Research

We need a mechanism whereby academics can build a public reputation as referees and receive career benefits for doing so, says Randy Robertson

The exascale computer’s cancellation underlines the need for a long-term vision that transcends political whim, say Peter Coveney and Roger Highfield

Crucial personnel who don’t fit the academic or professional services mould need more support to keep them from leaving sector, report warns

The 2029 Research Excellence Framework aims to assess ‘how institutions and disciplines contribute to healthy, dynamic and inclusive research environments’. But will panellists and university managers really move away from a focus on prestigious journal papers, asks Matthew Flinders

Academic who claims she was forced out of university for exposing silencing of gender-critical feminists says she is ‘extremely pleased’ by settlement

More scientists only producing domestic work after collapse in collaborations with US and Europe and Chinese links remaining static

Museums have enormous amounts of material to study and they are wide open to collaboration with university researchers, says Mark Walport

Government bans researchers from participating in government-funded projects after accusing them of plagiarising content for research proposals

Government criticised for planned reforms but says it will close rival body widely seen as favourable to former populist regime

Scholars express concern as the University Grants Commission has its budget slashed by 61 per cent

Nobel prizewinner reflects on the early hype over graphene, why Brexit damaged British science, and how geopolitics is harming research

Sports scientists are working with athletes to enhance performance and safeguarding ahead of this year’s Paris games, but on-the-ground research is a hotly debated subject

Extra financial assistance would support wider unseen benefits of university-led research, says science advocacy group

The government must recognise that lower international revenues will make research costs unsustainable, says John Carroll

University of Arkansas’ decades-old gift traced to raft of disputed research now playing key political role

The pioneering French physicist explains why she still lectures and how she kept her Nobel prize news under wraps at the lectern

Former city MP suggests Nuclear AMRC should be removed from university control as job cuts loom

Without increased support, many RAs may choose to leave for other opportunities that provide more job security and benefits, says Bre-Anne Fifield

Academics tell Elsevier that they recognise the potential of generative AI but want to see their concerns addressed

Planetary warming shown to attract very few of the subject’s scholarly articles, conference sessions and course listings

Ministry support will be vital, but a lack of political imperative could limit motivation, say Hyejin Kim, Erik Mobrand and Sylvia Schwaag Serger 

Head of UK’s biggest PhD school says promoting impact in doctoral studies would make students more employable and research more visible

It makes zero difference to reviewers if someone else gets a paper in a high-impact journal, so why are they so pernickety, asks Stephen Cochrane 

US academics unwilling to share ‘socially costly’ views because they fear abuse, ostracisation and disciplinary action

All eyes are on Tohoku University and its grandiose future plans as excellence initiative gets under way, but critics question whether goals are achievable

Lawmakers promise ‘robust conversation’ on future of top science agency, but accompanying limits on funding and research freedom raise suspicions about ultimate intention

Altmetric 500 list analyses attention paid to scholarly articles across 11 different sources, including news articles, citations, Wikipedia pages and X/Twitter posts

While idea of shifting from bibliometrics to peer review welcomed, questions over trust and funding loom large

Ever-expanding numbers of doctoral students may suit universities, but one’s twenties should be a time for broad learning and professional development, not for burying oneself in detailed research, says Lincoln Allison

Edinburgh Napier University researcher spends 10 months studying bathroom scribblings and concludes the often supportive messages are valued by learners

Preventing publication of two major taxpayer-funded studies into bullying and homelessness is wrong, say academics left in limbo

Rate of women appearing on patent applications was as low as 17 per cent in Japan and South Africa, and just 20 per cent in Germany and Egypt

As Russia prompts security fears, steering group advises greater collaboration between civilian and military research.

Having brokered some of the world’s biggest pacts on global warming, MIT climate scientist Susan Solomon tells Matthew Reisz why she is optimistic that environmental damage can be reversed

Influx of MPs who have worked in universities could help the sector win battles and reset the debate on access, say analysts

The Universities Accord’s call for full funding is vital to avoid over-reliance on hazardous overseas relationships, says Brendan Walker-Munro

Postdocs risk being ruled ineligible after biding their time to optimise prospects of success

Scale of research precarity at top UK university and its effect on staff laid out in new report

Labour’s official science slate is dull but radical moves to reform research funding and engage industry could be close, experts believe

Report into scandal highlights danger of relying on singular sources of knowledge, in contrast to inquiry itself, which utilised vast range of expertise to get to the bottom of what happened

Poll finds most researchers are using AI but only a tiny number trust technology companies on data privacy

Survey indicates that researchers are poorly prepared for upcoming shift to free-to-read model

We should improve the system while we’re examining it, critics argue

The likes of Google are being undermined by both AI and their own commercial imperatives. Researchers can no longer rely on them, says Andy Farnell

Western business practice is not universal, so why are studies from elsewhere so rare in the literature, asks Yuliya Snihur  

Group of leading European research institutions calls for development of ‘next-generation metrics’

Critics’ claim that research on British policy in Northern Ireland will be influenced by ministers is incorrect, says Ian McBride

Historians to be granted full access to state archives, but critics question relationship to controversial Legacy Act

Bringing the UK’s research budget closer to Alphabet’s spending levels is vital for fixing sluggish economic growth, says economist

Updated methodology reveals previously underappreciated research strength in some Asian countries, reports Rosa Ellis

My government-commissioned review is seeking examples of barriers to research on sex and gender faced by UK-based individuals, says Alice Sullivan

Research and education ‘absolutely decisive’ in turbulent times, French president says in Sorbonne speech

MI5 director general warns vice-chancellors that hostile states are targeting UK universities

As the celebrated children’s historical sketch show marks its 15th anniversary, Jack Grove speaks to its head writer, history producer and PhD researchers on how scholarly sleuthing has been crucial to its long success

Independent review finds evidence of clear value but calls for governance and relationships to evolve, and for stronger funding settlement

European Innovation Council president says member states are struggling to turn good science into ‘game-changing innovations’

Universities in countries that speak Dutch or German found to have higher research performance scores than those in Japan 

As part of annual budget, lawmakers also call for focus on fraud, new funding models and peer review

Boston ethnographer argues that people often disclose more than intended when they close ranks and create obstacles

Artificial intelligence infrastructure currently dominated by corporations, scientific advisory group warns