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Founder of the Institute for Scientific Information passes away suddenly

Sites like Patreon and Kickstarter allow backers to fund independent scholars, but for now, the sums are small

Governments overall are spending more of GDP on tertiary education but less on research

Data on international collaborations hint at importance of place, politics and history

Negative stories including collapse of Kids Company appear to be making the public more wary of major research funders

Iain Foulkes on how scientists can win part of huge grant to push forward the frontiers of cancer research

New assessment scheme will not be used to direct cash to institutions

L¡¯Or¨¦al-Unesco laureate discusses microscopes and maternal leave