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What will the freedom to produce hybrid embryos mean to stem-cell research? Zoe Corbyn reports

National research pools are winning Scotland an international reputation, writes Olga Wojtas

Scientists in synthetic biology need to engage with the public to define what is life, writes Zoe Corbyn

Academics who are sole entrants in their category admit to feeling the pressure. Zoe Corbyn reports

Phyllis C. Lee on the simian soap opera revealed by a long-term study of the cheeky, sociable capuchin

Kevin Beurle on an irresistible account of the Cassini-Huygens mission to Saturn's vast satellite

Psychoanalysis may have little place in university psychology departments, but it is flourishing within the arts and humanities. Matthew Reisz reports on the debates - and divisions - between academics and clinicians

Intelligence is a predictor of religious scepticism, a professor has argued. Rebecca Attwood reports

'No objective reason' to deny permanent post to researcher, says tribunal. Melanie Newman reports

Expert says UK's miscalculations of project costs could lead to millions in fines. Zoe Corbyn reports

Fiona Reid dissects an analysis that aims to move patent policy beyond faith and towards evidence

While Tony Mann risks buying ice-cream that might melt, others puzzle over fridge insurance and health

Fellowships tempt rising research stars from abroad to UK to strike up long-term relations, writes Zoe Corbyn

Product focus stifles knowledge transmission to commercial world, says CIHE. Hannah Fearn writes

Centres unite medical schools and hospitals to improve healthcare. Melanie Newman reports

Disseminating research via the web is appealing, but it lacks journals' peer-review quality filter, says Philip Altbach

Many researchers believe a 'gut instinct' can be as powerful a tool as logic and academics should acknowledge its role in their work. Matthew Reisz reports

BBSRC money fosters multidisciplinary teams to build UK strength in synthetic biology, writes Chloe Stothart

In her new role at Edge Hill, psychologist Tanya Byron is keen to encourage troubled young people to excel in education

With the REF research assessment has come of age but much still needs to be done, says David Eastwood

But Hefce refuses to define extra data that will be used to judge research quality. Zoe Corbyn reports

Study tallies 'hidden subsidy' of global scholarly communications system. Zoe Corbyn reports