Research administrator

Anonymous interviews explore how scholars use gossip to warn others of wrongdoers – but it may not always work

Australian university seeks to improve researchers’ digital identities. But does this risk excessive uniformity?

Infamous cases of misconduct such as that of Paolo Macchiarini are just the extremes on a long spectrum of dubious research practices, say Nick Butler, Helen Delaney and Sverre Spoelstra

Drop in percentage of successful applications to research councils comes amid global debate over ‘wasted’ time applying for funding

Scientists awarded prize for their work on molecular machines, which are 'at the same stage as the electric motor was in the 1830s'

Federally funded research will now come with an open access clause – but uncertainties remain

New research also finds that the statistical power of studies in social and behavioural science has not improved in half a century

New study looks at what happened when a university made its publications publicly available through an institutional repository

Idea is one of several ways to speed the peer review process, although some think it will annoy academics

It is unclear what Theresa May’s policy will mean in practice, but it could draw universities into the heart of economic planning

New English journals are ‘springing up like mushrooms’ so research can be read internationally, says report

Life sciences journal spends just over £3,000 per article, and has challenged high-profile rivals to release details of their costs

Jeremy Berg warns scientists are straying into policy commentator roles

Some see changes as making it more attractive to hire younger researchers – but there could be new opportunities to game the system

Government plans rise in research spending to 2.5 per cent of GDP, far above UK

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Research councils, Innovate UK and QR funding will be brought under one new body that will also distribute new money for interdisciplinary research

Data on international collaborations hint at importance of place, politics and history

University revises policy after backlash from academics

Research Integrity and Peer Review will look at every stage of the scientific process, and could even change its own review system depending on what it finds

Those judging creative scientific ideas fail to fully understand them, potentially hampering breakthroughs, research indicates

Lobbying intensifies ahead of Lord Stern's review of crucial assessment into university research performance

University issues public statement of support for UK being part of the EU, citing research and mobility benefits

Negative stories including collapse of Kids Company appear to be making the public more wary of major research funders

Although the UK does well in competitive grant funding, it loses out on EU structural funds

After months of criticism over potential chilling effect of new rules, campaigners say clarification is ‘good news’

Wellcome Trust Monitor Report finds more certainty about the benefits of breakthroughs, but a mixed picture of general scientific knowledge

Academic casts doubt on universities’ spin-off success and impact on SMEs

Russell Group and University Alliance at loggerheads over whether next research excellence framework should assess more at university level

Scientific misconduct increasingly studied as example of ‘occupational crime’, researcher says

Kieran Fenby-Hulse asks whether being gay limits opportunities for researchers

Hermann Hauser, who led efforts to launch Catapult network of commercialisation centres, sees a major cultural difference between UK and Germany

Wiley and Elsevier attacked over failures to deposit papers as research funder warns it could withdraw funding for hybrid journals

Rules introduced by Scotland's ombudsman have forced universities to improve how they handle student complaints, says University of Edinburgh expert

As the number of papers needing review increases, journals are thinking of replacing a voluntary system with cash rewards

Researchers set out how academic insights can build trust between different groups

Conference hears that fundamental skills, rather than specific languages, will serve graduates throughout their careers

Scholars in the UK and Australia contemptuous of impact statements and often exaggerate them, study suggests

But authors of original paper hit back, saying latest assessment is ‘very optimistic’

Although overall resource funding will rise, most of this extra money will go to multidisciplinary research

German academic looking at UK system raises concerns over incentives created by research excellence framework

Collaboration with Europe has grown dramatically since 2000, according to analysis

Future research excellence framework could incorporate information on the ‘future plans of institutions’

Consultant downplays fears that leaving the EU could see overseas sources of funding dry up

Times Higher Education hears how Wu's career encompassed filming Tiananmen protests and sending China’s first email

Despite claims that engagement with business is as important as research and teaching, academics find they have no time for work outside the academy

But peer review processing firm must deal with author comments like those on ‘consenting mole rats’