Bill Trowbridge obituary

Other lives: Scientist with an important input to the development of mobile phones and MRI scanners

Universities must overhaul the toxic working culture for academic researchers

A survey has warned that researchers are too stressed. It’s up to universities to improve their working environment

A major skills shortage in quantum computing could harm the UK economy unless universities recruit more students

Researchers foresee myriad benefits for humanity, but also acknowledge ethical issues

Film-maker and theorist whose groundbreaking textbook was instrumental in launching a new academic discipline

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

The Raspberry Pi has notched up 30m sales – fulfilling the promise of user-controlled programming and inspiring children

Inventor of the first practical computer programming language

Universities are increasingly recording lectures, but academics are wary of being spied on or made obsolete

Some students currently get betting ads, while their more affluent friends see ones for universities

This heartfelt and affecting film follows two teenagers chasing scholarships that hold out the chance of a brighter future

Number of speakers could swell as Duolingo adds minority language to syllabus

Film director Richard Lowenstein, academics and fans to attend Sydney edition of the U2 Conference – with or without the band