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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

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

Global Challenges Fund could be enabler of world-class science tackling global issues, says Malcolm von Schantz

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

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

Landmark gift from foundation started by Irish-American billionaire will fund work in US and Ireland

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

Scholar contends that civic universities were a ‘Renaissance nobody notices’

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

Envy of Japan’s Nobel prize record is fuelling massive investment in sciences and higher education, including in international partnerships, says president of Ghent branch campus

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

PaperRank service will allow researchers to rate papers online in bid to accelerate and open up process

Machiavellian tactics used by university leaders and their minions are often viewed as malevolent, but they are vital to running an organisation, says new study

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

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

David Crystal sets the record straight on claims the Australian accent originated in drunken speech

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

The quality of scholarly editing is ‘extremely uneven’, says Brian Bloch

Funding, staffing and alternative providers among issues to be considered as part of £5 million initiative

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

Leading rugby historian explains why he studies a game ‘vital in creation of a British sense of masculine identity’

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

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

Stephen Curry is campaigning against possible cuts to the UK research budget, and he needs your help

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

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

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

Seminar considers the achievements – and even greater potential – of academic partnerships between the countries

Multi-partner initiative launched by University Alliance institutions mirrors the doctoral training centre model

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 

Australian advocates of alternative treatments lobby Canberra for more state funding for research

Matthew Reisz celebrates the joys of profiling scholars

Anxieties over overseas posts largely overlooked as academy highlights benefits of global mobility, researchers claim

Physicist warns that the UK’s high scientific output is based on investment made ‘decades’ ago

Transition to ‘make-or-break’ stage for female academics is a significant challenge, study explains