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Without audit studies, we would have an impoverished understanding of discrimination, say S. Michael Gaddis, Charles Crabtree and nine others

Sector leaders welcome independent review into bureaucracy, which follows Dominic Cummings’ diatribe against ‘process horror’ in research

Amid the economic ravages inflicted by the coronavirus, the EU has agreed a huge stimulus package. But while research in some countries looks set for a transformational boost, it may be a different story for teaching

Former Downing Street guru says UK’s new research agency must be freed from ‘expensive disaster zone’ of science bureaucracy

A year since face-to-face academic conferences were cancelled, Jack Grove hears from scholars on their mixed experiences of digital events

Charity helped Iraqi researcher to escape aftermath of Islamic State terror to fulfil his dream of studying for a PhD in safety

Local and international collaboration will allow institutions to tackle the challenges of sustainable development, says Tawana Kupe

The crackdown on ‘Islamo-leftism’ is a purely political move to court right-wing votes in the coming election, says William Barylo

Worries about Islamo-leftism in France and free speech in England reflect disciplines’ straddling of science and activism, says Alexis Artaud de La Ferrière

‘I’m the first author, you’re just et al,’ raps Jakub Kubecka on his way to £2,000 prize

Knock-backs are frequent and unavoidable. But treating referees’ comments with a hard-headed pragmatism lessens the sting, says Adrian Furnham

With more candidates than ever applying for research roles, some scholars are reassessing how they engage with unsuccessful applicants

Staff who enter higher education in mid-career without a PhD are academia’s ‘proletariat’, not ‘privileged’ young researchers, says paper

Evidence shows that universities outside the golden triangle are among the best at creating successful companies, says Brian McCaul

As Netflix’s film on Sutton Hoo illustrates, collaboration between academic and commercial research enriches understanding of history, says Susan Greaney

Major scholarly publishers warn that some titles will become unviable unless open access scheme changes tack on compliance

The ‘feel’ for a person that comes from encountering them in their home is difficult to replicate in depth online, says Graham Crow

Shocking lapses in scientific standards show why renewed scrutiny of existing literature and new anti-fraud measures are needed, says David A. Sanders

Ambiguous status of postgraduate research students in lockdown has underlined why they should be treated as staff, says Rebecca Teague

The never-ending checklist of skills required by academia means careers advice is rarely consistent, says Maarten van Smeden

Researchers should campaign with the public to build back better, say Stephen Bradley, Jessica Butler and Chris Chambers

Exceptional times require a more proactive and holistic approach to designing programmes for early career professionals, says Stephane Shepherd

Only losers focus on excellent science. Better to cook the books, spin the wheel and trust to cronies, say Robert de Vries and John Jerrim

Research finds that having just one scholar from an underrepresented group has a positive impact on academic goals of doctoral students in the same department

Praise for Covid vaccine creators is deserved, but the extraordinary work of other scientists must not be overlooked, says Nicholas Dirks

In their unearthly calm and Dewey Decimal order, university libraries offer the promise of remaking ourselves, says Joe Moran

Three professors shortlisted for Times Higher Education’s Research Supervisor of the Year award discuss their approach to mentoring

Robert Peckham’s faith in the value of his medical humanities training was gravely tested as his father lay in intensive care

Research scheme advocated by Dominic Cummings may provide template for streamlined grants process in future

While eLife is planning to publish only preprints, even it concedes that journal brand still counts for a lot, notes Michael Marinetto

Evidence suggests that different personality types are drawn to – and excel at – teaching and research, says John Dreijmanis

Comparisons with big pharma distract from ‘amazing’ achievement that will lead to long-term dividends for science, say experts

Academics remain wedded to prestige indicators, but peer reviewers may conclude that the journal is profiteering, says Dorothy Bishop

The government points to a decade of funding guarantees, but critics have taken aim at draconian punishments for campus protests and the rushed scrapping of a PhD vetting body

The ‘Tasmania Model’ of addressing social need offers lessons for the wider sector, say Rufus Black and Nick Fowler

With global warming a priority for the next US president, the International Universities Climate Alliance can lead the academic response, says Ian Jacobs

French scholars, accused of fostering terrorism, fear escalating rhetoric could curtail freedom of research

Half of regional governors’ dissertations contained copied text, and these plagiarists went on to perform worse in government, research suggests

For a successful transition to open access, we must respect the needs and requirements for different types of output and disciplines, says Rhodri Jackson

As the pandemic reshapes both conferencing and publishing, melding talks and papers makes a lot of sense, says Richard Oliver

The potential involvement of the UK, Australia and Canada requires a fair payments mechanism between the EU and associate countries, says Jan Palmowski

THE’s new Careers Clinic series brings together the great and the good of higher education to answer a burning careers question

Socio-economic disadvantages are most prominent in the first two years of university, study finds

Academics must avoid publishing material that is defamatory or infringes on copyright − but how much support do they get to navigate the minefield that is social media?

Bleak economic outlook is swaying PhD candidates towards a university career despite sector difficulties, indicates a survey of UK research students

Until we stop glorifying self-achievement, collaboration will remain transactional, say Maru Mormina, Romina Istratii and Alex Lewis

Discussions about how the UK’s largest pension scheme covers its deficit ought to consider whether all employers and members should pay the same rate, argues Paul Hamilton

Female academics, especially mothers, face the double challenge of patriarchy and neoliberal management

UK minister Kemi Badenoch’s disavowal of the theory plays into a misleading right-wing narrative, says Hannah Robbins

Supporting pure open access publishers can save money and help cement the transition to full open access, says Helen Dobson

Urgent action is needed to help doctoral candidates whose research has been halted by Covid-related travel bans, says Lorena Gazzotti

If governments commit extra funding and researchers accept the growing industrial emphasis, the European Research Area can fly, says Jan Palmowski

‘I cannot express how incredibly uncontroversial it is to ask for money to perform skilled work,’ says James Heathers

Publications must always permit debate on the quality and relevance of research – plus the efficacy and costs of derived policy, says Robert Dingwall

LSHTM director thinks communications failures explain why US and UK trail Vietnam and Senegal on pandemic responses 

Largely symbolic move comes amid worsening diplomatic ties and after Australia revoked Chinese scholars’ visas

Jean-Eric Paquet warns that on open data, research collaboration and academic mobility, EU-China links are not always reciprocal

Editor of new collection showcases neglected major female thinkers going all the way back to ancient Greece and ancient China

The readers’ editors employed by some quality newspapers offer a model for how to protect and promote universities’ core values, argues Priya Rajasekar

Education minister Ingrid van Engelshoven says too much research funding is now competitive, leading to intense work stress