Scholar helps Latin America reach out to refugees
Research projects have spurred governments to pass vital humanitarian legislation
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Interview with Ian Stewart
We talk about mathematical misconceptions, public engagement and lecturing with tigers with the recent winner of the Euler Book Prize
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Notre Dame seeks to mix student mobility and academic research
Vice-president for internationalisation also suggests US institutions could work with UK universities
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Some college ‘is better than none’, study suggests
First transnational study of how university dropouts fare in the labour market suggests any exposure to higher education is better than none
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Out of the seminar room and on to the airwaves
Workshop offers guidance for the aspiring academic radio stars of the future
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Mark Hepworth, 1955-2016
A researcher who transformed our understanding of how people experience and relate to information has died
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What academic book has most shaped Britain?
Voters decided Keynes' General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money has proved most influential on UK
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Nobel laureate: nature best on science questions, not politicians
Nobel prizewinners speak out for curiosity-driven research at event in India
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UK government refuses to release ‘uncomfortable’ visa figures
Decision to keep visa refusal data secret seen as part of effort to reduce overseas student numbers
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Renaissance of the medieval world
Old Germanic languages are back in vogue, but what value are they to a modern-day graduate? Alice Durrans writes
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The case for academic Caesars
Steve Fuller on the need for leaders who can make the radical decisions necessary to survive existential threats both internal and external
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The Microbes Fight Back: Antibiotic Resistance, by Laura Bowater
Only diligence and vigilance can keep us ahead of microorganisms that make us ill, Helen Bynum says
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Deep Life: The Hunt for the Hidden Biology of Earth, Mars, and Beyond, by Tullis C. Onstott
A subterranaut burrows beneath ice and sand in search of hidden depths, writes Lewis Dartnell
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New and noteworthy – 26 January 2017
Guide for a scientific career, suitable for ages 8 and up; the cultural temperature of ‘climate’; on why gender inequality is still with us; and the Russian Revolution from below
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How likely are academics to confess to errors in research?
Holly Else explores the emotional, reputational and practical barriers to correcting mistakes