Research collaboration patterns in Europe More than half (57 per cent) of all European research papers are written by authors with collaborators outside their institution, a study has found Elizabeth Gibney 24 October
JoVE journal’s videos take strain out of new science Model is saving research from ‘scourge of irreproducibility’, says founder Moshe Pritsker Elizabeth Gibney 24 October
Robbins: 50 years later Experts discuss the development and legacy of the epochal report on its golden anniversary Elizabeth Gibney 24 October
Animal research under the microscope Students across the UK are this week taking part in what organisers believe will be the biggest public debate on animal research ever held. Elizabeth Gibney 17 October
Imperial considers REF trade-off between quality and quantity Minutes suggest the pros and cons of strategies for submission Elizabeth Gibney 17 October
Boost enterprise partnerships, GSK head tells universities Witty recommends more collaboration, more funding and more weight for impact in REF Elizabeth Gibney 17 October
Universities awarded AHRC PhD funding Seventy-five institutions have been awarded funding from the Arts and Humanities Research Council’s new PhD funding scheme. Elizabeth Gibney 16 October
UK boasts ‘biggest bioscience cluster in Europe’ The UK is the “biggest biosciences cluster in Europe” a report by the BioIndustry Association has said. Elizabeth Gibney 15 October
REF impact weighting should be 25 per cent, says Witty Impact should be given a weighting of 25 per cent at the next research excellence framework, the author of a government-commissioned review has said Elizabeth Gibney 15 October
UK ‘overtakes Japan’ on Chinese collaboration The UK has overtaken Japan to become China’s second most prolific research collaborator. Elizabeth Gibney 14 October
Boris calls for better commercialisation of London's research Scientists need to lose their “excessive fastidiousness” to make London the scientific capital of the world, the city’s mayor Boris Johnson has said. Elizabeth Gibney 14 October
