Science

Richard Sha explores the influence of science on Romanticism

Scottish Supa alliance aims to bring new breadth to postgraduate research. Olga Wojtas reports

Open University assignment based on plagiarised paper, says MSc student. Melanie Newman reports

Two new Royal Society funds aim to help science's entrepreneurs as well as its visionaries. Zoe Corbyn reports

Asia is determined to keep its bright sparks at home while Britain struggles to develop native scientists. Linda Nordling reports that some think this presents a golden opportunity for the UK to leap ahead by leaving basic science to other nations

Innovative assessment techniques are being used to challenge students, finds Rebecca Attwood

Study says interdisciplinary researchers might lose out as their work is less cited, writes Zoe Corbyn

Jon Turney explores the irresistible images of our world from space

John Gilbey was on first-name terms with Nobel laureates and all the other 'campers' at Science Foo, a three-day intellectual free-for-all that left him exhausted but elated

Funders pool £30m for the interdisciplinary study of dementia. Zoe Corbyn reports

Council head takes a tough line on science's right to move forward, reports Zoe Corbyn

RCUK is working to build a fair and robust system that will minimise research misconduct, says Glyn Davies

Einstein was no saint, but nor was he a womanising, avaricious bumbler, says Graham Farmelo

Report says doctoral candidates are not prepared for research-driven environment, writes Zoe Corbyn

Universities must learn to make full economic costing work on industry-funded projects, says Martin Vincent