The Science Museum has helped inspire a new game about superbugs. Roger Highfield explains more.
Roger Highfield is the Science Director at the Science Museum Group, a member of the UK's Medical Research Council and a visiting professor at the Dunn School, University of Oxford, and Department of Chemistry, UCL. He studied Chemistry at the University of Oxford and was the first person to bounce a neutron off a soap bubble. Roger was the Science Editor of The Daily Telegraph for two decades, and the Editor of New Scientist between 2008 and 2011. He has written or co-authored ten popular science books, most recently Stephen Hawking: Genius at Work, and has had thousands of articles published in newspapers and magazines.
Roger Highfield reflects on a new TV series by Prof Brian Cox, Forces of Nature.
Roger Highfield describes a milestone supercomputer simulation that provides a glimpse of the future of medicine.
At the 2016 Hay Festival, Director of External Affairs Roger Highfield interviewed the President of the Society, Nobelist Venki Ramakrishnan.
Daring, avant-garde and achingly cool, the first European Space Agency fashion show touched down in the Science Museum last night.
A galaxy of astronauts gathered at the Science Museum to celebrate 25 years since Helen Sharman became the first Brit in space.
Roger Highfield reveals an exciting new project, Couture in Orbit, which culminates in a space-inspired fashion show at the Museum’s Lates in May 2016.
The improbable story of Srinivasa Ramanujan is one of the most inspirational in all of mathematics.
Science Museum Group Director Ian Blatchford spoke of his sadness following the news that Architect Dame Zaha Hadid has died aged 65
Dr Buzz Aldrin discussed Apollo, ‘space selfies’ and how to colonise Mars in a recent Science Museum event.
Oscar-winning director Alfonso Cuarón discussed his space thriller Gravity in a recent event at the Museum.
Roger Highfield reflects on the opening of a new exhibition