mouth smooch came into being, and concludes that Neanderthals also kissed.
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November 19, 2025 at 1:29 PM
ProtoMwahh! First kiss dates back 21 million years, writes @bbcvic.bsky.social www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Introducing ARIA's next CEO, Kathleen Fisher ariaresearch.substack.com/p/introducin...
Introducing ARIA’s next CEO
Kathleen Fisher will join us in February 2026.
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November 19, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Introducing ARIA's next CEO, Kathleen Fisher ariaresearch.substack.com/p/introducin...
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November 19, 2025 at 8:10 AM
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Always fun to catch up with the gene wizard that is Jason Chin, this time at the MRC Biomedicine conference and find out about his next paper! Background here: blog.sciencemuseum.org.uk/dawn-of-a-ne...
November 18, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Always fun to catch up with the gene wizard that is Jason Chin, this time at the MRC Biomedicine conference and find out about his next paper! Background here: blog.sciencemuseum.org.uk/dawn-of-a-ne...
Honour to help judge the MRC Max Perutz prize, organised with the @observeruk.bsky.social, and many congratulations to the winners, Vanessa Drevenakova of @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social and Johnny Tam of @edinburghuni.bsky.social + the amazing shortlist! www.linkedin.com/posts/medica...
November 18, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Honour to help judge the MRC Max Perutz prize, organised with the @observeruk.bsky.social, and many congratulations to the winners, Vanessa Drevenakova of @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social and Johnny Tam of @edinburghuni.bsky.social + the amazing shortlist! www.linkedin.com/posts/medica...
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I’ve written a piece on the curious lack of media and political interest in the issues faced by our national @britishlibrary.bsky.social. This is strange given we live in a world where ideas, knowledge and research are a long-term source of innovation and insight
www.cityam.com/the-british-...
www.cityam.com/the-british-...
The British library is in crisis: why does nobody care?
The widespread indifference to the British Library's crippling cyberattack demonstrates a perilous failure to value the knowledge infrastructure vital for national prosperity
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November 18, 2025 at 6:27 AM
I’ve written a piece on the curious lack of media and political interest in the issues faced by our national @britishlibrary.bsky.social. This is strange given we live in a world where ideas, knowledge and research are a long-term source of innovation and insight
www.cityam.com/the-british-...
www.cityam.com/the-british-...
Lovely to catch up with the legend that is Sarah Teichmann at the @MRC Biomedicine Science Conference - background here on the Human Cell Atlas blog.sciencemuseum.org.uk/first-human-...
November 18, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Lovely to catch up with the legend that is Sarah Teichmann at the @MRC Biomedicine Science Conference - background here on the Human Cell Atlas blog.sciencemuseum.org.uk/first-human-...
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November 18, 2025 at 7:03 AM
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“We often assume that dog diversity emerged since the Victorian period. But no — what we found is that from the beginning, there is a huge diversity, much more than what we expected.” www.nature.com/articles/d41...
How ancient humans bred and traded the first domestic dogs
Analyses of fossils and ancient genomics reveal how early human populations bred less wolf-like companions, and might have traded them around the world.
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November 17, 2025 at 10:55 AM
“We often assume that dog diversity emerged since the Victorian period. But no — what we found is that from the beginning, there is a huge diversity, much more than what we expected.” www.nature.com/articles/d41...