A focus on basic cell biology and statistical population health studies means that understanding how living systems operate has been neglected, they claim
Analysis of seven prominent medical journals finds randomised controlled trials are far less likely to receive a press release than weaker observational studies
Baron Stern of Brentford has previously raised concerns that the research excellence framework forces academics to focus too much on publishing articles
Unexpected creation of a ‘Global Challenges Research Fund’ means that if they want more money, academics may have to contribute to international development
A new paper finds that more than half of economic studies are unreproducible. But there could be even deeper issues with the discipline, says David Matthews
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