Campaigners have argued for open access to scientific research since the dawn of the internet – so why is it taking so long?

Male culture and lack of role models are stopping female academics from launching companies based on their research

Women’s symptoms are ignored and their health problems are under-researched. What’s going wrong?

Funding for blue skies research is falling in favour of work aligned with the government’s strategic priorities

A popular science book has transformed public health advice on sleep. But how often does this happen?

Black, Asian and minority ethnic students are shunning PhDs because they don’t feel like they belong in academia