Jim Al-Khalili: boost public engagement to beat pseudoscience
Physicist and broadcaster says academics must have freedom and support to communicate with society, to ‘avoid mistakes of past’
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Sir Mark Walport: end ‘fury’ over ‘top-down’ funding decisions
UK’s public research funding overseer argues debate over political control of public finances is a ‘false dichotomy’ and distracts from bigger societal issues
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The graduate guide to internships and work experience
Internships and work experience are a great way to gain skills and make contacts, especially as you think about life after graduation
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Using commander’s intent in the science lab
Focusing on the “why” instead of the “how” of experiments can make you a more flexible and efficient scientist, says Daniel Bojar
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Want to get women to ask more questions at events? Talk about it
Study backs up earlier findings that women are less likely to ask questions at conferences, even when they are in majority – but that raising awareness of the issue can have a big impact
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Obama adviser warns universities of growing cybersecurity threat
‘Irresistible’ network technology raises threat level from crooks and spooks, says Jeff Bleich
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Australian medical researchers hail ‘biggest investment ever’
But multibillion-dollar cash injection risks further sidelining the humanities
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Brexit ‘promises bright future’ for Australia-UK university ties
Younger institutions offer greatest potential for dynamic collaborations, says high commissioner
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Workplace hostility pushes LGBT+ physical scientists towards exit
Survey finds that almost a fifth of LGBT+ researchers in the physical sciences have personally experienced harassment or other exclusionary behaviour
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Letters – 27 June 2019
A complete waste of top talent As a one-time executive dean of a large faculty at an Australian university I find myself in furious agreement with Andrew Oswald (“Managing out the geniuses will end...
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Is Gender Fluid?: A Primer for the 21st Century, by Sally Hines
Susan Matthews is unimpressed by an attempt to rethink our understanding of biological sex, gender and identity
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Quaint, Exquisite: Victorian Aesthetics and the Idea of Japan, by Grace E. Lavery
Gail Marshall applauds an impressive analysis of our changing images of Japan
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Universities ‘should lead fight against antimicrobial resistance’
Economist Lord Jim O'Neill warns political ‘nonsense’ a barrier to urgently-needed research
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Skidmore: ‘Orwellian’ to base policy on graduate earnings alone
Minister insists English universities remain good value, despite increase in projected student loan write-offs
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Books interview: Jerry Toner
The author of Infamy: The Crimes of Ancient Rome on his fascination with the Romans and why he can’t read novels