Science

Funding could fall behind inflation and discourage high-flyers, official says. Chloe Stothart reports

With physicists desperate to reverse cuts, a lot rides on Bill Wakeham's review. Zoe Corbyn writes

Hefce restates its case for blue-skies cash in a bid to circumvent potential cuts, reports Zoe Corbyn

The Earth is suffering from CO2 overload. Anthony Giddens asks how we can limit climate change

Partners lost confidence as licensing decision hurt commercial prospects. Melanie Newman reports

Consultation to increase mobility highlights desire for common treatment, reports Chloe Stothart

Indian Prime Minister wants a return to traditional strengths of higher education. John Gill reports

New protocols require grant-seekers to show that they will apply 3Rs rigorously, Zoe Corbyn writes

Julia King, charged with the review of low-carbon cars, talks to John Gill about energy efficiency

Cambridge leads the field in producing Nobel science laureates, but many of the UK's best scientists have left to pursue work in the US. Matthew Reisz finds out from past winners what tempted them to go and why many feel the tide is turning in the UK's favour

The ban on performance-boosting substances in sport is a self-satisfied nonsense, argues historian Geoffrey Alderman in a fortnightly series allowing academics to step outside their area of expertise

A Bill allowing the creation of interspecies hybrids and reproductive cloning would bring UK science into disrepute, argues David Jones

Universities warned that anti-research campaigners could attack from within. Chloe Stothart reports

Jules Pretty weighs up the arguments for GMO solutions to Africa's continuing agricultural crisis

Joseph Silk on our chance to boldly go

Short ethics courses for members of medical and research committees are proliferating. But do they equip people with the tools needed to make what could be life-and-death decisions? Esther Oxford reports