Halley station: UK polar base secure after big iceberg breakaway
The British Antarctic Survey says it has seen nothing so far that would endanger its Halley research station, following Sunday's big iceberg calving. Read more
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HE-led regional growth ‘needs shared culture and Boston model’
UK universities must think as one with civic leaders and businesses to boost regions as Boston peers have, says influential peer Lord O’Neill Read more
Industrial espionage: How China sneaks out America’s technology secrets
It was an innocuous-looking photograph that turned out to be the downfall of Zheng Xiaoqing, a former employee with energy conglomerate General Electric Power. Read more
Scholars work at ‘Decolonizing Light’ to combat ‘colonialism in contemporary physics’
A group of scholars at Concordia University in Montreal have dedicated themselves to “Decolonizing Light.” Read more
Plos launches open science data collection push
Scientific sharing trailblazer hopes detailed tracking of researcher behaviour will help identify stubborn obstacles to more cooperative environment Read more
Breakthrough in nuclear fusion energy announced
A major breakthrough has been announced by US scientists in the race to recreate nuclear fusion. Read more
Limits on fixed-term contracts ‘could stifle industry-funded research’
Australian university representatives warn of unintended consequences from two-year limit in new workplace relations act Read more
Oldest DNA reveals two-million-year-old lost world
The most ancient DNA ever sequenced reveals what the Arctic looked like two million years ago when it was warmer. Read more
SKA: Construction to begin on world’s biggest telescope
One of the grand scientific projects of the 21st Century begins its construction phase on Monday. Read more
Australia winds back national interest test for research grants
Critics claim victory as assessment of research benefits is handed back to the experts Read more
