Roger Highfield

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

May

MASS COGNITIVE TEST REVEALS COVID-19 IMPACT ON INTELLECT

Insights into the impact of the pandemic on the nation’s mental health have come from a new online study to weigh up cognitive skills, says Roger Highfield, Science Director.

Apr

Embrace the hype

Overexcited news reports engage the public with complex scientific issues, says Roger Highfield

Mar

Should we trust computers?

Following the publication of a Phil Trans A theme issue, Roger Highfield explores the issues

Mar

Back to the future of computing

The next generation of high-performance computers might see a return of the oldest form of all, analogue computing, according to Science Director, Roger Highfield.

Mar

Coronavirus: the moth vaccine

Roger Highfield, Science Director, discusses two new COVID-19 vaccines under development, one of which is manufactured by cells from the fall armyworm moth

Mar

Jaipur Literature Festival: Innovation, imagination and creativity

Vinay Sahasrabuddhe, Mugdha Sinha, Shubhendra Rao and Roger Highfield in conversation with Sanjoy K. Roy

Mar

coronavirus:how to vaccinate a nation

How do you ensure that ‘COVID-19 jabs are in arms, not fridges’? Roger Highfield, Science Director, talks to Dr Emily Lawson, England’s vaccine deployment lead

Feb

CORONAVIRUS: HOW THE UK BACKED VACCINE WINNERS

How do you know which vaccine research to back when a pandemic starts? Roger Highfield, Science Director, talks to Kate Bingham, former chair of the UK Government's Vaccine Taskforce.

Feb

Coronavirus: how dead virus can save lives

A traditional kind of vaccine is being readied for the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. Roger Highfield finds out about Europe’s first ‘inactivated virus’ vaccine

Feb

coronavirus: the one-shot vaccine

Roger Highfield, Science Director, talks to the scientist behind the world’s first COVID-19 vaccine that requires only a single dose.

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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.