# Roger Highfield
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Roger Ronald Highfield (born 1958 in Griffithstown, Wales) is an author, science journalist, broadcaster and Science Director at the Science Museum Group.
== Education ==
Highfield was educated at Chase Side Primary School in Enfield and Christ's Hospital in Horsham. He read Chemistry at Pembroke College, Oxford and was awarded a Master of Arts degree in Chemistry in 1980 followed by a Doctor of Philosophy for research on neutron scattering from chemical species.During his research career, he was the first to bounce a neutron off a soap bubble while he was working at the Institut Laue Langevin.
July 5-Dolly the Clone and Graham Crackers
Fox slides Dolly under a microscope to examine the history of SCNT cloning. Cat looks into what lust, gluttony, riots, vegetarianism, and the graham cracker have in common.
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After Dolly by Ian Wilmut and Roger Highfield
Embryonic Development and Induction by Hans Spemann
The Scien…
Burying trees to lock up carbon, notorious ‘Alzheimer’s gene’ fuels hope, and a book on virtual twins
The gene variant APOE4 is finally giving up some of its secrets, how putting dead trees underground could make carbon sequestration cheap and scalable, and the latest in our series of books on an optimistic future First up this week, Staff Writer and Editor Jocelyn Kaiser joins host Sarah Crespi…
Positive futures
Contributor(s): Roger Highfield, Suhair Khan, Isabel Losada, Professor Michael Muthukrishna | Where should we look for optimism about the future? Our final panel come together to share some of the ideas, innovations and discoveries that could shape the world to come for the better.
A Good Science Read: How everything works
Dr Roger Highfield joins Professor Frances Ashcroft to discuss 'Pain: A Ladybird Expert book' by Irene Tracey and 'A Short History of Nearly Everything' by Bill Bryson. Pain is a very short book but it encompasses everything you want to know about pain in a clear and informative way. What it is, ho…
Powerful Storytelling: Roger Highfield, from Journalist to Science Museum Director PT1
In this episode
Our host Stuart Broadley, CEO of the Energy Industries Council (EIC), speaks with Roger Highfield, celebrated science journalist, author, and Science Director at the Science Museum Group in the UK.
In Part One of this special two-part series, Roger reflects on his remarkable journe…
Curating For Past & Future Energy: Roger Highfield, Science Museum Director PT2
In This Episode
Our host Stuart Broadley, CEO of the Energy Industries Council (EIC), continues his discussion with Roger Highfield, celebrated science journalist, author, and Science Director at the Science Museum Group in the UK.
In Part Two of this special two-part series, Roger shares how t…
Digital Twins. With Prof Peter Coveney and Roger Highfield OBE- Authors of 'Virtual You'
Digital twins in healthcare are catalysing one of the most profound shifts in how we understand, predict and manage human health. In this conversation with Roger Highfield OBE and Prof Peter Coveney, co-authors of Virtual You, we explored the trajectory of digital twins, their technological foundat…
S5 E5: From Neutron Physics to Science Journalism
In this episode of Lab Matters, Harriet Gould speaks with Roger Highfield, Science Director at the Science Museum and former Science Editor at The Telegraph.
Roger’s career spans physics, journalism, bestselling books and decades of science communication. From researching ultra-thin molecular film…
Craig Venter’s Legacy: The Most Influential Geneticist Since Watson and Crick
Episode 365
Craig Venter, one of the world’s most influential geneticists, has died aged 79. He leaves behind an incredible - and complicated - legacy.
Venter is primarily known for playing a leading role in the sequencing of the human genome. Later he pioneered the field of synthetic biology, cr…
Michele Hanson and Roger Highfield
Columnist and author, Michele Hanson and Director of External Affairs at the Science Museum Group, Roger Highfield join Harriett Gilbert to discuss their favourite books by Tobias Smollett, Siddhartha Mukherjee and John Le Carré.
Humphry Clinker by Tobias Smollett
Publisher: Penguin Classic
The Emp…
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