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Leading environmentalist says it is 'ridiculous' for university heads to 'shuffle responsibility'

Vast majority find position in STEM-related careers, although fewer stay in research over the longer term

They think I¡¯m a rising star, says a postdoctoral researcher at Stanford, but my hopes of a real career in science are sinking

The best forms of public engagement tend to be ¡®dirt cheap¡¯ and profitable, says author

Stereotypes, prejudice and laddish behaviour still deter young women interested in physics, engineering and computer science, says Eileen Pollack

A pioneering engineer known as ¡®the father of aeroacoustics¡¯ has died

The good, the bad and the offbeat ¨C the academy through the lens of the national press

Emeritus Cancer Research UK lab director shares chemistry prize with two US-based researchers for work on DNA

Study finds ¡®super ties¡¯ with another academic can lead to higher citation rates

Japanese and Canadian professors awarded prize for their work on ¡®nature¡¯s most elusive elementary particles¡¯

China¡¯s long wait for a home-grown Nobel prize in science is now over, but concerns over its university culture remain, says David Matthews

Five contributors recall friendships and encounters with preeminent scientists, writers and philosophers

Partnership with Cornwall College Group will see tourist attraction open its doors to undergraduates

Most REF case studies related simple, short-term impacts, missing a host of wider, longer-term effects, argues Trisha Greenhalgh

Inspired by previous movement in 1960s, PhD students say that ¡®science is not neutral¡¯ and urge scientists to confront their assumptions

Seminar considers the achievements ¨C and even greater potential ¨C of academic partnerships between the countries

Peer review system ¡®lacks capacity¡¯ to deal with ¡®flood¡¯ of new papers, meaning some could be unjustly dismissed

It seems unlikely that charity donors will want to pay for university research overheads ¨C but someone will have to eventually

Charities blame widening gap between their grants and full costs of research 

Global analysis shows hospital studies increasingly important but industry publications dip

Paul Jump examines the many reasons for irreproducibility in science and efforts to tackle it

Alternative treatments in healthcare plan is latest in a series of homeopathy-related controversies

Initiative to replicate findings of 100 prominent studies raises further questions about health of discipline

Names, addresses and sensitive information discovered in unlocked filing cabinet at 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of Bedfordshire

A researcher who made a major contribution to our understanding of cancer ¨C and paved the way for several new classes of drug ¨C has died

Want more women to study for a physics degree? Stop asking for a physics A level, says Peter Coles

We talk to the 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of Cambridge academic who brings engineering to life

Government loans may not reverse decline of UK postgraduate numbers, study suggests

Crick and Watson's landmark papers on the structure of DNA would have been rejected by modern editors for lack of data, researcher argues

Presidential commission recommends new ministry to push technological development

The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the national press

More research spending needed, says head of Brazil¡¯s innovation agency

¡®Critical Muslims¡¯ square up to the challenges facing higher education and research

A leading expert on electronic circuit theory who spent his whole career at Berkeley has died

The launch of Jo Johnson¡¯s One Nation Science strategy has put place firmly on the research policy agenda, says Holly Else

Regional audits of science activity will identify areas of emerging scientific strength, says minister

We talk to the latest S¨ºr Cymru research chair

Whether in jest or not, sexist language shows an insensitivity to gender issues at odds with academic values, argues Dorothy Bishop

But universities and science minister says focus should be on outputs, not inputs

REF case studies used to create a map of knowledge connections between fields

Hefce expert says that funding excellence can go hand in hand with focussing resources on particular locations

But university governing body says it recognises ¡®distress¡¯ caused to Nobel laureate and his UCL scientist wife by his dismissal

Members include experienced higher education campaigner Paul Blomfield and medical doctor Tania Mathias

Robert Brownstone will take up the role of chair of neurosurgery at 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ College London

Labour leadership candidate calls for 'revolution in science' and increased research and development spend

Does your academic CV stand up to scrutiny? Chris Parr blogs about the case of Connie St Louis

Jean-Claude Burgelman also tells London conference of need to 'embed' the concept in society

Peer review is often thought of as ancient and unchanging, but it is neither ¨C and it shouldn¡¯t be treated as a sacred cow, argues Aileen Fyfe

More than half of female students reading science subjects at the 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of Bristol said that they have felt uncomfortable at the institution because of their gender

Sir Tim Hunt complains of ¡°trouble with girls¡± in labs, but male egos can be far more obstructive to science, says Ottoline Leyser

Nobel laureate Sir Tim Hunt has resigned from his position on a Royal Society committee as well as an honorary UCL professorship

Giving universities oversight of postgraduate training will greatly improve its quality, argues Alastair Buchan

A Nobel Prize-winning fellow of the Royal Society has apologised after saying he was in favour of single sex laboratories.

A new series of short films reveals the often unexpected books that have inspired scientists at Cambridge.

Lobby group presses the case for UK science in the wake of BIS cuts of almost half a billion pounds

Institution may close one of its engineering schools after a 'disappointing result' in the research excellence framework

Sir Mark Walport, chief scientific adviser, uses Going Global platform to urge academics to remain impartial when delivering results on ¡®pet topics¡¯

Planned cuts to the European Union's research budget have been reduced by €500 million (?357 million) following pressure from scientists, university leaders and MEPs.

A study suggests that short and clear abstracts are associated with lower than expected citations

Universities are losing control of what they teach, warns John Cookson