Matin Durrani says that scientific prizes should honour the best people, not those with the best connections
Honouring excellence Opening up the system for awards and prizes is vital if we want the best people to get recognized. (Courtesy: iStock/May Lim)
Keen Nobel watchers – myself included – were not altogether surprised by this year’s Nobel Pri
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