Science

Announcements are part of wider initiative to increase number of training places by 1,500 over three years

Aston researchers calculate the tensile forces at work when Spider-Man prevents a ship from splitting in two

Cambridge v-c says professor’s ‘exceptional contributions to scientific knowledge and the popularisation of science and mathematics have left an indelible legacy’

Report from African Academy of Sciences also claims that scientific research in continent must better align with sustainable development goals

New schemes will provide grants to master’s and PhD students and postdoctoral researchers

Pro-science party failed to make inroads against populist movements

Accusations are a ‘cruel and empty provocation against dedicated scientist’, say sector leaders

Academics celebrate major increase in basic research funding, but pledges fall short of recommendations in Naylor report

Funding rises for fundamental science with be welcomed even if they fall short of some scholars’ expectations, says Creso Sá

Talk of making arts degrees cheaper than science courses disregards the mix of disciplines that creative industries demand, says Bashir Makhoul

More liberal environments may encourage women to follow their interests, psychologists suggest

University of Colorado Boulder master’s programme will ‘bring the laboratory experience’ to students at home

Asian universities in particular are embracing a technological future, but they should bear in mind the words of two wise Americans, says Alice Gast

Canadian scientists’ impressive campaign for increased basic science funding risks splintering as victory looms, says Jim Woodgett

Collaboration within the Gulf region was rare but now the few oases in the desert risk running dry, says Hilal Lashuel 

Those who cross distant disciplinary boundaries are seen as unusual and viewed with suspicion. A handful of scholars tell Matthew Reisz why it suits them to stray

Alpacas may be one of the symbols of Peru, but disease has hitherto ravaged a species essential to fibre production

Imperial College London centre will aim to speed up development of vaccines

The Imperial College London stem cell biologist discusses her Italian roots, the search for a cancer cure and dealing with a crowded commute

Hilary Benn also suggests that UK’s future in Horizon 2020 is not necessarily contingent on free movement

Report from Elsevier suggests more collaboration with poorer nations is needed

Hypermasculine men may be more likely to take part in trials, misrepresenting the male population, scientists warn

Patrick Vallance to take over from interim government adviser Chris Whitty from March next year

The Royal College of Science for Ireland was a progressive experiment in technical education that ended abruptly in the messy wake of Irish independence. Shane McCorristine recounts a cautionary tale of how education and nationalist politics can come into conflict

Accreditation of research methods should be a mandatory requirement for publication in journals, says Peter Thompson

Scientific developments from the microscopic to intergalactic deemed worthy of this year’s awards

The Leicester space physicist on winning Astronauts, exploring uncharted mountains, and scientists’ social skills

Student accommodation wardens are latest to be imprisoned in Turkey's anti-Gülenist crackdown

After this year’s laureates were announced, 50 winners share the secrets of their success

New facility should provide crucial information for detecting crimes

Researchers Rainer Weiss, Barry Barish and Kip Thorne recognised for their work on the international Ligo project 

US researchers Jeffrey C. Hall, Michael Rosbash and Michael W. Young take prize for studies on circadian rhythm

Some researchers worry that lack of female laureates devalues prestigious awards

Despite their scientific achievements, women account for only 5% of Nobel prize-winners. It diminishes them – and the award, says John Gill

Downplaying the vital role that universities play in encouraging creativity could endanger the main engine of economic growth, say Luca Cacciolatti and Soo Hee Lee

Social scientists are innovating to ensure their research is relevant, but more must be done, says Rick Delbridge

Two UK-based researchers also tipped as potential Nobel prizewinners

Inaugural UK-US science deal will include investment in two major projects Stateside

Universities are right to re-examine the support in place for students in light of soaring suicide rates, says health secretary Jeremy Hunt

Firm steps up collaboration with university as world’s biggest tech companies race to harness quantum physics

Publisher argues Topics platform will provide ‘breadth, depth and currency of knowledge’, and remove the need to leave its website

Initiative urges government researchers to send findings through encrypted channels to ensure their preservation

The bullying and subsequent suicide of a talented Ivy League scientist exposes ugly truths about the cruelty and dysfunction at the heart of academic science

‘Artificial barriers’ such as Brexit ‘should be resisted‘, Nobel laureate tells event hosted by King’s College London

Times Higher Education poll of globe's greatest minds highlights threat of divided politics to academia and research

A survey of 50 laureates is full of insight, warnings and the can-do attitudes powering ‘beautiful minds’

Joint project with Brazil should raise the profile of Latin American astronomical research

All research papers should be openly available by 2024, says Norwegian government

Instagram posts aim to overcome perception that researchers are typically male and white

Omissions make it harder to find data, report says

Pioneering neuroscientist who analysed the brain of Albert Einstein remembered

Dame Sue Black’s pioneering work has taken her to war zones and the aftermath of natural disasters. She explains the scientific rigour required in the field

Professor cites Soviet achievements as evidence of how detachment from mainstream scholarship can foster innovation

Forty per cent of state-funded student places to be axed also

From the Victorian slum-dwellers whose lives were transformed after they found a warbling rodent, to the jazz-like sound of mouse music, Richard Sugg says that if you take strange stories seriously, you may find something beautiful

Hermann Hauser calls on vice-chancellors to ‘take a stand against pseudoscience’

To defend the values of reason from political attack we need to be more discriminating about the claims made in its name, says John Hendry

His experiences on a panel reviewing Canadian grant allocation has convinced Jonathan Grant that the evidence base for current practice needs serious reinforcement

Americans produce nearly twice as many highly cited papers in key fields, with China also catching up on EU

Conference hears conflicting views on how to stamp out fraud in research