Tech giants ramp up recruitment of university scientists with big salaries and resources

New online services nudge users towards smarter shopping and eating choices

Man treated in UK is only the second person ever to go into remission from the virus

New techniques make it easier for scientists to monitor immune system’s reaction to pathogens

Remuneration under growing scrutiny as pressure on campus finances rises

Miners want to tap subsea cobalt deposits for green technologies, but environmentalists worry

Tamper-proof device that does not rely on GPS is result of extensive defence funding

Britain’s role in global research threatened by government proposal, heads of leading universities say

IPCC calls for ‘unprecedented’ action to avoid devastating impact

Technologies need to be used on large scale to extract carbon dioxide permanently

Brussels-funded project is set to transform clinical investigations of unborn babies

Campaigners accuse Transport for London of complacency

Clinical trials planned after early tests of DeepMind software

Groups find they can tap graduates researching machine learning, AI and data analytics

Review panel warns DeepMind will ultimately have to prove its value to parent

Higher salaries and greater resources lures professors to US tech groups

Once precarious existence transformed by state policies, aid and growers themselves

Report highlights Britain’s reliance on interconnector with France

Waste management and fouling of oceans are the core priorities, critics say

Student demand for degrees in the subject soars as employers seek skilled analysts

Wave-bending materials revamp satellite antennas and drones — as a start

Ocean ravines offer space and lower costs for projects to mitigate climate change