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Public engagement expert concerned about communities that scientists are failing to reach

Panel warns that action is needed to tackle excessive competition and casualisation if research careers are to remain attractive

Plan seems to unite various factions after acrimony, but could hinge on Whitehall¡¯s post-Cummings appetite for research ¡®levelling up¡¯

Prestigious journal group seeks to spread cost of publishing across a greater number of authors than those accepted for publication

Plans for new research funding agency expected to go ahead despite exit of former top adviser to PM, but mission yet to be defined

Budgets and foreign ties likely constrained even with friendlier administration

Scientists ask why major journal published findings that female mentors may be bad for your career, even after reviewers pointed out flaws in the paper¡¯s methodology

UK remains third on list for number of scientists but Germany and Australia have made up ground

Rare opportunities arise in a country with a small population and a big regard for science

As debate intensifies on how to measure research excellence beyond publications, Jack Grove asks senior scientists how they assess intangible personal qualities when hiring researchers

Academics say Chinese higher education has long been hobbled by the lack of an ¡®accurate system of academic evaluation¡¯

Analysis of publication data since break-up of Soviet Union suggests collaboration could be making up for a lack of domestic resources

Pre-approved grants referred to security agencies as another front opens up in debate over research risks

Vice-chancellors and business leaders urge tighter focus and fresh funding incentives to drive up industry-academia innovation

Academics urge governments to set up frameworks for ethical use of technology and reaffirm the need for greater multidisciplinarity 

Academic says some safety requirements increase risk to researchers and encourages institutions to take flexible, academic-led approach

Sydney sociologist says universities should go further than merely notifying government about overseas ties

Key issues on mission, leadership and position of ¡®Arpa¡¯ agency within wider system yet to be decided, MPs told

The potential involvement of the UK, Australia and Canada requires a fair payments mechanism between the EU and associate countries, says Jan Palmowski

Covid is no reason to ease off on demands for open knowledge, Australian forum hears

°Õ±á·¡¡¯s new Careers Clinic series brings together the great and the good of higher education to answer a burning careers question

Huge survey finds majority of academics have adapted to shutdowns, but many fear ¡®Covid-isation¡¯ of grants

With digital devices generating data from the world at an unprecedented rate, what it means to be a scientist has changed, conference hears

There may be early signs of ¡®New Silk Road¡¯ efforts bearing fruit, but developments could raise questions about European unity

Red tape and institutional autonomy arguments fail to sway committee scrutinising law that affects universities¡¯ overseas partnerships

Until we stop glorifying self-achievement, collaboration will remain transactional, say Maru Mormina, Romina Istratii and Alex Lewis

Nation opts for strength in depth across the country instead of topping global rankings, argues sector head

Universities urged to take opportunity to modernise, as government¡¯s next strategic plan set to boost research and technology

Fiery Senate estimates session probes funding councils¡¯ 'natural justice' obligations when researchers are impugned

The pandemic has brought the power and consolations of scholarship to the fore. But with a particularly grim Halloween upon us, M.?R. James¡¯ ghost stories warn us that the pursuit of knowledge does not always end well, writes Shane McCorristine

Award reflects trend towards huge international research teams

Data from °Õ±á·¡¡¯s subject rankings show need for more integration in fields such as AI, says leading professor  

Australian survey finds little change in morale, workload or fatigue, but next year¡¯s results could tell a different story

THE data demonstrate that leading institutions are focusing on becoming more comprehensive rather than more specialist

Westminster is providing ¡®no reassurance¡¯ it will keep negotiating in the event of a no-deal Brexit, peers told

Gambling studies expert puts extraordinary output down to collaboration and hard work

The South Asian country is now fourth in the world for science productivity but experts say quality issues remain

¡®Exact¡¯ replication a pipe dream, combatants say, amid claims and counter claims about reef science

Veteran administrator calls for Excellence in Research for Australia workload and frequency to be slashed

Report from Universities UK International explores how country can enhance its international academic reputation

Sydney PhD graduate reflects on how his surprise disability gave rise to an academic career and better prospects for fellow sufferers

Many early career researchers saw their working hours fall, but one in nine scientists worked 60 hours a week, says Vitae study

Urgent action is needed to help doctoral candidates whose research has been halted by Covid-related travel bans, says Lorena Gazzotti

If governments commit extra funding and researchers accept the growing industrial emphasis, the European Research Area can fly, says Jan Palmowski

New R&D network will help Wales become more research competitive amid fears over loss of regional funds after Brexit

Tougher action is needed to stop researchers dishonestly using spurious credits to bolster the credibility of their papers, says academic

Number crunching based on new research classifications helps pinpoint strengths and failings

Jean-Eric Paquet warns that on open data, research collaboration and academic mobility, EU-China links are not always reciprocal

Universities told that emphasis on tackling pandemic, climate change and digital transformation may require ¡®reshuffling of money¡¯

University scientists prove nimble, but still wish for government allies

Study says findings are ¡®concrete evidence to support concerns about racist and sexist misappropriation of research¡¯

Head of UK Research & Innovation will urge scientists to help shed public view that research is an ¡®elite and alien world inhabited by boffins¡¯

But far-right voters view the failure to reproduce results as reason not to trust science as a whole, unique survey data from Germany show

Legal proceedings over LED light bulbs could pave the way for more universities to claim royalties ? and illuminates venture capital firms as potential allies

Female deficit seen at medRxiv more than doubles in first months of pandemic

Oxford epidemiologist and lockdown critic says ¡®puritanical¡¯ criticism of idea of herd immunity has chilled legitimate scientific and policy debate

Australian sector must use ¡®radical reset¡¯ opportunity to refocus from grand challenges to the expertise needed to achieve them, says report

Education minister Ingrid van Engelshoven says too much research funding is now competitive, leading to intense work stress

UK science minister hits out at ¡®spurious¡¯ research metrics and ¡®publish or perish¡¯ lab culture

Campaigners warn that technical details of how to manufacture vaccine candidates are in some cases not being released, risking the world¡¯s ability to ramp up production