Research

Sense about Science study highlights examples of political convenience governing publication dates

UK Higher Education International Unit analysis highlights EU contribution on research

Blog: James Tooley believes the UK academy would be better off outside the European Union

With PhD students now presenting doctoral findings in the form of a cabaret or video documentary, is it time to ditch the thesis and viva? asks Jack Grove

While the UK is a net contributor to the European Union overall, it does get back more research money than it puts in, figures suggest

John Kingman, chair of the newly created UKRI, explains the governing philosophy of the research and innovation funding organisation

More use of data would mean better treatments and fewer tears, says Dimitris Bertsimas, who learned the lesson at first hand

Guild of European Research Intensive Universities aims to ‘complement’ existing alliances

Jean Monnet chairs say they encourage full debate on the union, although one has written that when the EU is criticised, ‘our instinct is to defend it’

Dominic Glynn urges academics who are just starting out to shout their research from the rooftops 

Brazil dominates the list of Latin America’s best universities as judged by Times Higher Education’s Academic Reputation Survey

Nick Hillman offers academics advice on managing expectations and ensuring that their research has a big impact

Data show deep dependence on EU funds by some institutions and subjects

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

Purchase of research repository has horrified open access advocates who fear acquisition marks attempt to maintain control over publishing

Academics and policy advisers have given their verdict in a study exploring how the REF affects the day-to-day lives of scholars

Universities should take responsibility for the betterment of society, says Michael Crow

Academics do not always publicise their work, says senior academic administrator at Moroccan university 

Research councils, Innovate UK and QR funding will be brought under one new body that will also distribute new money for interdisciplinary research

Pressure to publish can lead to unethical behaviour, writes Athene Donald

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

An academic who takes students from the UK to Mumbai to lead a community theatre programme tells Chris Parr how the project affects all who take part

Lord Stern should devise a research excellence framework that looks beyond past performance, says Giosuè Baggio

A recent paper claims that the quality of researchers declines with age. Five senior scientists consider the data and how they’ve contributed through the years

Specialist language in scientific literature can put people off. Doctoral candidate Michelle Reeve asks: is it really necessary?

University revises policy after backlash from academics

Institutions need to establish ‘nuanced’ notions of excellence, expert on African development tells THE Africa Universities Summit

Universities in two countries will co-host three research chairs

Research council chiefs to be grilled by select committee after poll to name polar research vessel is overruled

Barcelona’s own version of the Crick Institute has helped the city’s academic ecosystem to thrive in spite of Spanish bureaucracy, reports Jack Grove from the Catalan capital

In chasing REF points, academics may risk their public standing and undermine work with potentially profound effects, argues Mark Reed

However, director of the Oxford Martin School says 'disciplinary silos' were one factor contributing to 2008 financial crisis

Johannes Haushofer lists failures in attempt to 'balance the record' on how he climbed the greasy pole of academia

Research Integrity and Peer Review will look at every stage of the scientific process, and could even change its own review system depending on what it finds

Gearing research too far towards industry goals can lead to short-termist approach, warns Brian MacCraith

Literature on leadership development needs much improvement considering the sector’s importance to the UK economy, says report

Academics will continue to have negligible impact on social policy unless they forge new collaborative relationships with service users, says Peter Beresford

It’s time to use technology to detect potential threats and worry less about outdated ideas of privacy, says Ron Iphofen

The junior doctor contract not only deters the lab work that leads to breakthroughs, it threatens quality of care, argues Amitava Banerjee

Durham, Edinburgh and Queen’s University Belfast pick up inaugural awards for arts, humanities and social science departments

But the vice-chancellor of the University of Ghana says academics must still 'push' for recognition

There’s a tension between Germany’s desire to be in the global elite of higher education while remaining egalitarian. John Morgan reports

Those judging creative scientific ideas fail to fully understand them, potentially hampering breakthroughs, research indicates

Lobbying intensifies ahead of Lord Stern's review of crucial assessment into university research performance

University issues public statement of support for UK being part of the EU, citing research and mobility benefits

Amid all the events to celebrate the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death, Peter J. Smith contemplates our appetite for everything – and anything – to do with the Bard

Producing ‘real’ books builds academics’ collective public presence, and it is also the most irresistible scholarly challenge, says Ödül Bozkurt

Many Italians have refused to take part in the country’s research assessment exercise. Alberto Baccini and Giuseppe De Nicolao consider the protest’s impact

China’s motives, like the West’s, are mixed, but it clearly has a role to play in building capacity in African higher education

Ellie Bothwell reports on what both regions gain – and lose – from the Sino-African partnership

Researchers must learn to think like marketers if they want policymakers to listen, suggests discussion paper

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

Although the UK does well in competitive grant funding, it loses out on EU structural funds

Li Keqiang also demands institutions stop duplicating research

After months of criticism over potential chilling effect of new rules, campaigners say clarification is ‘good news’

Tim Softley, Peter Schiffer and Reitumetse Obakeng Mabokela explain the benefits of a transatlantic partnership

Paper explores the emotional costs for women of working in ultra-competitive environments

Wellcome Trust Monitor Report finds more certainty about the benefits of breakthroughs, but a mixed picture of general scientific knowledge

Take it as a compliment if other people are doing similar studies to you, says Sam Schwarzkopf

Lack of independent working blamed for difficulties making the leap from undergraduate to doctoral work