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Les Hatton and Gregory Warr give their two-pronged solution to the problems of peer review

The 2021 research excellence framework could be more representative and humane than ever, but the devil will be in the implementation, says James Wilsdon

But proportion of care leavers entering higher education is double previous estimate, according to first comprehensive study on issue 

Pushed to break away from the established Turkish academy by increasing government control, Bilim Akademisi has now been accepted into the European fold

Traditions, success and lack of self-reflection limit higher education's role in thought revolutions, says Geoff Mulgan

PhD failure can have disastrous consequences for overseas students bonded to their funders, says Andrew George

Ahead of his Vincent Briscoe Lecture, Bill Durodié calls on researchers to engage with issues of great social and technological ambition

Elizabeth Cannon on why Canada's HE sector still has some work to do to achieve true diversity, and how universities are approaching this problem

Exhibition showcasing stories of infertility across the ages – involving suspended uteruses and frogs – is part of the Being Human festival

Scientific endeavour has for centuries been driven on by both competitive and collaborative spirit, and the rankings can boost both, says Phil Baty

Observers hope scrapping financial audits could lead other funders to cut down on research grant bureaucracy

What will European and global research collaboration look like post-Brexit?

University of Hertfordshire job cuts add to fears staff could be forced out ahead of REF 2021

Modern universities do not always allow the necessary time for scholars’ intellectual pursuits, but slow philosophy can help address this unhappy situation, says Michelle Bolous Walker

Bone cutters, a trepanning tool and a cloth used to wrap King George II are among the discoveries on a Halloween tour of St George's in London, explains Carly Manson

Stephen Halliday used to hate pointless meetings until he found a way to exploit the tedium

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 

Subscription models and self-publishing present ways for scholars to bring their work to the public

New Zealand-based academic and Australian citizen Vicki Spencer on being refused entry to the US – despite complying with all visa regulations

Universities are very much at the forefront of efforts to extract the most value from artificial intelligence, writes Dame Wendy Hall

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

What brings joy? This week, as part of our week of articles on #HEhappiness, academics from five disciplines address this most difficult of questions

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

What brings joy? This week, as part of our week of articles on #HEhappiness, academics from five disciplines address this most difficult of questions

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

What brings joy? This week, as part of our week of articles on #HEhappiness, academics from five disciplines address this most difficult of questions

US survey finds development of curiosity, leadership and work ethic unaffected by length of international experience

How one Nobel winner instilled belief in Erika Mancini

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

Eric Royal Lybeck says the Russell Group and UUK do not represent academics and calls for a comprehensive voice representing the professional interests of scholars

Matthew Reisz reflects on the radio programme that proves many people still have a passion for seemingly obscure academic knowledge

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

A neuroscientist and explorer who became ‘a great champion of inclusion and belonging’ has died

Lack of job security, limited support from management and weight of work-related demands on time among risk factors

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

Joanne Taylor and Genefor Walker-Smith on the importance of scholarly rigour – even when the media want answers fast

Post-Brexit university funding issues are about more than the big pots of research cash, writes Gurpreet Jagpal

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

Nazima Kadir’s social circle reveals a range of alternative careers for would-be scholars, and often with better rewards than academia

Universities are at least aware of the gender pay problem, says Alex Holmes, but there is still work to be done

There is no ‘hard divide between academics and administrators’, writes Charles Knight in response to criticisms of academic university staff

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

Exams this coming autumn semester to be affected

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

Andy Westwood gives his verdict on Jo Johnson's big HE speech