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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

Research organisations who previously worked with the troubled children’s charity have sought to clarify ‘misleading’ descriptions of clinical work

Baron Stern of Brentford has previously raised concerns that the research excellence framework forces academics to focus too much on publishing articles

Author of report into reshaping of research council system defends proposal to create a new ministerial committee

Prosecutors accuse academics of colluding with publishers to boost their standing and sell more books

Students who had an opportunity to learn a foreign language more likely to want to study abroad, research reveals

A long-running stand-off has been resolved as a three-year deal on subscriptions is agreed

Donald Braben looks at the implications of Sir Paul Nurse’s review of research councils

But despite increased income, academics increasingly employed on teaching-only contracts, says King’s College London study

Senior figures in UK science fear that culture leading to research misconduct has not been changed

New publishing model aims to make research accessible to all without charging authors

A qualified welcome for George Osborne’s real-terms protection of research, but uncertainty over how new overseas aid spending will operate

Survey also finds that women do more work with the general public than male researchers

Unexpected creation of a ‘Global Challenges Research Fund’ means that if they want more money, academics may have to contribute to international development

Clearly describing the inefficient and damaging situation might point the way to better alternatives, says Eric Silverman

However, there is confusion over the final value of the settlement, which may include 'tucking in' of Global Challenges fund

New ministerial committee could wield power over research agenda, but support expressed for new pot of interdisciplinary funding

Commitment not to merge the research councils appears to contradict plans for a bonfire of the quangos in BIS

Analysis of top-ranked groups also finds they have ‘accountable autonomy’ from the university

A ‘Kimposium’ will explore what the fascination with the Kardashians tells us

Green Paper recommends use of metrics, despite July report’s reservations

Science and Technology Committee raises fears that resource spending has not kept up with new infrastructure

Author of new book The Cunning of Uncertainty fears pressure for scientific certainty is leading researchers to make promises they cannot deliver

Iain Foulkes on how scientists can win part of huge grant to push forward the frontiers of cancer research

The measure of scholarly impact is now being manipulated so much that it has ceased to be meaningful, editorial claims

Matthew Reisz reflects that some jobs are really not for him – even on Halloween

Success rates fall at five out of six councils amid warnings that the process could become ‘more of a lottery’ as reviewers are stretched

Universities of Birmingham, Glasgow and York enter top 10 after £120 million grant for quantum technology

Meghan Duffy thinks you can get on in academia without being chained to your desk

Fears that scrapping of non-National Eligibility Test grants could disadvantage poorer students

Scholars failing to engage with Twitter and other platforms are missing out on crucial resources

Gina Wisker offers some practical advice on cross-cultural supervision

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

Cases underscore concerns about use of younger researchers’ work by senior colleagues without permission

Fears that discipline is particularly susceptible to statistical ‘hacking’ of data to gain a positive result

Director Jeremy Farrar argues that current research culture damages scientists’ ability ‘to dream’

Study finds that, while senior academics tend to have the most followers on social networking site, the most junior researchers are not far behind

The Chinese president is visiting several of the UK’s top universities. But would they thrive in China? 

Vast majority find position in STEM-related careers, although fewer stay in research over the longer term

Public scrutiny may force up quality of peer review, suggests study

Women with partners who have full-time jobs find it more difficult to get over ‘glass fence’ and move abroad, study suggests

Reports question whether scientists are removing sources of bias in experiments involving animals

In his second blog, John Tregoning offers some more advice on coping with scholarly stress

Sheer number of online profiles to be filled out a ‘disservice’ to scholars, Amsterdam conference hears

Views of early career social scientists will be collected with a view to improve support for those starting out in academia

Articles that are free to view are also more frequently shared on Facebook, new research finds

Despite the ironic slips, article sheds light on how journals can tackle flawed science

Study finds ‘super ties’ with another academic can lead to higher citation rates

Money to be set aside for ‘blue skies’ fundamental research

Scientists from Japan, China and Ireland awarded for their work tackling parasitic diseases

Paper claims that medical impact case studies focused on policy impact, not improvement in patient mortality or quality of life

Nobel laureate tells THE World Academic Summit that institutions provide funding and job security too late

Majority of academics publishing in journals with lax peer review are from Asia, study concludes

Theses in open-access repository at Dublin City University have been downloaded almost 1.4 million times

Nobel prizewinner makes comments in run-up to November spending review

Inspired by previous movement in 1960s, PhD students say that ‘science is not neutral’ and urge scientists to confront their assumptions

Peer review system ‘lacks capacity’ to deal with ‘flood’ of new papers, meaning some could be unjustly dismissed

It seems unlikely that charity donors will want to pay for university research overheads – but someone will have to eventually

Charities blame widening gap between their grants and full costs of research