Science

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

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

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

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

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

Paralympic coach Ross Hall explains the psychological side of wheelchair rugby - known as 'murderball' - to Olga Wojtas

Canberra aims to unlock the 'dark archives' of publicly funded research, reports Zoe Corbyn

Priority funding is on offer for replacing protected lab animals with invertebrates, reports Zoe Corbyn

Minister rebuts allegations that only 'commercial' projects get government support, writes Zoe Corbyn

Zoe Corbyn meets the biologist working to boost Sino-British links and probe Chinese medicine's secrets

Aubrey Blumsohn says to blame industry alone for the 'prostitution' of science is wrong-headed

Ron Johnston examines the finer points of citation, arguing that only conformists will be published

Website offers young researchers information and networking opportunities, writes Olga Wojtas

A Wellcome Trust scheme to aid India's fledgling research base could benefit Britain, too. Zoe Corbyn reports

The Polish émigré behind Anna's Building leads the fight against coronary disease, finds Olga Wojtas

Intelligent design leads Darwin to rethink evolution in a play for Festival of Science, writes Zoe Corbyn

Delight at pledge to lift research restrictions and boost science funding. Zoe Corbyn reports

Julia King looks at an engineering journey from factory systems to social manipulation