Can universities make the Canadian economy grow?
David Matthews reports from Canada on the Trudeau government’s plans to convert academic research into commercial gains
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New and noteworthy – 10 December 2015
From Lehman Brothers to La Leche League via disaster capitalism and 'the new retirement': new academic books worth adding to your reading list
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PhD students run professors close in Twitter popularity contest
Study finds that, while senior academics tend to have the most followers on social networking site, the most junior researchers are not far behind
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Make science courses more accessible to stop women dropping out, says author
Stereotypes, prejudice and laddish behaviour still deter young women interested in physics, engineering and computer science, says Eileen Pollack
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Chris Marshall, 1949-2015
A researcher who made a major contribution to our understanding of cancer – and paved the way for several new classes of drug – has died
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Hidden leopard-skin G-string exposed
Swiss-French scientist says he just wants to have fun
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What lessons does Switzerland hold for the UK post-Brexit?
Can a research powerhouse retain access to EU funds after a referendum backing restrictions on free movement? John Morgan reports
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Your toughest experiment: taking the lead in the lab
Eight scientists share the secrets of being a successful principal investigator
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Prizewinners’ labs ‘least likely to hire women’
Women are greatly underrepresented in the laboratories of the highest-achieving male biology professors in the US, a study has revealed.
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In Belgium, the beer is warmer than the academy
Belgian academia looks enticing and accommodating to UK postgraduates, but Kate Macdonald found that it was for locals only
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How many hours a week should academics work?
Some surveys show faculty putting in at least 60 hours a week, but research casts doubt on whether this is a productive routine
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Funders call for more investment in Brazilian science
More research spending needed, says head of Brazil’s innovation agency
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Stefan Grimm death prompts questions for Imperial president
The president of Imperial College London has spoken directly about the suicide of Stefan Grimm for the first time in public.
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Peer reviewing: a good deed and a good career move, too
Early career scholars will help themselves as well as others by assessing papers, abstracts, grant proposals and book chapters. Plus the latest higher education appointments
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Should post-publication peer review be anonymous?
The PubPeer organisers and two other scholars debate the merits and pitfalls of anonymity in peer review