THE Scholarly Web - 23 January 2014
Weekly transmissions from the blogosphere

Weekly transmissions from the blogosphere

MPs have highlighted the problem of too few women in science, but more than words are needed to tackle the issue
Thanks to the Centre for Science and Policy, a constellation of UK research stars gathered recently at the Royal Society to hear Sir Mark Walport and others ponder 鈥渇uture directions for scientific...

A wide range of essential under-the-radar tasks sustain academic culture, but who will perform them in an increasingly careerist academy?

Holly Else examines European efforts to make academic career paths less challenging to navigate

Virginia Trimble on the search for the mysterious, magical secret ingredient of the universe

The REF鈥檚 formal assessment of the impact of academic work was highly controversial in theory: how did it play out in practice?

Male and female scholars speak frankly about juggling parenting and research

The UK has to strengthen ties with Asia if it is to reverse the decline in international students, says Liam Byrne

The results show that most people in the sector enjoy their work and their colleagues, but some are happier than others

A bottleneck of over-60s leaves scant room for 'new blood', data suggest. Jack Grove writes

Considering different timescales is a fun way to digest serious science, finds Graham Farmelo

As Nobel prize hopefuls dream of receiving a life-changing phone call ahead of next week鈥檚 official announcements, four science laureates reflect on what the honour has meant for them

Weekly transmissions from the blogosphere

鈥淲here are all the dead people? The Black Death killed millions, so where are they all buried? I鈥檒l find them! With maths!鈥 This tweet, sent by University of Sheffield PhD candidate Alison Atkin (@...