Sweden’s education minister vows action against ‘cancel culture’
Minister with a doctorate Mats Persson also tells THE he wants Sweden to attract family-minded international researchers
Minister with a doctorate Mats Persson also tells THE he wants Sweden to attract family-minded international researchers
Postgraduate training likely to be concentrated in larger universities as EPSRC and Wellcome make cuts
New Medical Research Council funding model will undermine world-famous research centres, claim researchers
A funding clawback provoked fury from UK scientists, but now all eyes are on a political breakthrough that could reopen the door to Horizon Europe
Australian armed forces need new blood but are also keen on exchange, says Tanya Monro
The Spanish government is to improve conditions for young researchers - but not nearly enough, says the country's Young Researchers' Federation (FJI). From January 2004, PhD students and...
Four Fields Medal winners and former European Research Council president among advisory board for independent research institute
New Research England head reflects on her roundabout route into academia and the future of research evaluation
Fourth edition of ‘very effective’ programme will look more closely at recruitment processes and science disciplines
Doing everything you can to keep a “toehold” in your field while looking for postdoctoral positions was one of the pieces of advice offered at a session on life after the PhD at a conference last...
Five years ago, a THE poll painted a bleak picture of work-life balance in the academy. Has the subsequent rise of homeworking eased the pressure? Or are ever-increasing workloads outweighing any...
Survey of Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting attendees shows even those tipped for glory feel insecure and underdeveloped
Are research careers meritocratic? Do universities do enough to support researchers? Is impact more important than publications? Is interdisciplinarity the key to new discoveries? Can...
Following order of 2025 deadline for taxpayer-funded science to be made freely available to the public, major scientific society warns of costs, especially for women and youth
Drug discoverer talks about her caravan childhood, her frustration with process inefficiencies and why researchers need to understand the business side