Research

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

Female and male academics alike suffer from apparent bias against female-dominated fields such as education and nursing, study suggests

Companies will partner with global institutions under a government plan to speed up the development of new technologies and boost international collaboration

Timeliness and rigour are vital, but the publishing and incentives systems are not set up to deliver them, says Meron Wondemaghen

A radical new manifesto for science communication is warning about the dangers of making arrogant claims that academic knowledge can explain the mysteries of the universe. Matthew Reisz meets its authors

New government’s decision spells the end of ‘back-breaking’ exercise, commentators say

India’s surge in patent applications and awards resembles China’s pathway towards becoming a knowledge economy, says Pushkar

Shadow chancellor’s regional productivity agenda could be driven by devolving parts of R&D funding or creating new kinds of institutions, say experts

Report finds that female education researchers are outnumbered three-to-one and face ‘multi-faceted’ challenges

In a nation that struggles to get minority students into medicine, Ontario university eyes progress in broader admissions process

Generative AI firms should stop ripping off publishers and instead work with them to enrich scholarship, says Oxford University Press’ David Clark

Nobel-winning former Royal Society president discusses his concerns over the UK’s ‘too high’ visa costs, anti-ageing science and older academics who refuse to retire

New government announces evaluations of science and universities after scrapping predecessor’s efforts to do likewise

Despite explicit exemption for fundamental research, Greens warn that new regime will stymie collaboration ‘outside Aukus bubble’

Requiring grants for research time previously given as standard will lend funders undue power over topics and methods, says Dennis Tourish

University of Miami president Julio Frenk explains how his institution is reaping rewards from the tech and finance influx to south Florida

International study suggests scientists consider X, formerly Twitter, as useful for dissemination, but less so for research

Crucial crossbench senators signal support, amid opposition tirades against renunciation of ministerial oversight

In another edition of gloomy research indicators, major NSF tally finds companies nearing the basic science spending of the federal government

Amendments threaten jail term of up to five years without defining ‘reasonable cause’ exemption

In global survey, barely one in 10 academic leaders say they feel well prepared to address the challenges of providing competitive compensation

Plans to introduce 20 per cent ‘baseline’ for research time will harm university’s standing in academia and beyond, warns critic

Power dynamics inevitably temper the ideal of a self-correcting knowledge system, but robust mutual critique remains vital, says Ian Pace

Australian institutions say new research rules are not to blame as registration delays stretch on

UK universities should leverage Saudi resources to build partnerships that will advance science and technology for mutual benefit, says Andrew Griffith

Jisc review finds UK ahead of global average on open access, but questions whether purportedly temporary measures are proving effective at driving change

Politicians are increasingly pushing for the facilitation of dual-use research, but university leaders are unsure

President Hugh Brady says new structures will provide ‘sandbox’ for interdisciplinary thinking and ‘shop window’ for industry engagement

Reproducibility network aims to support researchers to share science openly, improving its applications and public support

Care needed to avoid scaring off doctoral students and burying officials in paperwork, senators hear

Open peer review has ‘potential to be more thorough, inclusive and collegial’ than traditional journal-led route, funders and publishers say

Power relations would be more equitable if all leading disciplinary journals and books were published in multiple languages, says Simon Marginson

Innovations such as wearable tech and mobile apps are expected to revolutionise healthcare and generate fortunes. But which researchers and institutions are taking their 10,000 steps, and what should those steps be? To coincide with THE’s Digital Health Summit at Stanford, Jack Grove examines Clarivate’s data and talks to those going the extra mile

Maintaining authority, professional distance and ‘authenticity’ is hard among people who knew you pre-academia, reflects Brad Evans

Those seeking game-changing research should draw inspiration from the Premier League’s most innovative manager, says US-based nanoscientist

Monica Bertagnolli hopes for new era of research that sets the stage for essential societal change

‘We have an obligation to try something ground-breaking,’ says oncologist confronting co-Australian of the Year’s brain cancer

Debate risks legitimising dehumanising ideologies, but rebutting such views is how progress has always been made, says Eric Heinze

Scholarly inquiry is already improving UK society, but its full impact won't be felt until researchers better engage with policymakers, says Rita Gardner

After Trump crackdown and Biden promise of clearer guidelines, lawmakers grow antsy about lack of progress

The weaponisation of plagiarism allegations to remove Harvard’s president is no cause for celebration, says research fraudbuster David Sanders

The feted urban sociologist Richard Sennett tells Matthew Reisz about how his former career as a cellist inspired his latest trilogy of books, why his ideal university would be more night school than Oxbridge college and why it helps him to imagine his readers as female biologists

The strange cases of scholars churning out several reviews a day are perplexing, given the lack of obvious rewards for such prodigious output

With many of Poland’s leading scientists in the UK, expatriate researchers will be crucial for scaling research partnerships, says report

Tickell Review of research bureaucracy broadly welcomed by science department, which says it is on track to meet spending target

‘Transparent metrics’ on how Imperial examines the green credentials of energy firms will spark ‘hard conversations’ about engaging with polluting sectors, says vice-provost

UK research funding urgently needs to become less onerous and less unfair if we don’t want applicants to simply give up, says Melvyn Smith

With new project to study advanced computing, NSF doesn’t ask major online companies to share secrets but hopes they eventually will

As Harvard University seeks a new leader following the short-lived presidency of Claudine Gay, the institution’s long-time president Derek Bok reflects on the need for elite US universities to react to the political maelstrom by abandoning questionable practices and improving the quality of their education

Unlike the institutions they work for, Australian researchers have less paperwork – but investment remains in the doldrums

Allowing a thousand flowers to bloom is no longer practical for universities aspiring to be better known for their research, says Robert Brown

Partnership with Institute for Replication will support reproduction and replication attempts tied to papers published from 2023 onwards

European Commission stresses that ‘with academic freedom comes academic responsibility’, aiming to ‘de-risk, not to de-couple’ scientific collaboration

Previous output is by far the best predictor of future success, but has become far less important for Dutch funding allocation, says Raymond Poot

Stealing other people’s research students corrupts collegiality, the cornerstone of academic life, says T. Prabhakar Clement

Required remedies include harsher punishments, more flexible research design stipulations and stronger social sanctions, says Akhil Bhardwaj

Report authors warn focus on sciences risks making UK research sector ‘lopsided’