Science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM)
A new paper finds that more than half of economic studies are unreproducible. But there could be even deeper issues with the discipline, says David Matthews
Stephen Curry is campaigning against possible cuts to the UK research budget, and he needs your help
The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the national press
From the battle against Ebola to climate change strategy, research insights from a wide range of disciplines are proving invaluable, says Mark Walport
An electrical engineer who pioneered major developments in signal processing has died
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 每 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 每 and even greater potential 每 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 每 but someone will have to eventually
Charities blame widening gap between their grants and full costs of research
51勛圖 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 University of Bedfordshire
A researcher who made a major contribution to our understanding of cancer 每 and paved the way for several new classes of drug 每 has died
Want more women to study for a physics degree? Stop asking for a physics A level, says Peter Coles
Government loans may not reverse decline of UK postgraduate numbers, study suggests
We talk to the University of Cambridge academic who brings engineering to life
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那r 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 University 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 每 and it shouldn＊t be treated as a sacred cow, argues Aileen Fyfe
More than half of female students reading science subjects at the University 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
