Postgrad checks worry scientists
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Security checks on foreign students in "proliferation-risk" science subjects could deter them, scientists warn.
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Experts cast doubt on claims that a scientist has made embryos from dead people's tissue.
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The future of medicine in the UK is at risk due to the closure of university science departments, doctors say.
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Science & environment: Experts welcome drop in unfounded claims, but gaffes still cause concern
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The scientist who discovered genetic &quot;fingerprinting&quot; 20 years ago said yesterday that he has some worries about the use of the technology.
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BBC education correspondent Mike Baker unravels the trends in university applications.
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The next five years are critical if the UK is to avoid losing the next generation of scientists, a new consortium warns.
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Students should make their university applications after their A-level results, says an official report.
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The British Medical Association has warned that the future of science in UK is in danger. The warning comes after Exeter University confirmed that it was to close its chemistry department.
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A survey of academics suggests many believe university standards have been 'dumbed down' due to funding shortages.
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Scientists express concerns the new education minister's religious views might hamper scientific research.
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Almost one-fifth of agency scientists surveyed two years ago as part of an official review said they had been pressured to recommend approval of a new drug despite reservations.
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The current wave of university science department closures could put the future of UK medicine at risk by cutting its research capacity, the British Medical Association warns today.
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By Steve Pain Deputy  A new Government investigation into why so many science students fail in their first year at university is long overdue, according to a senior research fellow in chemistry at the University of Warwick.
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Universities face a "serious bottleneck" in finding enough students, an international study warns.
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Neuroscientists are making such rapid progress in unlocking the brain's secrets that some are urging colleagues to debate the ethics of their work before it can be misused by governments, lawyers or advertisers.
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The scientist who discovered genetic "fingerprinting" two decades ago said Wednesday that he has some concerns about the use of the technology.