Science that changes the world is a product of investing time in being a good mentor to young researchers, and encouraging them to think outside the box, says Nobel Laureate Sir Fraser Stoddart.
Winner of the 2005 Nobel Prize for Chemistry, Professor Robert Grubbs, will give a public talk next week on the translation of fundamental science into useful products.
One hopes and expects that our governments will listen to the people they have honoured, even when they reveal inconvenient truths, writes Merlin Crossley.
