Medicine

British Heart Foundation aims to follow up German partnership with other continental collaborations

A study about caring for those with dementia should be read by all who want care to improve for older people, writes Martina Zimmermann

Fiona Watt promises that there will be no ‘ransacking of a well-structured organisation’ in shift to new umbrella body

McGill University campaigner on women’s health issues remembered

Institutes could be labelled ‘political campaigners’ in new law, warns industry body

Ian Greer succeeds the late Patrick Johnston at Russell Group institution

Tributes paid to neuroscientist who identified role of glial cells in several serious diseases

The data underlying Altmetric’s top 100 articles of last year suggest that health research shared on Twitter has most impact

Certain disciplines and institutions likely to suffer from pegging of teaching funding

Imperial College London centre will aim to speed up development of vaccines

King's College professor Fiona Watt picked to lead organisation when it comes under auspices of UK Research and Innovation

Not far from the birthplace of preventative medicine, research institutes in the French capital are working together to launch a new era of technology transfer

Universities stand to benefit if companies relocate to stay close to sector agency, say experts

Institutions that do not meet standards in areas such as gender may be ineligible for grants

Universities in the US dominate new Times Higher Education psychology ranking

Advancing capabilities of stem cells could mean researchers run into legal difficulties once more, European academies warn

Bone cutters, a trepanning tool and a cloth used to wrap King George II are among the discoveries on a Halloween tour of St George's in London, explains Carly Manson

Researchers from across the globe gather in Buenos Aires to discuss medicinal uses of drug

Doha offshoots are also integrating courses with goal of providing ‘unique’ value to students

Princeton leads Times Higher Education's list of institutions with the most affiliated Nobel prizewinners for the second consecutive year

Scientific developments from the microscopic to intergalactic deemed worthy of this year’s awards

Analysis of departmental spending suggests there is a large gulf in costs between some disciplines

Is there anything new in technological advantage adding to sporting prowess, asks Lincoln Allison

Book of the week: Richard Joyner on how insomnia damages our well-being – and how to get a good night’s rest

US researchers Jeffrey C. Hall, Michael Rosbash and Michael W. Young take prize for studies on circadian rhythm

Times Higher Education will publish expanded league tables for 11 different subject areas

James Stevens Curl on a tome that emphasises the physician/naturalist’s role in transforming cabinets of curiosities into major institutions of the Enlightenment

Free market ideology has contributed to ‘vaccine hesitancy’, endangering us all, says Harry Collins

Omissions make it harder to find data, report says

A study of snakebite gives a good overview of the development of the written scientific method, says Geoffrey Cantor

Presence of top university is a draw card to locate organisation in Stockholm, says offer document

Dundee life sciences undergraduate frustrated by lack of signs for many essential terms

Cancer expert whose research was shaped by her experience of the disease remembered

Chris Parr visits a university aiming to be the best in the world at both Western and traditional Chinese medicine

Ability to access the cutting-edge technology needed for such research is one key factor behind the success of institutions featuring in the latest THE cluster analysis

Twenty-one countries attend annual meeting to showcase progress of multimillion-pound Deltas initiative

King’s College London and TU Dresden ‘Transcampus’ aims to strengthen ties between UK and Germany 

We talk emergency responses to terrorist attacks, geekiness and happy memories of the Olympic Games with Surrey’s professor of medicine

Book of the week: Joanna Bourke on the gruelling truths faced by injured soldiers, and their carers and families

Tributes paid after sudden death of Queen’s University Belfast vice-chancellor

Don't dismiss the meditation technique as a fad: its well documented benefits for those in demanding careers make a strong case for teaching it at university, says Craig Hassed

Clare Bambra commends a polemic that shines a light on the fatal flaws in US healthcare policy

Lots of money is spent on medical education in England – but very little of it goes towards teaching, says Philip Chan 

Americans produce nearly twice as many highly cited papers in key fields, with China also catching up on EU

Techniques designed to promote ‘openness and curiosity’ may have an important role to play in promoting mental health and performance

Institution announces ‘untimely and sudden’ passing of leading cancer researcher

Greg Simon, former executive director of the White House Cancer Moonshot Task Force, claims universities are resistant to change

Belgian institution says message was ‘contrary’ to university’s values following outcry on social media

Objections to co-authorship with juniors display a misguided sense of ethics, say Mark Hayter and Roger Watson

Taylor and Francis move to replace editor and withdraw his paper threatens ‘scientific integrity’, critics claim

Support for medical science and the humanities will increase under 2017 budget deal

Peer review process punishes academics who ‘challenge the dogma’ of their field, scientists claim

An entertaining study covers everything from doctors to patients, diagnosis to treatment and sex to death, says Jane Draycott

Universities warn they may be unable to meet staffing and facilities costs alone

Analysis of more than 700,000 biomedical texts reveals growing use of jargon

Amid crisis over reproducibility, agencies face call for ‘greater transparency and accountability’

Brussels-based scholar Ahmadreza Djalali has lost 27kg while in detention in Iran

Some scholars at Canadian university say comments ‘infringe on academic freedom’

THE analysis reveals the 53 institutions that could surpass Oxbridge and the Ivy League