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Housing crisis in Oxford, Cambridge and London means the cost of loan and joint equity schemes has tripled in past five years

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

Interviews paint a bleak picture of morale at Yonsei University, raising further concerns about country’s attempt to internationalise

As the social media platform celebrates its 10th anniversary, Jack Grove examines how it has changed doctoral study

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

Joint PhD programmes that split doctoral studies between different universities may help to improve low outward mobility

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

Jisc Digifest hears openness could bring benefits, but some cite plagiarism risks

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

A new joint PhD programme is part of a ‘new era of close collaboration’ between the UK and Australian universities, say v-cs

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

Female researchers now account for 37 per cent of first authors in medicine’s top journals, says US study

Blogging is now an essential weapon in most scientists’ armoury

Reflecting on the plight of the early career scholar prompts Xenia Schmalz to draw up a research manifesto

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

Sharing knowledge and information widely is no waste of time, says Philip Moriarty

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

Lecturers are more likely to opt for sparkling water at lunch these days, argues Athene Donald

Hopes that coordination across universities and better career paths can renew technician workforce

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

Selling yourself can sometimes be quite difficult for academics, but as John Tregoning argues, scientific salesmanship could be vital for career progression

But universities warned to beware the predicted fall in China’s student population

US PhD applicant Sabine Parrish recalls an unpleasant encounter with UK immigration

Study suggests there may be long-term benefits from publishing, but critics warn of ‘too much, too soon’

The final few months of a PhD can often be the hardest, so here are a few tips from a doctoral candidate who recently submitted her thesis

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

BMJ editor in chief raises alarm over drug trial research funded and often controlled by manufacturers themselves

Doctoral student Ana Kedveš asked her colleagues to submit the strangest questions they have faced

Ministers must ensure the death of a Cambridge PhD student in Cairo is properly investigated, say Hannah Waddilove and Neil Pyper

Global higher education programmes should respond to our unstable world, says Martin Hall

Thailand’s institutions want to develop joint degrees with the UK, but hurdles remain in visa red tape and political instability

Job descriptions demand early career academics be multitalented ‘superheroes’, a study suggests

Drug company hopes to provide a new home for studies that try to replicate previous experimental results

A focus on basic cell biology and statistical population health studies means that understanding how living systems operate has been neglected, they claim

Subra Suresh fears that business short-termism, increasing research costs and worries over cybersecurity are undermining the incentives to invest

Dave Sayers shares his tips on how to boost productivity

Analysis suggests higher selectivity fails to increase journals’ impact factors

Academics need to recognise that a linear career progression is no longer the norm, says William Locke

Center for Open Science hopes initiative will make results more reproducible

Committee of MPs hears that effort to conduct vaccine and treatment trials during outbreak in West Africa was ‘uncoordinated’

Warning comes after stories about Coca-Cola’s spending on science hit the headlines last year

Drew Mulholland explains how his unique role at the University of Glasgow is at the heart of cross-disciplinary conversations

Authors argue this means universities should spend less on senior academics and give promising younger scholars more of a chance

Glen Wright rounds up the best amusing, passive-aggressive and romantic acknowledgements in the scholarly world

After a man dies following a clinical trial in France, Christopher Roy-Toole asks whether lessons were learned after a similar incident in the UK

Scholars say they feel overwhelmed by demands, but there is scandalously little evidence on whether long hours make any sense for knowledge workers, finds David Matthews

Some surveys show faculty putting in at least 60 hours a week, but research casts doubt on whether this is a productive routine

Peer Reviewers’ Openness Initiative billed as a ‘grassroots’ response to concerns over reproducibility

Analysis of seven prominent medical journals finds randomised controlled trials are far less likely to receive a press release than weaker observational studies

Despite mission statements proclaiming importance of ‘third stream’ activity, scholars do not see it as a priority

Plos Biology launches new section looking at how experiments are run and incentive systems for scientists

Major survey looks at experiences of 72,000 UK postgraduates

Narrow science base could hurt ability to meet new challenges, report says

Depictions of conferences as being dull and exhausting make it ‘almost impossible’ to imagine them as places of intellectual engagement, scholar warns

Chair of review into research excellence framework also defends decision to have steering committee dominated by Russell Group

From writing papers to urinating on other people’s work, cats have a rich history of scholarly work, finds Glen Wright