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Bring on the science superstars: In an age when schoolchildren are obsessed with celebrity, they need to see science creates heroes too, writes Dave Madden.

Basic science remains of central importance, John Denham, UK Secretary of State for Innovation reassured the UK’s leading scientists in a speech last month.

Big changes are in store for one of Britain’s most prestigious universities if, as expected, University College London signs off on a modernising green paper from Provost Malcolm Grant.