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Hannelore Vanhaverbeke on what publishers can do to help reduce the number of scholars infringing copyright agreements

Scholars are increasingly willing to use other people’s data in their research, writes Mark Hahnel 

Penn teaching assistant claims she is 'under attack' for calling on historically marginalised groups first

A ‘European Campus’ has already been created by French, Swiss and German universities

Billy Hunter responds as publishers seek the removal of millions of papers from ResearchGate

Panel debate from the 2017 THE World Academic Summit

Pragya Agarwal considers what aspiring doctoral students can do to make their application stand out from the rest

Budapest-based institution says negotiations between Hungary and New York State have created ‘basis for an agreement’

Viewed by many academics as an impostor subject, media studies is more critical than ever, says Louise Byrne

Publishing is part of the academic game, says Mike Smith, so you’d better get good at it 

Adam Szetela has been speaking to some high profile scholars about how to write well, and this is what he found out

Intense polarisation of Turkish diaspora, plus online harassment, means refugee scholars feel they are being watched

Multinational research teams can now bid for money in any scientific area, although funders do not expect security-sensitive projects

Social scientists are innovating to ensure their research is relevant, but more must be done, says Rick Delbridge

Firm steps up collaboration with university as world’s biggest tech companies race to harness quantum physics

Chris Parr picks through some of the highlights from the tuition fees debate between David Willetts and Andrew Adonis

University leaders frustrated by lack of clarity on higher education in party manifestos

The solutions to the predatory publishing problem are known, we just need to implement them, say Larissa Shamseer and David Moher

Two UK institutions lead our ranking of the best universities for the first time in its history, with Oxford holding on to the number one spot for the second year in a row, while Cambridge has risen to second place

University of Debrecen bestows honour following involvement in Russian-funded nuclear plant

More work is needed to understand the mental health needs of researchers, say Susan Guthrie and Catie Lichten

Mike Smith reveals six of the most useful pieces of advice he has been able to give his PhD students over the years

Researchers reveal huge differences in charges levied by Russell Group universities 

Spreading the word on social media about research can help academics get ahead, but is it too much of a distraction, asks Brooke Erin Duffy

Staff covering for academics on leave are often given no time to conduct research themselves

Many UK doctoral students view professional development as a ‘distraction’ or a ‘waste of time’, says study

German institutions and the publishing giant have still failed to agree a new deal. Could this become permanent?

‘Network science’ may help to predict the plot twists in iconic television series, researcher claims

Investigative journalist Emilia Sercan defied threats to uncover high-level ring of fraudulent PhDs

It is not Luddism to be cautious about destroying an academic publishing industry that has served us well, says Marilyn Deegan

Monash-Warwick Alliance graduate researched chemistry PhD in England and Australia

Exams this coming autumn semester to be affected

Tony Hey charts the progress of the US and UK Open Science movement 

Scholars are ignorant of many aspects of peer review, and part of the problem is that researching it is a bit like kicking the hornet’s nest, says Martin Eve

Changing academic environment prompts rethink of globally influential employment support guidelines 

Steven Franklin lays bare the questions and doubts that go through his mind as he sits down to work on his thesis

Glen Wright on the lighter side of scholarly collaboration

Despite all that’s been done to improve doctoral study, horror stories keep coming. Here three students relate PhD nightmares while two academics advise on how to ensure a successful supervision

Are scholars really so out of touch with the real world or do we need to look again at this tired narrative that doesn’t reflect the reality of modern academia, asks James Georgalakis

But research organisations say proposed directive does not go far enough and could hinder links with companies

European Parliament calls for start of proceedings that could strip Hungary of EU voting rights

Overseas members and evaluators excluded in what critics claim is a power grab

As talks begin on Horizon 2020 successor, advisory body says level of competition prevents open data sharing

New president keen to support Paris institution’s ‘agility’, according to its leader

One in three scholars in field ‘deeply concerned’ about future research career prospects

Academics should get out of their bubbles and engage, not deride, says Rachel Carey

Polls show ebbing support for ruling Fidesz party after move against Central European University

UK universities rely on international researchers, say Susan Guthrie and Catie Lichten, but is the pressure on researchers to be mobile too great?

Researcher talks of anger over job loss caused by federal hiring freeze

Covering interview travel expenses creates financial hardships for early career academics, says Rachel Yoho

Jessa Rogers looks at the disappointing picture for Indigenous scholars in the academy

Institutions told they have a ‘culture of excluding postgraduates’ in wake of damning study

Conference hears how University of Adelaide uses metrics to improve performance

Summarising your journal paper effectively helps to ensure that it reaches the right audience

More money and competition for tenure has helped country’s young researchers progress

Susan Michie calls for a radical upgrade in the use of social science to tackle poor public health

Larissa Shamseer and David Moher have taken a close look at what it is that sets dodgy journals apart from the rest

Military might and border walls are of more importance than compassion in Trump’s America, says John Fea