When Robert May stepped down as president of the UK's Royal Society toward the end of last year, he went not with a whimper, but a roar. In the last speech of his five-year term, the Australian-born ...

Sir Robert May, outgoing UK Chief Scientist, spoke to Robert Walgate about treading the fine line between government and the science community, and the changing face of science in the UK and Europe.

The gifted polymath, known as one of Australia’s most accomplished scientists, has sadly passed away. Robert May – affectionately known as Bob by his friends and colleagues, but whose official title ...