Rachael Pells

Prison governor-turned-criminologist David Wilson tells Rachael Pells about befriending killers, doing unauthorised research and challenging his students’ preconceptions

Budget for 2019-20 promises £45 million in quality-related support, but universities say more is needed

UK’s public research funding overseer argues debate over political control of public finances is a ‘false dichotomy’ and distracts from bigger societal issues

Younger institutions offer greatest potential for dynamic collaborations, says high commissioner

Editors say episode demonstrates need for humans to review work of software

Nearly one in five respondents to four-campus study said they feared role change if they underperformed

Analysis of more than 120 million academic publications since the beginning of the 19th century shows more is more as academics compete for attention

Despite the turmoil racking Venezuela and Brazil, there are bright spots in Latin America’s higher education landscape. Rachael Pells reports

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

Last year’s scandal over the ministerial vetoing of Australian research grants coincided with the centenary of the fabled principle that politicians should keep out of such decisions. But with governments becoming increasingly ideological and desperate for innovation-fuelled growth, does scientific autonomy have a future? Rachael Pells investigates 

Federally funded academics would have been required to seek president’s authorisation to go abroad