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Science and Technology Committee says Sir Andrew Mackenzie must improve knowledge of research issues and avoid potential conflicts of interest

Academics bemoan softly-softly reforms to ¡®fundamentally broken system¡¯

NIH data hint at the extent of bullying and emotional abuse, but barriers to tackling the issue remain high, says Joanna Buscemi

New European Research Council president has proven record of innovation and leadership, says European Commission lead for science

Performance can help explore academic questions, say advocates, but the field still lacks full acceptance in the corridors of power and policymaking

Funding is declining but business school research is as vital as science to post-pandemic economic recovery, says Zahir Irani

Boris Johnson¡¯s new ministerial council has revived discussion over who controls science spending and whether industrial strategy requires government to start ¡®picking winners¡¯

Universities come under pressure to investigate scholars¡¯ ties

Grand challenges won¡¯t be solved unless disciplinary research data are opened up to all, says Nathan Cunningham

Federal prosecutor alleges that ¡®Ilnur N¡¯ passed on university information to Russian intelligence services in return for cash

Wider take-up by academics requires both relevance to specific disciplines and accessibility across disciplines, says Camille Kandiko Howson

Registered reports model produces better outcomes on all 19 criteria covering novelty, rigour, and importance

Academics need to think far more carefully about how they define and police the boundaries between legitimate and illegitimate knowledge, argues Michael D. Gordin

Ex-BHP chief executive and current Shell chair defends himself as ¡®committed to net zero¡¯ in pre-appointment hearing

Problem threatens to delay recovery after losses in grant support and obstacles for young scientists

Expert applauds new measures to boost ERA¡¯s rigour and transparency, but questions ¡®softly, softly¡¯ approach

Boris Johnson will head new expert panel, with Sir Patrick Vallance leading Downing Street science unit

Still much to be said for old-fashioned media that operate ¡®at the speed of human thinking¡¯, book suggests

Polish professor warns of increasing ¡®tension¡¯ between national research funding and global science

Jury can¡¯t agree on Tennessee associate professor Anming Hu after FBI admits pressure campaign to get him to spy

Data suggest research articles from commercial firms took a tumble in 2020 as academia boosted its output  

Proliferation of preprints in Covid era has led non-profit publisher to post reviews from clinicians on online papers

Rating scale for Excellence in Research for Australia to be recalibrated, with Indigenous studies incorporated as a field in its own right

Report from Clarivate also raises fundamental questions about how disciplinary priorities are shaped  

Recent examples explore everything from radical vaudeville to the legacy of slavery

Obstacles to finalising association agreements for EU¡¯s research programme now removed, say continental observers

Your new manager likely doesn¡¯t have a PhD, and she¡¯s higher on the food chain because experience is more valued than a doctorate, says Janelle Ward

Universities offer many rewarding technical careers ¨C but local populations are often oblivious of them, says Mike Hughes

Recent cuts and scares have cast doubt on ministers¡¯ commitment to harnessing science in pursuit of a levelled-up, post-Brexit innovation economy. Questions also remain about how funding should be distributed and directed. Jack Grove examines the lessons from history and from overseas

Shell chair and former BHP chief executive nominated to succeed Sir John Kingman

Report author says increasing funding would only lead to more insecurity, and culture shift is needed instead

University staff are keen on hybrid working, but will it work long-term for researchers? Jack Grove examines which practices might outlast the pandemic

Shift towards studies using preregistered reports could inhibit scientific inquiry and harm researcher well-being, argue US scholars

Delhi redevelopment could put irreplaceable documents at risk, say scholars

Software tools need to be properly valued for their vital role in facilitating research, say Bilal Mateen and Tariq Khokhar

Critics argue that The Lancet failed to disclose potential conflict of interest when dismissing the leak theory

Funder¡¯s reduced budget for 2021-22 reflects loss of pro-science adviser and mindset of new Treasury boss, say Whitehall and research council insiders

Latest attempt to replicate Darpa brings bipartisan praise but also wariness of potential harm to basic health research

Hybrid working may suit some disciplines, but Gary Macfarlane fears that the convenience will come at the cost of creativity and collegiality

Talking to lab members is not very revealing when they are habituated into an abusive culture, says Joana Vieira

Economist says university innovations can rejuvenate Australian productivity, but only if ¡®bizarre¡¯ tax arrangements are addressed

Trailblazing initiative to transform hiring, promotion and performance review has been praised by open science advocates

Former minister accuses Canberra of ¡®McCarthyism¡¯ amid spate of unexplained research grant delays and vetoes

Geopolitical rivalry, security concerns and America¡¯s ¡®roaring 20s¡¯ optimism generate R&D prospects down under, ambassador says

Promising studies in treating mental illness leave Collins eyeing expansion in politically sensitive area

With history books increasingly including first-person, ¡®confessional¡¯ elements, authors explain why they take this approach, while other historians reflect on the dangers

Liberals go focus on undergraduates with collaboration push while Labor hawks reconstruction fund

Students would be far better advised to focus on demonstrating their mastery of research skills, says Gordon Message

Do neighbour institutions work closely together to boost their overall standing or do they tend to play to their strengths in a particular discipline?

Scottish affairs committee calls for universities north of border to be better represented in UK Research and Innovation decision-making

The computational biologist and Royal Society prizewinner on empowering neurodiversity, academic humour and why emotions are key to problem-solving

Public confusion is one thing, but some subjects provoke quizzical and sometimes dismissive frowns even among colleagues from different departments. Here, nine academics set the record straight about what they do ¨C and why it matters

Just 9 per cent of coronavirus papers have made efforts to help replication of experiments, European Commission open science champion tells summit

Experts on research security will help UK researchers to navigate concerns over growing research dependence on China

Senior leaders question why research funder has not tried harder to save at-risk projects

Survey of UK academics shows widespread belief that leaders have used ¡®disaster management¡¯ to shift focus away from research, cut jobs and increase managerialism

Politicians developing the European Research Area must grasp how new knowledge comes about ¨C and what it can do, says Jan Palmowski

Scholars who stay at one university tend to take ¡®safer¡¯ and ¡®less ambitious¡¯ paths

Articles in leading journals that can be reproduced gain 16 fewer citations a year on average, say Californian economists

Four experts from the University of Bath give tips on how to create an open, creative and non-hierarchical environment at your next workshop