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Science & ResearchAug 25, 2026

How one researcher captured a vanished world of UK government science

Nature, Published online: 25 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02094-3 Oral historian Emmeline Ledgerwood’s PhD investigated how privatization affected civil-service scientists at the end of the twentieth century.

Nature, Published online: 25 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02094-3 Oral historian Emmeline Ledgerwood’s PhD investigated how privatization affected civil-service scientists at the end of the twentieth century.

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