Science communication

Principal investigators on large research projects do not have the necessary skills to foster strong relationships between the academy and business, according to a council member of the Arts and Humanities Research Council.

The perception among science, technology, engineering and maths PhD students that any career outside academia is akin to failure is denying industry access to high-quality, PhD-educated employees, a leading neuroscientist has claimed.

A managerial culture is growing in universities as they “position themselves to align more systematically with government and industrial sectors”, a conference has heard.

KTPs bring together businesses and universities for their mutual benefit

Graphene discoverer takes aim at applied bias and short-term thinking. Paul Jump reports