If you want creativity, let artists and technologists work together
Universities should stop trying to turn out jacks-of-all-trades and give students the skills they need to work with other specialists
‘DIY labs offer an agile alternative to university-based research’
Free from bureaucracy, independent science labs offer a flexibility that can't be matched by universities, writes a researcher
Sending smells by text and other things you didn’t know about UK research
University researchers tell us about their groundbreaking research - and why they want the public to know about it
Robot doctors, online lawyers and automated architects: the future of the professions?
Tom Meltzer: Advances in technology have long been recognised as a threat to manual labour. Now highly skilled, knowledge-based jobs that were once regarded as safe could be at risk. How will these professions adapt to the digital age?
Let’s talk about sex: teachers back call for sex education to be compulsory
With porn and 'sexting' common at schools, campaign calls for sex education to be mandatory and for more teacher training
UK government seeks your views about how to spend £6bn on science
The government has committed to spend nearly £6bn on research infrastructure over the next five years. Jeremy Clayton, director of research base in the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, looks forward to getting your views on how the money should be spent
Will a degree made up of Moocs ever be worth the paper it’s written on?
The University of the People can now hand out degrees to its online students – but will employers take them seriously?
Growing potential of UK tech startups promoted by royal reception
Gathering of digital entrepreneurs at Buckingham Palace highlights the rising contribution of tech firms in the UK economy
Mario Kart gets real: robotic Anki race cars powered by artifical intelligence
Contemporaries of Google's self-driving car research team, the founder of Anki are using the same principles of artificial intelligence for a smart racing game. By Samuel Gibbs
Revolutionary marxism – a lesson through the medium of board games
Exploring the proud history of educational board games, Alex Hern is charmed by Class Struggle - which uses the roll of the dice to explain the dilemma of workers, capitalists and revolution
Big data can transform learning – as long as lecturers take control
The collection of data on a large scale has already revolutionised our experience of online shopping. Imagine what it can do for online learning
What every parent needs to know about video games: a crash course
Children of all ages are spending hours every day playing videos games, yet many parents struggle to understand why. Here's our essential guide. By Keith Stuart
Google employs just 30% women and 2% black people, report shows
The data highlights the lack of women and ethnic
groups in technology companies, despite diverse customer
bases. By Samuel Gibbs
Michael Gove hits back in row over GCSE syllabus
Education secretary claims exam boards are being asked to broaden, not narrow, the GCSE English literature curriculum
Amazon set to launch its first three original TV shows for children
Tumble Leaf, Creative Galaxy and Annedroids to debut on Prime service this summer, going head-to-head with Netflix originals. By Stuart Dredge