Roger Highfield

Here are a few of my latest articles. There are more in my archive.

Aug

PLANET PRIMED FOR ANIMAL INFECTIONS TO SPILLOVER INTO HUMANS

A study published today shows why changes in land use could pave the way for future disease outbreaks, reports Science Director Roger Highfield.

Jul

Coronavirus; the new normal

Tomorrow (28th July), Locomotion will be our first of our five museums to open its doors to visitors. Roger Highfield, Science Director, describes the science behind reopening

Jul

Coronavirus: how the virus changed science

Roger Highfield, Science Director, discusses how COVID-19 has highlighted the critical role of science in combating disease and how the greatest health challenge of a generation has changed science.

Jul

Coronavirus: a revolutionary vaccine

In the race to curb the pandemic, scientists are testing a new kind of vaccine. Roger Highfield talks to key figures in the ‘David and Goliath’ race for an ‘RNA vaccine’.

Jul

When we can trust computers (and when we can't)

By Peter Coveney and Roger Highfield (arXiv)

Jul

TV Cream Stays Indoors With Roger Highfield

Roger Highfield stays indoors in Greenwich to watch episode one of the ATV children’s sci-fi serial Timeslip, and then tells TV Cream all about it

Jul

Coronavirus:rise of the mini organs

Hans Clevers, pioneer in the use of organoids, talks about their role in understanding and curbing the pandemic

Jul

Smelling a Lab Rat

Roger Highfield reviews Science Fictions for the Literary Review

Jun

Coronavirus: how the virus spread worldwide

The UK has analysed more SARS-CoV-2 viruses than any other country. Science Director Roger Highfield investigates how these data can help control the virus and ultimately save lives.

Jun

coronavirus: why minority ethnic groups suffer more

Roger Highfield talks to Michael Marmot and Ajit Lalvani about why minority ethnic groups are at greater risk in the pandemic

Read more articles in my archive.

Roger Highfield was born in Wales, raised in North London and became the first person to bounce a neutron off a soap bubble. He was the Science Editor of The Daily Telegraph for two decades and the Editor of New Scientist between 2008 and 2011. Today, he is the Director of External Affairs at the Science Museum Group. Roger has written seven books and had thousands of articles published in newspapers and magazines. This is his personal website.