The desire to inject excitement into life sciences is to be commended. The quest to understand and cure cancer, diabetes, Parkinson's disease and other horrible diseases is often a lonely one and lacks wide-spread recognition and financial compensation. This is what the trio are hoping to combat.

Whilst entries for STEM subjects at GCSE and A Level may have risen, it is important that young people continue those subjects into higher education because the UK economy needs more people studying science and engineering at university and taking up jobs in this sector.

PRESS ASSOCIATION -- Less than half of engineering graduates are working in the industry after graduating, research suggests. A new study claims th...