Last of the summer wine
Yes, it's that time of year when we once again absent ourselves from felicity and return our noses to the familiar grindstone. But before we say goodbye to summer, here in the last of our Holiday...
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Obama plans to relax limits on academic travel to Cuba
Campaigners claim the ban was introduced for domestic political gain. Jon Marcus reports
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Just a few rotten apples?
US for-profits are a mixed bag but they meet a real need, says Alan Ryan
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From where I sit - STEMming the rate of decline
Leif Johansson, the chairman of the European Round Table of Industrialists, recently observed that Europe is in danger of being overtaken by China and India economically because of a dearth of...
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What are you reading?
A weekly look over the shoulders of our scholar-reviewers
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Research intelligence - Reach for the sky
Royal Astronomical Society's new chief calls for farsighted and bold research funding. Paul Jump reports
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Leader: No creative buzz from the drones
Employability is about more than skills: it is about cultivating the independence, imagination and rigour to take on any task
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THE World Rankings set for release on 16 September
Seventh annual survey draws on robust new methodology and 13 performance indicators. Phil Baty reports
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Voices raised as tongues silenced
Planned cuts to language provision at Swansea draw a chorus of protests. Hannah Fearn reports
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News in brief
Scientific misconductHarvard researcher at faultHarvard academic Marc Hauser has been found solely responsible for eight instances of scientific misconduct under standards set by the university's...
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Aston University - When it just says 'buy me'
A worldwide study is to investigate the influence of advertising on consumer choices. The British Science Association study is led by Nick Lee, an expert in marketing and organisational research, and...
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University of Warwick - Boost for brainy Botswanans
Some of Botswana's cleverest children are benefiting from a scheme to improve the teaching they receive and the equipment in their classrooms. The International Gateway for Gifted Youth, launched in...
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University of Manchester - High costs of lesbian conception
Lesbian couples are finding it easier to conceive through fertility clinics, but the high costs involved mean that many couples are being forced to turn elsewhere. A study by Petra Nordqvist of the...
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Sheffield Hallam University - Faster fingertip search
A research team has secured €370,000 (£300,000) from the European Commission for a project on data-search technology.Working as part of a €4 million collaborative project with German technology firm...
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University of Sheffield - Soak up sun in South Yorkshire
Nick Clegg has opened a "solar farm" on the roof of a university building. The facility at the University of Sheffield is made up of state-of-the-art photovoltaic panels and is part of a £120,000...