Dame Ottoline Leyser¡¯s acceptance of ministerial demands is likely to anger scholars who claim Michelle Donelan¡¯s criticism undermines academic freedom
Effort mirrors similar efforts in Canada and New Zealand, and attracts corresponding doubts about whether the pursuit promises meaningful value to research
After world¡¯s largest funder of medical research spends a year without a permanent head, US Senate gives Harvard oncologist a list of political pleas but no serious opposition
THE analysis finds that high share of global institutions fail to recognise staff for cross-disciplinary working, as experts warn research environment is ¡®still not up to the task¡¯
An early draft of the Knowledge Security Act suggests mass screening non-EU students and academics based on discipline, departing from an on-demand approach that won admiration abroad
University of Leicester professor Turi King explains why her BBC show is right to show the messy reality of DNA investigations and tracing lost parents
Scientists¡¯ ability to understand changing climate is being undermined by lack of coordination and funding, House of Commons select committee report finds
Years of declining funding have pushed university physicians to do more clinical work, with half of professors spending less than five hours a week in the lab
We¡¯re gathering data on interdisciplinary science and online learning, and making improvements to some of our existing rankings, to capture insights on more of the work that universities do, says °Õ±á·¡¡¯s chief data officer
The authoritarian country has rich datasets for research collaboration, but while some new regulations may feel familiar to European eyes, any comfort must come with big ethical caveats, an expert says
The only way to get a permanent contract seems to be to take a teaching position. But that isn¡¯t where my skills or interests lie, says Vanessa Baxter
Barack Obama¡¯s favourite political thinker Yascha Mounk has made his career attacking right-wing populism. His latest target ¨C identity politics fostered on US campuses ¨C will surprise many of his acolytes, he tells Matthew Reisz
