Science

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

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

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

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

The trashing of Howard Atkinson's potato trial transcends the genetics debate and could have profound consequences for food security

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

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

Uclan working group to re-evaluate degrees in homoeopathy and herbalism. Zoe Corbyn reports

Tony Mann on probably the best book on probability in the world

An airport classic overloaded with acronyms, but as Leslie Gofton concedes, what's not to like?

Senior RAE figures offer frank perspectives on the future of research funding. Zoe Corbyn reports

Warwick v-c tasked with stopping 'smart kids' turning their backs on science tells Zoe Corbyn he 'has form'

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

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

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

Psychologist has made special goggles to trap electromagnetic signals. Melanie Newman reports

It's time to start exchanging gifts and sharing cultures with the digital natives who are our students, says Fintan Culwin

John Gilbey relives the heady days of IT upheaval