The Cunning of Uncertainty, by Helga Nowotny
Flora Samuel on a revelatory call for researchers to embrace context, culture and the unknown

Flora Samuel on a revelatory call for researchers to embrace context, culture and the unknown

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Concerns also raised over ‘reckless’ plans to advance market entry and exit in England

A round-up of recent recipients of research council cash

The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the national press

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They think I’m a rising star, says a postdoctoral researcher at Stanford, but my hopes of a real career in science are sinking

Academics have to affirm reading’s value and help undergraduates develop this high-level skill by setting them whole books, argues Frank Furedi
I was disappointed to see your recent article and blog post on the government “naming and shaming” universities over extremist speakers, both of which gave undue prominence to the opinions of...