Science

Science’s decision sparks debate about how journals should respond to concerns about reproducibility

UK’s exit removes a ‘powerful brake’ against extreme ideas at a time of increased lobbying, say experts 

Institutions largely silent over how they allowed their researchers to take financier's funding, despite his interest in eugenics and 2008 sex conviction

Researchers should be required to pass exams accredited by professional bodies to prove they have the skills to publish, argues John Sumpter

An independent service to check data and algorithms is the only way to resolve the research replication crisis, say Christophe Pérignon and Christophe Hurlin

Despite reservations over staying on in Trump administration, National Institutes of Health director is glad he did

Pan-continental prosperity will suffer if the UK’s near-absence from the European University project is a sign of things to come, says Martin Paul

Institute of Cancer Research and Imperial College London join forces to bring insights from physics, AI and data into cancer science

Survey affirms need for boosting human-based concerns in admissions and curricula

Michael Kosterlitz tells THE how colour blindness shaped his career and why Nobel winners shouldn’t be taken too seriously

Provision of teacher residencies and mentoring by universities seen as key to long-term science improvement

US’ top producer of research papers hopes stance will force major gains in open access

Only a quarter of biology conferences set rules on attendee behaviour and penalties for misconduct are even rarer, study finds

Physicist and broadcaster says academics must have freedom and support to communicate with society, to ‘avoid mistakes of past’

Economist Lord Jim O'Neill warns political ‘nonsense’ a barrier to urgently-needed research

Based on survey of more than 140,000 people, Wellcome Global Monitor finds affluent respondents are more likely to be positive about science

Preliminary data show 99 out of 100 patents citing hypothetical examples did not make their prophetic nature clear

Gradual changes to lifestyles will not save the planet. Universities need to go beyond Cambridge's recent lead and think bigger, says Peter Harper

Western ‘settler’ nations such as Canada and Australia are wrestling with how to redress historical injustices visited on their native populations. One proposal is for universities to embrace Indigenous knowledge. But what does that mean in practice? Will it achieve its aims? And where does it leave science? Matthew Reisz considers the arguments

Improving the culture surrounding mental health for postgraduates and PhD students also crucial to maintaining a healthy research system, Chris Skidmore tells leaders

Peter Gluckman, president-elect of the International Science Council, says ‘Dr Google’ poses a bigger threat to evidence-based policymaking than populist politicians

New policy would allow for removal of members following two-thirds vote of governing council

Minister tells THE summit that space project on which she works typifies national priority to diversify economy

The show’s scientific adviser Donna Nelson discusses the crime drama’s legacy, six years on from its conclusion

Conference windfalls alone justify the membership costs of global scientific community, analysis finds

Astrophysics breakthrough a triumph of ‘science diplomacy’

Bias would be reduced if grant applicants’ capabilities were considered only after assessment of their anonymised proposals, says David Sanders

Work to encourage team science is gathering momentum, and a recent Academy of Medical Sciences report highlights key steps to be taken

Oslo-based programmes win accreditation after regulator rules there is a "field of work" astrologers can enter after graduation

Despite thin pickings this time around, Trudeau’s Liberals have probably done enough to win the science vote in October’s election, says Creso Sá

Matthew Reisz meets an expert on tracking the movements of animals which are sometimes fierce and virtually impossible to catch  

Experts question whether new National Science Project will have wide impact beyond creating ‘a few islands of research excellence’

Despite huge strides in the past 75 years, a recent forum suggests to Jon Turney that there’s still a way to go before biologists’ deep insights at the micro level are mirrored at the macro

Research benefits often unforeseeable but must be communicated

Data from the UK, US and Australia suggest science doctorates continue to dominate expansion, but why?

Papers with females as senior authors significantly more likely to take account of sex

Seven academic chemists give their views on the field’s health

Jordanian molecular biologist Rana Dajani talks to Matthew Reisz about her multiple roles as a conspicuously successful feminist, hijab-wearing scientist in the Middle East

Analysis of awards in biology and biomedical sciences between 1968 and 2017 suggests women increasingly likely to win prizes for ‘service’ over research

Paper calls for scientific organisations to monitor platforms ‘known to spread false and misleading’ information about research and ‘respond quickly’

Societies must ‘regain control’ over gene editing technology, says expert

Which is the better option when it comes to running academic journals – the professional editor or the academic one? Rachael Pells analyses the pros and cons of each

A survey reveals readers’ opinions on whether professional editors or active researchers should be responsible for academic editing

After stockpiling land for decades, leading US university plans $1 billion (£774 million) science complex 

Frances Arnold says she feels ‘deeply distressed’ by public mistrust of science

Seeking a greater share of imagined profits from commercialisation would undermine technology transfer, says David Secher

Donna Strickland describes how becoming only the third woman in history to win the physics prize turned her into a ‘rock star’ overnight

Frances Arnold, George Smith and Gregory Winter share prize for development of proteins used in new medical treatments

Alongside Donna Strickland, Arthur Ashkin breaks record for becoming oldest laureate at 96

US and Japanese immunologists’ protein studies recognised as major advancement in treatment of incurable cancers

The digital tide will not wash away campus-based learning, believe most respondents to THE’s University Leaders Survey. David Matthews reports on what they see ahead for study options, scholarly conferences, scientific progress and more

Former doctoral student looks into the frontiers of research before the days of ethics committees

Science blooms when colleagues’ ideas cross-pollinate. Impediments to free movement will lead to a disastrous withering, says Sir Keith Burnett

Efforts to prevent sexual harassment at universities advanced with new policies from top US provider of science funding and world’s biggest general science society

Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell’s graduate scholarships will help students from under-represented groups

There are reasons to be optimistic that we can start to know something about whether life exists elsewhere. But, says Charles Cockell, a more remarkable finding might be that we are exceptional

It’s still early days for the £650 million biomedical research centre, but its director believes it is showing signs of fulfilling its promise

Findings suggest markets could be used to help prioritise which experiments need repeating most urgently 

Independent research institutes are hailed as hothouses for cutting-edge science, but they seem to be falling out of fashion. Rachael Pells asks if concentrating research in universities is a better strategy

Growing pressure to publish only in elite tier ignores the vital importance of lesser-ranked titles to academia and society, says Adam Graycar