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CGHE working paper suggests that governments should implement intervention policies on the ‘demand side of the labour market’

Dutch push to tackle fraud and ‘reproducibility crisis’ follows high-profile misconduct cases in the country

Instead, researchers should aim for methodological ‘soundness’ rather than ‘flashy claims of superiority’

Paper predicts that the number of funded researchers at small institutions will decline by two-thirds in the next decade if ‘skews are left uncorrected’

Committee of MPs comes to no firm conclusion on whether common framework for research and commercialisation is good for the UK

Canada’s provincial system ‘allows more room for corruption’, says OBHE researcher

Krzysztof Rybiński on changing Narxoz University’s culture and the lure of ‘the best meat in the world’

With truly immersive headsets now on the market, academics are beginning to explore how to use the technology for teaching

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

Do people fear the menace of 'transient academics', or is it just more scholarly infighting? Gerard Kelly writes

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’

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

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

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

Scholars should cheer up and learn to take the rough with the smooth, says John Tregoning

University revises policy after backlash from academics

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

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

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

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

Both the government and resurgent left-wing groups are promoting ‘red education’ in the country’s universities

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

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

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

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

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

Academic casts doubt on universities’ spin-off success and impact on SMEs

Russell Group and University Alliance at loggerheads over whether next research excellence framework should assess more at university level

How should universities handle breakdowns in PhD student-supervisor relationships?

Higher education institutions should listen to those who are less powerful when planning expansion, says Clare Melhuish

Scientific misconduct increasingly studied as example of ‘occupational crime’, researcher says

Hermann Hauser, who led efforts to launch Catapult network of commercialisation centres, sees a major cultural difference between UK and Germany

Wiley and Elsevier attacked over failures to deposit papers as research funder warns it could withdraw funding for hybrid journals

Aaron Huertas offers advice on how to overcome perceptions of being cold but competent 

Housing crisis in Oxford, Cambridge and London means the cost of loan and joint equity schemes has tripled in past five years

As the number of papers needing review increases, journals are thinking of replacing a voluntary system with cash rewards

Interviews paint a bleak picture of morale at Yonsei University, raising further concerns about country’s attempt to internationalise

Researchers set out how academic insights can build trust between different groups

Conference hears that fundamental skills, rather than specific languages, will serve graduates throughout their careers

Scholars in the UK and Australia contemptuous of impact statements and often exaggerate them, study suggests

But authors of original paper hit back, saying latest assessment is ‘very optimistic’

Although overall resource funding will rise, most of this extra money will go to multidisciplinary research

German academic looking at UK system raises concerns over incentives created by research excellence framework

Blogging is now an essential weapon in most scientists’ armoury

Collaboration with Europe has grown dramatically since 2000, according to analysis

Sharing knowledge and information widely is no waste of time, says Philip Moriarty

Future research excellence framework could incorporate information on the ‘future plans of institutions’

Consultant downplays fears that leaving the EU could see overseas sources of funding dry up

Lecturers are more likely to opt for sparkling water at lunch these days, argues Athene Donald

Hopes that coordination across universities and better career paths can renew technician workforce

Times Higher Education hears how Wu's career encompassed filming Tiananmen protests and sending China’s first email

Despite claims that engagement with business is as important as research and teaching, academics find they have no time for work outside the academy

But peer review processing firm must deal with author comments like those on ‘consenting mole rats’