Medicine

The work of a medical pioneer is painted on a canvas rich in domestic detail, says Helen Bynum

Better training will help communities to prevent and deal with consequences of procedure, says vice-chancellor

We talk to the former coalition government minister about the Liberal Democrats’ tuition fees U-turn and how Westminster can be an isolating work environment

Current deputy vice-chancellor (academic) at the University of New South Wales to replace Michael Thorne 

The University of Glasgow vice-principal talks about her journey from studying under communism in Poland to the senior leadership team of a UK university

University withheld degree certificate when postgraduate, claiming tuition had been inadequate, refused payment

Scary puddings, the art of succinctness and First World War myth-making: perspectives from the author of Have Bacteria Won?

Liberal thinking, teaching quality and pastoral care are his priorities for private university

Iain Foulkes on how scientists can win part of huge grant to push forward the frontiers of cancer research

Oxford and Cambridge report increase in applications, as number of students reapplying falls sharply

Researchers must tell a good tale about their work without skewing the science, Cait MacPhee says

Inequality in income lowers the life expectancy of everyone in society, says Marcus Chown

Director Jeremy Farrar argues that current research culture damages scientists’ ability ‘to dream’

Public scrutiny may force up quality of peer review, suggests study

Standout institutions for clinical, pre-clinical and health subjects cite collaboration with industry and other universities as reason for success

Reports question whether scientists are removing sources of bias in experiments involving animals

In advance of a conference on ‘education without borders’, Anthony Redmond considers the ethical issues around sending medical students on elective courses in low-income countries

Despite the ironic slips, article sheds light on how journals can tackle flawed science

Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2015-2016 subject tables will be revealed over six weeks

The University of Cambridge is the top UK institution for hosting both international and British students who go on to win Nobel prizes, finds British Council

China’s long wait for a home-grown Nobel prize in science is now over, but concerns over its university culture remain, says David Matthews

Scientists from Japan, China and Ireland awarded for their work tackling parasitic diseases

Paper claims that medical impact case studies focused on policy impact, not improvement in patient mortality or quality of life

The good, the bad and the offbeat – the academy through the lens of the national press

Potential leader-in-waiting is fighting for her career after becoming latest German politician to face academic fraud claims

It seems unlikely that charity donors will want to pay for university research overheads – but someone will have to eventually

Charities blame widening gap between their grants and full costs of research 

Studies on urine, pain thresholds and unboiled eggs honoured in annual awards for improbable research. John Elmes takes a look

Research by University of Oxford academics provides evidence that student satisfaction scores are unconnected to exam performance

Pioneering medical research in Italy has defied industry and politics for decades, says David Healy

Firm’s scheme offers degree funding in exchange for students returning home to work in the country

Sir Adrian Smith on what he feels is the institution’s undeserved reputation for fustiness

Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor identifies the top academic ‘habits’ postdocs need to reach the next level

Global analysis shows hospital studies increasingly important but industry publications dip

Alternative treatments in healthcare plan is latest in a series of homeopathy-related controversies

Alice Dreger resigns her post after institution censored a risqué story in a medical journal

Names, addresses and sensitive information discovered in unlocked filing cabinet at University of Bedfordshire

Technology could be used to encourage undergraduates at risk of spreading virus to stay at home

A researcher who made a major contribution to our understanding of cancer – and paved the way for several new classes of drug – has died

Helen Bynum on the unending battle to control one of the most infectious diseases in the world

Warwick study highlights high dropout rate and queries social mobility benefits

A corpse is the starting point for a lively dissection of experiences big and small, says Jeremy Holmes

Trinity College Dublin and the University of Limerick become the first organisations outside the UK to gain an Athena SWAN charter mark for gender equality

Independent Commission on Fees concerned by high write-off rate and impact on ‘squeezed middle’

Pressure from senior management at Uclan to increase student numbers led to pharmacy school over-recruiting, General Pharmaceutical Council finds

Bibliometric analysis concludes lower-quality thresholds in 2014 are more likely explanation for doubling of top-rated research

Health leaders express fears for institution’s independence after Erdoğan appoints his physician and party deputy 

Researcher charts shift from racial to class segregation

Dalmeet Singh Chawla considers whether unsuspecting academics should be helped by having legitimate papers republished elsewhere

Consultant gynaecologist and Imperial College London professor Jenny Higham takes over at South London institution

Funding for nursing and physiotherapy courses 'lowest of any subject in higher education'

Destination of Leavers from Higher Education study reveals outcomes for 2014 graduates

Analysis by admissions service finds medicine and accountancy students emphasise career aspirations

Nobel laureate Sir Tim Hunt has resigned from his position on a Royal Society committee as well as an honorary UCL professorship

Ayesha Ahmad on a thoughtful contribution to a controversial debate

Helen Bynum on the exciting and vital ‘molecular chatter’ taking place in the human microbiome

Helen Bynum admires a physician’s quest to distinguish alternative medicine from quackery

A surgeon finds that what empowers terminally ill patients is humane honesty, finds Helen Bynum

The history of vaccinations in the US has as much to do with politics as medicine, says Helen Bynum

Do tales of derring-do contain tips for surviving in the cubicle jungles? David Green finds out