Missed out on a Nobel prize? Here’s how to win one
After this year’s laureates were announced, 50 winners share the secrets of their success
After this year’s laureates were announced, 50 winners share the secrets of their success
The bullying and subsequent suicide of a talented Ivy League scientist exposes ugly truths about the cruelty and dysfunction at the heart of academic science
Jessica Johnson on the challenges of arranging maternity cover
Many UK doctoral students view professional development as a ‘distraction’ or a ‘waste of time’, says study
Academics and professional staff reveal the things that prey on their minds at 2am
We were pleased that both the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Teaching and Learning Laboratory and RELATE at MIT (Research in Learning, Assessing and Tutoring Effectively) were mentioned in...
Association of Commonwealth Universities can play a central role in making the case for higher education, secretary general says
The UK wants membership of EU research programmes, but it is hard to see how this happening, says Simon Marginson
Covering interview travel expenses creates financial hardships for early career academics, says Rachel Yoho
‘Shocking’ shift away from fundamental projects harms country's scientific reputation, says author of report
It is time to consider how we can stop senior academics bullying their way on to research papers, says Trisha Greenhalgh
Students and postdocs, as well as administrative staff, will always be considered expendable when they conflict with a senior academic (“Life with an abusive lab boss: one postdoc’s story”, Opinion,...
Funding restraints mean that hype about double-digit rises in applications may not immediately translate into huge increases in enrolment
From neuroscience to philosophy and economics, seven scholars relate what work in their disciplines reveals about the search for #HEhappiness
Joanna Dally and Frances Downey imagine the research culture of the future