Learning from the future It's time to start exchanging gifts and sharing cultures with the digital natives who are our students, says Fintan Culwin 21 August
Book of the Week: Two Bits: The Cultural Significance of Free Software John Gilbey relives the heady days of IT upheaval 21 August
The bad news bearers From Aids to climate change, scientists tackling global threats often struggle to balance accurate reporting with a commitment to drive governments to action. Matthew Reisz reports By Matthew Reisz 21 August
Taxonomy is classified as discipline in critical decline Lords' report calls for urgent action as lack of expertise reaches crisis point, writes Zoe Corbyn 21 August
EU flagship gets true Brit Europe's lacklustre institute needs to up its game, says new board appointee Julia King. Zoe Corbyn hears how 21 August
Physicists fear mergers on horizon Next month's Wakeham review may call for greater focus on applied research. Zoe Corbyn reports 14 August
Chemical bonding in the pool Polly Arnold is happy to have traded MIT's 24-hour stress for Scottish teamwork. Olga Wojtas reports 14 August
Think big to win a share of Europe's pot of gold Early-career researchers with 'groundbreaking' work may earn an ERC windfall, reports Matt Rooney 14 August
Clocking on Misha Ahrens looks forward to spending the four years of his Henry Wellcome Fellowship studying our perception of time 14 August
Learn to press for success Matt Rooney, an engineer and Science Media Fellow, on news-savvy ways to convey your research message 7 August
Nanotech research funding halted by a thumbs-down from the public Consultancy-led workshops steer EPSRC towards closing an avenue of study. Zoe Corbyn reports 7 August
Book of the week: The Big Questions in Science and Religion Celia Deane-Drummond on where science meets religion 7 August
GM researcher despairs as three years' work destroyed Leeds scientist hits out at 'zealots' and urges secrecy for future small-scale field trials, reports Zoe Corbyn 7 August
Let students enjoy the power of print Academics welcome a new trend for undergraduate journals. Zoe Corbyn and Matt Rooney report 7 August
China nears UK in brain games Britain is about to lose its place in the world table for research to the Asian giant, says Zoe Corbyn 7 August
Focus on local innovation is misguided, journal claims Drive for industrial relevance may harm long-term research, say academics. Hannah Fearn reports 7 August
Safer tomorrow Science tsar Sir Keith O'Nions is to head a new Imperial College centre for security technologies, reports Zoe Corbyn 31 July
Report sets out new vetting system for research staff A new integrity office detecting misconduct could be on the horizon, reports Zoe Corbyn 31 July