Academic writes 270 Wikipedia pages in a year to get female scientists noticed

Researcher Jess Wade says efforts to attract girls into science are not evidence-based – and are not working

A Twitter put-down might win ‘likes’, but it won’t change minds

When the University of Reading told critics of its refugee plan to ‘jog on’ it probably did more harm than good, says communications strategist Nicky Hawkins

Should children be banned from using mobile phones in the classroom?

France will be banning mobile phones in schools from September. We consider the pros and cons

John James obituary

Other lives: Poet and teacher of literature and film

The media industry is changing fast, but universities aren’t keeping up

It can take years to get a module approved – so how are universities supposed to offer cutting edge creative courses?

The Guardian view on mobile phones: schools are better without them

Editorial: The call to ban phones from the playground is rightly popular. But schools will need resources to do it properly

Matters of fact: separating brilliant breakthroughs from science fictions

The Guardian’s science editor on elixirs of life, questions of ethics, and meeting some extraordinary minds

‘We don’t really need phones’: the French school that banned mobiles

How pupils at La Gautrais rediscovered games, dance and the art of conversation

Parents urged to set boundaries around children’s use of the internet

Culture secretary condemns unsupervised access to smartphones and urges more heads to ban them in schools

Matt Hancock: schools across the UK should ban mobile phones

The culture secretary who heads up the digital brief says tech makes parenting harder

Yes, we can teach our children about technology, but let’s just ban phones in school

We need to provide safe spaces where kids can learn positive online behaviours

Eton College pupils told to hand over their mobile phones at night

Boys’ boarding school brings in policy to combat social media pressures and improve sleep

Girls more likely to be bullied than boys, English schools survey finds

Government study finds violent bullying down, cyberbullying and social exclusion up

Graduation selfies could lead to degree fraud, say experts

Degree anti-fraud agency Hedd warns graduates not to take pictures of certificates

Female graduates are dropping out of the arts. What’s the solution?

Mentoring schemes offer young women artists the confidence to thrive in a male-dominated industry – and they’re starting to show results