Commission head urged to smooth UK and Swiss Horizon association
Science leaders beg Ursula von der Leyen to break political impasse
Science leaders beg Ursula von der Leyen to break political impasse
Universities are too often used for political point-scoring. Finding a way to implement and protect long-term plans for the sector would benefit all
Once lauded as engines of social mobility, American universities are increasingly perceived as widening social and economic injustices. Matthew Reisz speaks to two academics whose new book lays bare...
The human geographer talks about her work with stateless groups, the importance of collaboration and why the stereotype of a map-wielding explorer is important in confronting her subject’s imperial...
A constant demand for more evidence increases the chances of discovering something nobody has been looking for, says Gerd Gigerenzer
European doctoral body says funders must recognise that current financial support is often insufficient for PhD researchers
Survey finds UK undergraduates appear a lot less supportive of free speech than they were six years ago
Lab-by-lab approach determining who gets credit and who doesn’t must be replaced by more comprehensive policies, researchers say
Analysis of ‘true economic value’ of sector says staff are essentially subsidising a broken system
The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media
Former attorney general turned security professor says avoiding ‘overreach’ is as important as protecting public safety
The UK’s National Union of Students is 100 years old. But as students around the world focus on single-issue campaigns and relations with governments crumble amid mutual disdain, questions abound...
Burning bridges: Are unions still students’ megaphone?
In bleak assessment, AAUP finds full-time wages up 2 per cent, but down 5 per cent after inflation, falling below recession levels
Choice of former Darpa director to replace Lander affirms growing government-wide shift towards emphasising applied research