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Fears that resources will be spread too thinly as ministries and research organisations back majority of possible priorities for the scheme

Signatories will discuss how to make research assessment fairer and defuse ¡®publish or perish¡¯ culture

Doctoral training centre sorry for email suggesting doctoral students work in fields and sell cosmetics to make ends meet

Taxi drivers are a good source of inspiration on profound questions of alien life, intergalactic travel and deep space exploration, says British scientist

Formula-driven funding for those hardest hit by deadlock with EU and more fellowship money unveiled under ¡®Plan B¡¯ road map

Rapid erosion of value of ?9,250 is ¡®stretching unit of resource to breaking point¡¯ and will require new legislation, says Jo Johnson

¡®Unclear¡¯ status of main UK science funder has led to slow decision-making, inefficiency and limited cross-disciplinary research, finds report

Successful replication efforts heavily tied to whether original research team allowed a role, finds study of contentious psychology field

Ilan Gur and Matt Clifford will lead UK¡¯s new ¡®high risk, high reward¡¯ scientific research agency

Long-term settlement for Francis Crick Institute announced by PM ¡®maintains current levels of activity¡¯

If authors are no longer required to justify their fundamental assumptions, where does that leave referees, asks Martyn Hammersley

Empty podiums, low engagement from speakers and higher costs have led events large and small to rethink combining online and physical gatherings

Australian book weighs the ethics of evolving research techniques, including the downsides of drones and selfies with animals

Companies built on university-based research twice as likely to succeed if they receive Innovate UK backing, study suggests

Data from seven years¡¯ worth of Horizon 2020 grants shows you ¡®don't need to tell researchers what to do¡¯, ERC president says

Planned reductions to Foreign Ministry budget would hurt institutional cooperation and leave researchers in the lurch, DAAD exchange service says

British Academy chief Julia Black says Treasury must urgently clarify stance on Horizon Europe and long-term backing for UK science

Boosting individual academics' awareness of the risks of collaboration in certain areas is also crucial, says Fiona Quimbre

Departure of prime minister may allow for a rethink on Horizon Europe association, but sector could face months of damaging policy stasis, say experts

Large-scale study finds younger, female supervisors are more likely to produce PhD graduates who publish successfully

Former nurse will take on research council post vacated by REF stalwart David Sweeney

¡®DragonBear¡¯ alliance may force Western universities to cancel research partnerships with China, says former science minister Lord Johnson

Australian sector pitches for a ¡®reset¡¯ as it gathers in the seat of government

Copenhagen doctoral candidate Maria Toft explains how her campaign has led to sector-wide calls for research reform in Denmark

The higher their performance, the more interdisciplinary scientists are penalised by colleagues as a threat to the status quo, find four researchers

A constant demand for more evidence increases the chances of discovering something nobody has been looking for, says Gerd Gigerenzer

Lab-by-lab approach determining who gets credit and who doesn¡¯t must be replaced by more comprehensive policies, researchers say

Leading professor proposes charter to protect free exchange of knowledge

Loss of an institutional position closes too many doors for those whose passion for research outlives their academic careers, says Maria Cohut

Researchers need to be confident enough to lift the veil on the debate that is at the heart of scientific progress, says Rebecca Lawrence

Australian policy guru suggests complete rethink of research funding to overcome ¡®opportunity cost¡¯ of unsuccessful grant applications

Federal agents charged with patrolling university labs fret the open environment, not knowing sector¡¯s practices well enough, auditor concludes

In fight to keep cities safe, some academics seen as harming urban poor by prioritising police and donors over community needs

The president of the University of W¨¹rzburg discusses the differences between the two systems, why he¡¯s joined a European university alliance and the benefits of interdisciplinary working

Stabilisation funding, fellowships and industry collaboration grants identified as key priorities, but questions about whether country can successfully replicate Brussels schemes remain

Australia will be the big loser from an exodus of Chinese researchers, academics warn

Australia¡¯s oldest university library adopts new protocols for acknowledgement, representation and access to indigenous material

Over-possessive scholars may resort to foul play to protect their research domains, say postdocs

Australian survey finds that internal training focuses on things staff already know, like how to define research integrity, rather than practical skills to achieve it

Man came forward to report sexual reorientation practices he endured on campus in the 1970s

This year¡¯s positive financial results mask urgent need for historic reform to ease reliance on international students, says Nobelist

¡®Deeply problematic¡¯ deadlock over Britain¡¯s membership of European research scheme cannot continue, warns science minister ahead of ¡®last round of talks¡¯

University¡¯s near-complete accounting reported to find 7,000 Native Americans and 19 victims of slavery among bodies used in often-racist research

Instead of creating ¡®strong leaders¡¯, institutions should aim to educate students to be ¡®someone everyone wants to work with¡¯, academics told

Grand challenges ¡®do not fit neatly within disciplinary boundaries¡¯ and neither should science

Twitter has allowed war scholars and the public to hear from a diverse range of experts and created star academics but some are wary about where the tidal wave of commentary may lead

Outgoing vice-provost David Price reflects on changes during his 15-year tenure, plus how the REF and scholarly publishing should change

The passions roused by the culture wars show that people care deeply about history and culture right now, says Edward Harcourt

Analysis of 20 million papers suggests global science powerhouses are increasingly benefiting from biased citation practices

The Canadian botanist who discovered the ¡®wisdom of trees¡¯ reflects on the growing enthusiasm for her work and why scientists should get emotional about their research

Survey of more than 9,000 prizewinners reiterates ¡®urgent¡¯ need to tackle gender representation, authors say 

Oxford professor says dismissive attitudes to Covid case studies meant evidence that mask wearing saved lives was overlooked

Nieces of nation¡¯s incoming justice minister accused of faking research papers to help gain Ivy League admission

Aims to move away from metrics-based evaluations floundering, study finds

James Wilsdon says he is open-minded about including more metrics in future research assessments

Long timelines, siloed training and the prioritisation of drug development make life-saving advances in detection less likely, says David Crosby

Review to revisit conclusions of 2015¡¯s The Metric Tide

Russell Group head says window for association is ¡®closing fast¡¯ as political row rolls on

There is no evidence in art and design that the REF drives a wedge between research and students' interests, says Victoria Kelley

The Cambridge-based US philosopher explains how his father¡¯s vexed relationship with Catholicism led him to philosophy and why the student idealism he witnessed in West Germany in 1968 caused him to leave America