Stephen Hawking joins Weibo and gains millions of followers Following previous trips to the country, physicist receives huge welcome after joining Chinese social network By David Matthews 12 April
The 25 most-read ߣߣƵ articles of 2015 The most popular higher education articles of the year, based on website traffic By Chris Parr 21 December
Scientists ‘less engaged with public than arts and humanities academics’ Survey also finds that women do more work with the general public than male researchers By David Matthews 3 December
Tweeting philosopher launches book of short-form musings Self-proclaimed ‘failed intellectual’ Eric Jarosinski offers print version of @NeinQuarterly By Matthew Reisz 3 November
Social network overload ‘wastes academics’ time’ Sheer number of online profiles to be filled out a ‘disservice’ to scholars, Amsterdam conference hears By David Matthews 12 October
#distractinglysexy: Twitter responds to Sir Tim Hunt Female scientists have joined others in responding to Nobel laureate’s comments about the “trouble with girls” in labs. By THE reporters 11 June
Freshers advice offered via Twitter The National Union of Students is hosting its first-ever Twitter question and answer sessions, offering first years advice on a range of topics. By Chris Parr 23 September
