Funding bodies must foster a long-term vision for public awareness if research is to gain a place in the cultural mainstream, say Sam Illingworth and Andreas Prokop
Academia takes in some truly esoteric topics and tasks, but what are the strangest jobs? Here, five individuals with surprising roles describe their work
The discipline has promised big advances in many areas, but is it failing to live up to the hype? Three neuroscientists consider the state of their field
In the first of a series of blogs based on the opening seminar of the Centre for Global Higher Education, Paul Ashwin takes a fresh look at a thorny concept
Acting director of new research centre set up with Lego Foundation money says aim will be to explore whether there really is evidence that play enhances education