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University-run hospital will be part of a larger push to legitimise local expertise

Resistance to the knowledge generated by science will only be overcome with the help of the humanities. But what can universities do to bridge C.?P. Snow¡¯s famous divide between these fields, which endures to this day?

While humanity¡¯s coexistence with nature is not always harmonious, Cosmos Prize winner says it can be hard to pick the aggressor

Kristian Helin, incoming head of the Institute of Cancer Research, reflects on lessons learned from pandemic

Veterinary schools lead campaign protesting regulatory obstacles applied to an array of food-related genomic research

Uncertainty should be insisted on as a mark of seriousness and honesty, say Michael Blastland and George Davey Smith

In first federal court test, Indiana University can keep mandate with exemptions for its on-campus students

Pandemic-related budget constraints and anti-science governments are taking their toll on researchers in their region. Ellie Bothwell reports

Sarah Gilbert and Catherine Green tell the inside story of how they fought back against conspiracy theories, bureaucracy and hostile press coverage

Women leave STEM at transition stage from university to work, Australian study finds

Now concerned about impact of runaway artificial intelligence, diplomat worries scientific advances have overtaken capacity for reflection on their impact

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Those who understand how their advice is likely to be implemented are more able to make it constructive, professor says

A podcast constructed and targeted well can amplify faculty expertise and build public trust, says Paul M. Rand

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

Democrats accept nomination while extracting commitment on gender equity in science

Changes to funding mechanisms can feel like a threat, but Aria will be a blast of fresh air for science and technology, says Tom Stephenson

Scientific leaders and politicians have embraced calls to reduce the stress and precarity faced by researchers. Jack Grove examines some radical proposals

David A. Sanders enjoys a vivid account of the many crafty ways academics steal the words of others

Gender concerns leave MIT-Harvard star lone unconfirmed choice for presidential Cabinet

Those who blur the lines between academic and professional staff are the connective tissue in the research ecosystem, say Matthew Flinders and Sarah Chaytor

Women gain milestone at prestigious science body although racial divide remains wide

Winners describe how gossip and gaudy colours, as well as a desire to relieve suffering, spurred their research

¡®The first Black woman on the tenure track in theoretical cosmology¡¯ tells Matthew Reisz about her struggles to reconcile a pristine childhood image of science with the reality she confronts by using selective citation to marginalise racist or sexist scientists

UK¡¯s overhaul of defence and foreign policy sees science as ¡®arena of systemic competition¡¯

Top scientists say Canada must provide more fulfilling careers for its science graduates

Beijing follows Shenzhen and other cities in seeking to attract laureates, but experts question whether initiative will have trickle-down effect on basic science

mRNA pioneers, Oxford vaccine scientists and Bill Gates are potential contenders for science¡¯s top prize

Katalin Karik¨®¡¯s struggle with mRNA gives universities mandate ¨C if they want ¨C to tackle persistent barriers

Researchers should campaign with the public to build back better, say Stephen Bradley, Jessica Butler and Chris Chambers

Incoming president names advisory team while pushing social sciences and battle against cancer

Researcher uses role-play techniques to demonstrate both the technical and interpersonal challenges of decision-making during a pandemic

UCLA astrophysicist also celebrates female mentorship at key moment

Harvard and MIT researchers and alumni see deadly mistake in long approval processes

Comparisons with big pharma distract from ¡®amazing¡¯ achievement that will lead to long-term dividends for science, say experts

As a Stanford professor attacks scientific petitions, co-creators of open letters on both sides of Covid debate explain why they matter

Vital lessons can be learned from beer, bread and even batter, scientists say

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

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

Sexual orientation may have greater impact on academic choices than race, US data suggest

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

Astrophysicists in Hong Kong and France say that public perceptions of gender should change and that more should be done to support women in science

Institutions get creative and find ingenious ways to adapt equipment and technological tools to replicate the experience of in-person courses

Ron Daniels told Times Higher Education summit that fears that elite universities remain inaccessible have hit trust in science

Team meetings arranged by algorithm and communal chocolate tasting sessions are being used to bond research teams, reports Jack Grove

White House coronavirus adviser focuses on antivirals rather than vaccine at University of Melbourne forum

Multi-source analysis of global open-access practices throws up surprises, with Europe and the US lagging behind

Medicine laureate Sir Peter Ratcliffe says science has to be ¡®passion driven¡¯

Virologist Michael Houghton explains why we should be ¡®a bit more patient¡¯ for a coronavirus vaccine and how a 2:2 degree did not deter his scientific ambitions

Biomedical research charity to focus efforts on infectious diseases, mental health and global heating

The profiles of this year¡¯s Nobelists suggest scientists from newer, innovative institutions may soon overshadow those from more historic universities

Award for French researcher Emmanuelle Charpentier and US biochemist Jennifer Doudna is the first double win for female chemists

Michael Houghton calls for prize committees to allow six or seven winners, rather than Nobel¡¯s limit of three