Research

Attempt to measure knowledge exchange could also be step to showing university ‘relevance’, metrics experts suggest

Figures from Elsevier's Scopus database also reveal which scholarship on the topic has been the most cited

Aberdeen v-c warns that universities cannot wait until 2019 for clarity on EU research access

Framework to measure university-business links would follow TEF and REF

Squeamishness about advocacy is out of date. Evidence and freedom of enquiry must be defended, says Aymen Idris

Newer prizes that reward scientific teams are fairer and more representative, says Martin Rees

After this year’s laureates were announced, 50 winners share the secrets of their success

Billy Hunter responds as publishers seek the removal of millions of papers from ResearchGate

Panel debate from the 2017 THE World Academic Summit

Having caused a scandal over research assessment back in the 1990s, Lincoln Allison is well placed to give an overview of its impact, and still finds it wanting

Countries with the most open immigration policies for scholars have stronger scientific impact, reports suggest

Three scientists, based in UK, US and Switzerland, share prize for making it possible to see biological material at atomic level

New facility should provide crucial information for detecting crimes

Figures from Elsevier's Scopus database suggest study into topic has unusually low rate of collaboration

Viewed by many academics as an impostor subject, media studies is more critical than ever, says Louise Byrne

Breaking free from Madrid may reduce bureaucracy for universities, but could endanger funding

How one Nobel winner instilled belief in Erika Mancini

Sir Peter Gluckman, who advises New Zealand’s prime minister, cautions scientists against overreach

Ministers are foolish to abandon the conclusions of the 1971 review that has informed UK research policy for 45 years, say Donald Braben and John Dainton 

Is your resolution for the new academic year to publish more? Here, 16 scholars give advice on pitching, editing and writing – and dealing with negative peer reviews

Greater efforts must be made to ensure women aren’t overlooked – and to redress past failings, says Janet Shibley Hyde

Despite their scientific achievements, women account for only 5% of Nobel prize-winners. It diminishes them – and the award, says John Gill

Universities must support those responsible for the impact case studies that will carry so much weight in the next research excellence framework, says Jonathan Grant

The necessity of regular publication curbs the freedom that can make scholarly work original and important, says Shahidha Bari

Challenge for UK as Asian research diaspora returns home, says China-born member of PM's science council

Multinational research teams can now bid for money in any scientific area, although funders do not expect security-sensitive projects

Shadow industrial strategy minister says scrapping fees essential for universities' civic mission

Social scientists are innovating to ensure their research is relevant, but more must be done, says Rick Delbridge

Two UK-based researchers also tipped as potential Nobel prizewinners

Taiwan hopes that attracting students from further afield, particularly mainland China, will help to address its higher education crisis. But this in turn brings challenges, including compromised academic freedom, writes Chris Parr

THE analysis shows which institutions are on the verge of wider recognition for their impressive research performance

Study finds that universities in big urban centres produce less highly cited research than institutions elsewhere

Europe’s funding councils oppose idea of requiring researchers to obtain a licence if they want to quote their colleagues or news articles

Inaugural UK-US science deal will include investment in two major projects Stateside

Carol S. Dweck is named as first laureate of education research prize for her work on the ‘growth mindset’

Many researchers also ‘harbour unrealistic expectations’ about academic careers

Initiative urges government researchers to send findings through encrypted channels to ensure their preservation

Holly Else considers how the withdrawal of one of the biggest players in European research could change science on the Continent, and likely national winners and losers

Australian Catholic University defends hiring of professorial fellows as a tool to build partnerships

The bullying and subsequent suicide of a talented Ivy League scientist exposes ugly truths about the cruelty and dysfunction at the heart of academic science

University leaders frustrated by lack of clarity on higher education in party manifestos

The solutions to the predatory publishing problem are known, we just need to implement them, say Larissa Shamseer and David Moher

US physician also tells summit that, while governments change, ‘science goes on’

Times Higher Education’s flagship event will return to the Asian city state for its fifth edition

‘Artificial barriers’ such as Brexit ‘should be resisted‘, Nobel laureate tells event hosted by King’s College London

Matthew Reisz reflects on the radio programme that proves many people still have a passion for seemingly obscure academic knowledge

Less than 10 per cent of tweets on journal articles represent genuine engagement with content, finds study

Universities must support and help the next generation of working-class researchers come through academia, says Lisa Mckenzie

Hefce stops short of adopting Lord Stern’s proposal to include university-wide impact in research assessment scores

We share what 50 Nobel prizewinners think about issues facing science, universities and the world, from populist politics and researcher mobility, to artificial intelligence and threats to humankind

Universities should play a key role in teaching Canadians about their nation’s racist past and the possible ways to redress it, says Glen Jones

Wise and honourable assessors of grant applications must be allowed to use their discretion, says Sui Huang

Major investment in advanced medical manufacturing announced by government

All research papers should be openly available by 2024, says Norwegian government

New metric measures how reliable scientific claims turn out to be – but calculating it could be an enormous task

Data from the THE World University Rankings suggest that European nations come top for co-authorship of papers

Witwatersrand conference hears that scholars have much to learn from material that activists are seeking to make public

It is time to consider how we can stop senior academics bullying their way on to research papers, says Trisha Greenhalgh

Brain-boosting drugs can help students and academics alike to unlock their potential, says Hemmel Amrania

Lack of job security, limited support from management and weight of work-related demands on time among risk factors