Guardian Professional,22 Aug 2014:
African research could solve Africa’s problems, but who is investing in it? Join our debate 28 August, 1-3pm BST. Sponsored by Path
21 Aug 2014: Heather Etchevers: Governments fund research into diseases that are popular with voters. But what about rare diseases, or the ones that aren’t popular, that nonetheless affect thousands of lives?
8 Aug 2014: Kim Carr: Ian Macfarlane completely misses the point about research – it should be focused on the pursuit of new knowledge, not mere instrumentalism
4 Jul 2014:
Researchers say the study was not funded by Minerva Research Initiative, which engaged scientists in national security issues. By Samuel Gibbs
1 Jul 2014: Terri D Fisher: All the teams known to have banned that kind of scoring in Brazil have been knocked out. But the good sex research doesn't get enough love
The vice-chancellor of Sussex University shares his views on student protests, how he got the university's accounts back in the black and why he's committed to interdisciplinary research
13 Jun 2014:
The government has committed to spend nearly £6bn on research infrastructure over the next five years. Jeremy Clayton, director of research base in the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, looks forward to getting your views on how the money should be spent
10 Jun 2014:
Join our discussion with the UK science minister David Willetts on Monday 16 June, 12-2pm BST, about how the government should invest the £5.9bn it has committed to spend on research infrastructure over the next five years
We look back at Apple's tech products, including game-changers such as the iMac and iPhone, curiosities like Lisa – and duds, like the 20th Anniversary Macintosh