Science

The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media

Antonio Melechi examines how enhanced interrogation techniques came to be introduced at War on Terror ‘black sites’

Chancellor Lizhong Yu tells Jack Grove about how NYU Shanghai hopes its model will turbocharge international mobility

David Matthews reports from Canada on the Trudeau government’s plans to convert academic research into commercial gains

The eminent physicist plays a valuable role as provocateur, challenging those in his field to defend and hone their theories, says Marcus Chown

More funding is needed to keep scientific research in the Netherlands strong, warn universities

Neonatal consultant was an ‘inspirational and gifted teacher’ at the University of Leeds

Why are postgraduates and postdocs so expendable and professors so untouchable, asks a geneticist subjected to a paranoid boss’ abuse

Funding bodies must foster a long-term vision for public awareness if research is to gain a place in the cultural mainstream, say Sam Illingworth and Andreas Prokop

The region’s reputation for excellence could be threatened by funding cuts and restructuring

The separation of science and medicine from universities is halting the country’s progress, says international higher education scholar

Book of the week: If all-seeing ‘miracle’ tech is making the decisions we must demystify the tricks, says Danny Dorling

A crow named Betty is one of the highlights in a fascinating study of an exciting area of research, says Tim Birkhead

Eight scientists share the secrets of being a successful principal investigator

South Korea and Japan lead Reuters’ Asia innovation ranking

As £650m institute opens, Jack Grove hears from those leading Europe’s largest single biomedical research institute

As the £650 million Crick Institute officially opens, here are some key facts about Europe’s largest biomedical research laboratory

Fragmented images and light and shadow haunt a study of grief and memory, says Janet Sayers

New app helps people ‘move beyond the headlines’ about climate change

From climate change to artificial intelligence, constructal law has a theory, says Richard Joyner

Helen Bynum on a study of current immunisation practices in North America and the rise of the home-grown expert

Trends in international mobility may explain why fewer women are reaching the top ranks of academia, a Spanish study suggests

The founder of the University of Leicester’s astronomy department, who had a minor planet named in his honour, has died

Book of the week: Fred Inglis delights in a grafting of art, lore and literature that logs our lives with natural wonders

A leading physicist, activist and author has died

A new book by Bruno Lemaitre considers whether science is suffering from being led by the self-obsessed

An academic described as a ‘giant in theoretical physics’ has died

The discipline has promised big advances in many areas, but is it failing to live up to the hype? Three neuroscientists consider the state of their field

Sophie Cohen reports on a groundbreaking cross-border science project that aims to emulate Cern in bringing nations together despite their history 

Book of the week: Meet the human computers in heels who juggled science and family, says Margaret A. Weitekamp

Janet Sayers on what inner speech can tell us about our brain processes

Do universities need to rethink what they do and how they do it now that artificial intelligence is beginning to take over graduate-level roles?

Idea is mooted at EuroScience Open Forum but event is also warned that privileging researchers could be seen as ‘elitist’

Felipe Fernández-Armesto on a revealing study focusing on the evolution of unleashed canines

A leading authority on the application of solar energy has died

Knowledge of our genetic code has been used for good as well as ill, Charalambos Kyriacou says

Marcus Chown on the individuals and theories that expanded our view of the universe

Book of the week: There’s a strong political current running through a bold study skewering myths, says Louise Whiteley

We need quick agreements to mitigate the damage that UK exit will have on the European academy, argues Bernd Huber

Scientists funded by the Wellcome Trust will be able to publish their findings ahead of peer review on a new digital platform from this autumn

What are the downsides to being able to monitor so many physical activities? asks Marcus Chown

Book of the week: In between what we know is good or bad for us is the rest of medical science, says Jennifer Rohn

The ability to exercise some authority over others can be a force for good, but there is more to it than that, says Manuela Barreto

Optimism and realism vie in a study telling us where we are, where we’re going and how best to get there, says Jon Turney

Dutch push to tackle fraud and ‘reproducibility crisis’ follows high-profile misconduct cases in the country

John Gilbey on the USSR’s failed attempts to develop ‘Electronic Socialism’

Instead, researchers should aim for methodological ‘soundness’ rather than ‘flashy claims of superiority’

Committee of MPs comes to no firm conclusion on whether common framework for research and commercialisation is good for the UK

University’s new MSc teaches doctors how to overcome the psychological and logistical challenges of working in remote regions

Misty Bentz is the inventor of ‘Phynd the Physicist’, a game designed to open dialogue among students about inclusion

A leading researcher in the use of supercritical fluids and superheated water in industry, who founded one of the University of Leeds' first spin-out companies, has died

Without the competitive advantage of EU links, UK universities will be outgunned in the fight for top talent by rich US universities, says Lord Patten

All scientists can improve their writing skills by realising that they need to sell as well as tell the story, says author of new guide

Specialist language in scientific literature can put people off. Doctoral candidate Michelle Reeve asks: is it really necessary?

Research Integrity and Peer Review will look at every stage of the scientific process, and could even change its own review system depending on what it finds

Those judging creative scientific ideas fail to fully understand them, potentially hampering breakthroughs, research indicates

Negative stories including collapse of Kids Company appear to be making the public more wary of major research funders

Soon-to-be-released review into employability has identified the importance of work experience, students’ attitude and accreditation

Asked how they would like to be remembered, high-achieving physicists cited intellectual accomplishments while others referred to personal qualities

Wellcome Trust Monitor Report finds more certainty about the benefits of breakthroughs, but a mixed picture of general scientific knowledge