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
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New London engineering institute ‘will ban lectures’
Head of fledgling college created by alliance of major research universities talks of ambition to diversify subject
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How We Teach Science: What’s Changed, and Why It Matters, by John L. Rudolph
Book of the week: Jennifer Schnellmann surveys a century of lost opportunities in science education
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The UK must face up to the facts over Brexit
Universities’ income, collaborations and reputation will all suffer if the country doesn’t re-engage with expertise before it is too late, says Gavin Esler