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Gift establishes energy-research centre on new campus.

Universal system would help ease researcher mobility, says white paper.

Low growth in enrolment among UK natives could put English university science courses at risk, says report.

Commission aims to highlight career options for postgraduate science students.

Half of graduates with professional science master's degrees find jobs soon after graduating.

Helping others to learn science makes graduate students better researchers, says study.

When thoughts turn to romance, young women have less interest in science, says study.

Nobel laureates' post-Nobel-winning work earns no more acceptance than their earliest ideas.

Women seem to form less robust professional networks, according to study.

Rise in industry collaborations with universities could lead to jobs for students and postdocs.

Analysis suggests widespread nepotism in Italian academia.

International graduate student fellowship aims to identify future scientific leaders.

Number receiving physics PhD degrees is on the rise in the United States.

Programme seeks to link academia and business.

UK immigration scheme makes allowances for the 'exceptionally talented'.

European Commission prize hopes to inspire more women to commercialize their research.

US initiative will provide funding for investigators in developing nations.

Most US universities are unlikely to freeze hiring or mandate unpaid leave in the next year.

University support boosts productivity for academic inventors.

Online forum matches queries about employers with answers from current employees.