Geology and earth sciences

Remodelling engineering degrees to include rewilding and ecological restoration would benefit students, society and the planet, says Paul Jepson

Guaranteed interviews for ethnic minority applicants of a certain standard would also tackle postgraduate underrepresentation, says Research England-backed initiative

The Canadian botanist who discovered the ‘wisdom of trees’ reflects on the growing enthusiasm for her work and why scientists should get emotional about their research

The glaciologist discusses falling in love with ‘ice rivers’, how emergency brain surgery changed her outlook, and the tragedy of global warming

Natural Environment Research Council defends decision to award fellowships entirely to men in 2019, but will review diversity processes

Ocean science’s ‘brute force’ approach is impossible in space. But extraterrestrial necessity may also be the mother of fruitful invention when it comes to probing the alien worlds beneath the terrestrial waves, says Kevin Peter Hand

The weather attribution pioneer explains how her field has transformed what researchers can say about climate change – and what's she’s learned about communicating results

To preserve its appeal, the subject needs to overcome its reputation as a mere feeder for the oil and gas industries, say four geologists

Luca Dal Zilio welcomes a compelling insider’s account of our increasing understanding of the science of earthquakes

The volcanologist discusses the joys of fieldwork, the fight for equality, and how her son’s battle with leukaemia transformed her outlook on life

Gradual changes to lifestyles will not save the planet. Universities need to go beyond Cambridge's recent lead and think bigger, says Peter Harper

Aftershocks continue amid new revelations of fabrication

Tributes paid to oceanographer who played key role in Allied war effort during the Second World War

Duke and Duchess of Sussex highlight universities’ work on climate change resilience and gender equality

Tributes paid to leading river scientist who led University of Westminster for more than a decade

Robert J. Mayhew ponders whether many careless generations have led us into a new geological era

Once he had conquered one intellectual peak, this Irishman simply found another, says Richard Joyner

As universities prepare for A-level results day next month, Liz Carlile explains how to get clearing right

The specialist in ancient DNA talks about caving, elephant birds and how tracking prehistoric genetic changes could help fix our dodgy hearts

Government pledges huge windfall for research facilities, but much of it will not be seen until the next decade

Funding for organisation expected to be confirmed in federal budget

The UK's first-ever Twitter-only teaching and learning conference shows academic symposia with international reach can be organised on a shoestring, say Natalie Lafferty and Pat Lockley

Researchers who actively push their papers on social media gain more citations, study finds

Warwick's vice-chancellor Stuart Croft explains how radical government action might help to avert the pensions strike affecting half of all UK universities

Extraordinary demand for a conference on how universities support staff with invisible disabilities highlights how ableism remains widespread in academia, argue Jennifer Leigh and Nicole Brown

Compound interest rates of 6.1 per cent on student loans are unfair and create a debt trap responsible for today’s worsening mental health crisis, says Estelle Clarke

Expansion of league table reveals a more diverse list of countries and institutions

On International Stammering Awareness Day, two academics who stammer explain why higher education must do more to support those with this ‘invisible disability’

Creator of Leicester’s courses in applied geology remembered

We discuss the challenges facing early career researchers, parenthood and tearful graduations with the award-winning University of Massachusetts Amherst geoscientist

Minister also warns Labour plan to abolish fees would mean ‘Reservoir Dogs ending’ for universities 

University attacked by 750 academics for forcing entire professoriate to reapply for jobs

Leading geomorphologist who spent his career at Cornell is remembered

As student loan debt in the UK passes £100 billion, Sir Keith Burnett says it’s time we faced up to the real cost of tuition fees and debt

Ahmadreza Djalali is being used as a cautionary example to other scholars working outside Iran, academics claim

Planetary scientist whose sculptures can be found across the University of Leicester’s campus is remembered

Interviewing a Mafia researcher made John Elmes consider how scholars should study volatile groups

A subterranaut burrows beneath ice and sand in search of hidden depths, writes Lewis Dartnell

A leading exploration geologist has died

Cait MacPhee on a gallop through the history of the universe, the planets, life on Earth and more

Renowned chemist and administrator, known for his financial acumen and attention to detail, oversaw the creation of Cardiff University

The Universities Superannuation Scheme’s stake in former cluster bomb manufacturer Textron is an inappropriate use of savings, campaigners say

Momentum is building for fossil fuel divestment in UK and US universities, while American institutions are cutting ties with ‘racist’ private prisons industry

‘Irreversible’ damage to UK science from a hard Brexit will eclipse any harm caused in the US by a Trump presidency, says new Nobel laureate

Combining higher education institutions will be 'catalyst' to improve scholarship, says minister

Director discusses life at the world’s northernmost university, and how it leads collaborative research on Arctic issues

Environmental organisation praises UK sector for climate efforts but calls for universities to do more

Senior academic from the university embroiled in the ‘Climategate’ scandal warns how open data can be used irresponsibly to damage science

But University of Glasgow says critic of shale gas extraction had email and journal access terminated as part of ‘routine review’

But transferring to an institution in another country generally has less of a ‘positive impact’, finds paper

First Regius posts for Wales and Northern Ireland in expansion marking Queen's 90th birthday

Joint PhD programmes that split doctoral studies between different universities may help to improve low outward mobility

We talk to the glaciologist about how it feels to have a glacier named after him and the chances of a catastrophic sea-level rise resulting from climate change

Techniques used by scientists led by Ruth Gates and backed by Microsoft billionaire Paul Allen are coming under the microscope. Jon Marcus reports from Hawaii

Book of the week: Exquisite images trigger the sensations of terror and wonder that nature inspires, says Philip Hoare

Drew Mulholland explains how his unique role at the University of Glasgow is at the heart of cross-disciplinary conversations

People are less able to see and name natural elements of their surroundings, says Philip Hoare

Steven Yearley finds merit but not proven mileage in putting CO₂ on ice to arrest global warming

We talk to the winner of the Russian Geographical Society’s Fedor P. Litke Gold Medal

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