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An academic described as a ‘giant in theoretical physics’ has died

A new book by Bruno Lemaitre considers whether science is suffering from being led by the self-obsessed

Greek researchers from US institutions hit out at controversial plan drawn up by University of Texas economist

Chair of independent review of research excellence framework also hopes to tackle 'game-playing'

The D-PLACE tool means anthropologists and historians can finally statistically test theories about what shapes human culture and society

The grouping of subjects such as neuroscience and psychiatry with cheaper disciplines will lead to what critics say is a failure to fairly fund mental health research

Scholar says overseas outposts cannot compete with universities abroad without delivering a ‘superior’ service

Researchers have used an art competition to model what happens during peer review, and their work raises further questions over its effectiveness

Unprecedented ’cleansing’ of academia may force many leading minds to leave the country, scholar warns

Presidents' associations issue statement in wake of Brexit vote

Liverpool’s Michael Dougan on ‘poisonous’ anti-expert rhetoric and the UK’s EEA deal chances

The Home Office has also released data showing experiments on animals across the country have broadly flatlined since 2013

The ‘relatively modest’ research reputations of some senior US university leaders make their pay ‘grotesquely unmerited’, claims author of report

Unlike the rest of the EU budget, research funding disproportionately flows to rich members. But there are pressures for this to change

Lord Stern's warning adds to concerns about a brain drain from British universities in the wake of the referendum result

Shift may be evidence that researchers feel they are increasingly judged on citations and journal impact factors

For those aspiring to an academic career, a PhD is the entry ticket to a world where reputation is all, says Robert MacIntosh. Here are his 10 top tips for early career researchers

Minister invites researchers to send ‘concrete’ examples that UK academics are being stopped from bidding for EU grants 

Iranian-Canadian Homa Hoodfar, who has conducted research on Islamic family law and Muslim dress codes, was imprisoned last month

Focus on teaching in proposed framework ignores its primary role as extra quality assurance tool, claims researcher

Senior academic from the university embroiled in the ‘Climategate’ scandal warns how open data can be used irresponsibly to damage science

Secretary general of the Guild of European Research Intensive Universities says shortfalls of Horizon 2020 must be addressed

An often anti-intellectual Leave campaign has triumphed, leaving scholars wondering why so many appear to distrust them

But research leaders in the UK say their European counterparts are already freezing them out when it comes to applying for EU money

A leading authority on genetics and genetics education has died

Sites like Patreon and Kickstarter allow backers to fund independent scholars, but for now, the sums are small

Iain Gillespie, former research and innovation director at Nerc, explains why the University of Leicester is setting up four new institutes

But University of Glasgow says critic of shale gas extraction had email and journal access terminated as part of ‘routine review’

Brexit vote leads some European researchers to conclude joint bids with UK academics are now too risky

There was huge support for Remain from university staff – but the public begged to differ

Leave vote triggers warnings of recruitment problems and of UK academics seeking better opportunities elsewhere

But universities are not entirely blameless for leave supporters' distrust - academics' liberal and left-wing tendencies verge on conformity, says David Matthews

CGHE working paper suggests that governments should implement intervention policies on the ‘demand side of the labour market’

National University of Ireland, Galway will introduce a raft of policies to tackle its deficit of women in leadership positions

Dutch push to tackle fraud and ‘reproducibility crisis’ follows high-profile misconduct cases in the country

Singapore leads the way in Times Higher Education's 2016 ranking of the premier universities in Asia

Danish academic says that building a knowledge economy is no longer a ‘dominant wish’ for country leaders

Prominent intellectual argues against new government proposal, saying many ‘imported experts’ have ‘no adequate understanding of Indonesia’

Ritual dating back to 1922 seeks to remind graduates of their ethical obligations – while one business school has also adopted the idea

A penetrating and highly original historian of Anglo-Saxon England has died

LSE professor Alan Sked says the party ‘converted’ Tories to Euroscepticism but ‘turned nasty’

Instead, researchers should aim for methodological ‘soundness’ rather than ‘flashy claims of superiority’

Eight years ago, Carol Hay and John Kaag took the same position at the same university, and their lives since then offer fascinating insight into academic career progression 

Committee of MPs comes to no firm conclusion on whether common framework for research and commercialisation is good for the UK

Several vice-chancellors and academics have also been recognised

Krzysztof Rybiński on changing Narxoz University’s culture and the lure of ‘the best meat in the world’

First Regius posts for Wales and Northern Ireland in expansion marking Queen's 90th birthday

Report unveiled at union’s congress highlights ‘unreasonable, unsafe and excessive hours’

Sense about Science study highlights examples of political convenience governing publication dates

William Klug was fatally shot in one of the university’s engineering buildings

With truly immersive headsets now on the market, academics are beginning to explore how to use the technology for teaching

Radical action to erase disparity comes as new figures show lingering gender pay deficit across UK universities

While the UK is a net contributor to the European Union overall, it does get back more research money than it puts in, figures suggest

Guild of European Research Intensive Universities aims to ‘complement’ existing alliances

Jean Monnet chairs say they encourage full debate on the union, although one has written that when the EU is criticised, ‘our instinct is to defend it’

Data show deep dependence on EU funds by some institutions and subjects

Misty Bentz is the inventor of ‘Phynd the Physicist’, a game designed to open dialogue among students about inclusion

Purchase of research repository has horrified open access advocates who fear acquisition marks attempt to maintain control over publishing

Researchers find variation in marks given by same lecturers to similar students when working in different departments

Research from the University of Warwick reveals a mismatch between the aspirations and final destinations of Chinese students at UK universities