Science

The grading scale for students' work is a twisted mess and will need to be overhauled soon, says Martin Luck

4 September

Cern's 27km-long underground Collider may lead particle physicists to the 'theory of everything'. But before that, they must educate a wide-eyed public in the basics of science. Matthew Reisz reports

4 September

A national cancer tissue bank is building reserves. Its head tells Zoe Corbyn it could spur advances

4 September

Heriot-Watt's Greg Michaelson has traded writing computer science textbooks for a work of fiction, discovers Olga Wojtas

4 September

A pioneer of multidisciplinary cancer research, described as a true visionary in the field, has died.

4 September

A new multimillion-pound scheme will help universities exploit their research. Matt Rooney reports on the initiative

28 August

Academic fraud in Britain is endemic, but universities continue to argue the case for self-regulation. America and Denmark have tougher regimes in place, so should we follow their lead? asks Tariq Tahir

28 August

'Cyberpsychologist' Mark Griffiths studies the addicts and adepts of online dating and gambling. Melanie Newman reports

28 August

Europe's lacklustre institute needs to up its game, says new board appointee Julia King. Zoe Corbyn hears how

21 August