Science

English institutions record second year of growth but Welsh take a hit. Rebecca Attwood reports

Devastating pandemics remain a threat to public health. Sir Gordon Duff heads the vigilant scientists who protect us.

Middle Eastern visitors are 'blocked' by the Home Office. Melanie Newman reports.

Study was based on manipulation, say protesters. Zoe Corbyn reports.

Susan Bassnett admires a playfully serious paean to the joys of not curling up with a good book.

Michael Benton muses on our slippery past.

The UK's 'innovation economy' will stall without skilled graduates, body warns. Zoe Corbyn writes.

Ex-colleagues petition Buckingham Palace for honour to be revoked, writes Zoe Corbyn.

Frank Close recommends this journey through red-shifting, the pair production of electrons and positrons, the Universe and everything.

Probing the potential health risks of new technology has become a funding priority. Zoe Corbyn reports.

Funding allocations could hinge on cutting carbon emissions, Denham says. John Gill reports.

Sex in the academy dates back to Socrates, but universities today still struggle to deal with the issue. Alan Ryan considers the conundrum of student-staff relationships.

John Gill

Omission of papers listed in subject databases worries some academics, writes Zoe Corbyn.

In analysing ever rising IQ scores, the man who gave his name to the phenomenon treads a fine line between wishful thinking and objective empiricism, says Wendy Johnson.

Nigel Barley explores a great British institution.

Brian Hoskins, the new director of Imperial's Grantham Institute, looks ahead to the climate-change challenge.

Academics say research will suffer as fear of job cuts and privatisation grows. Zoe Corbyn reports.

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