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Norwegian study argues ‘walking for thinking’ is exercise that all researchers can benefit from

10 must-dos for postdocs identified by Catherine L Drennan, professor of chemistry and biology at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor identifies the top academic ‘habits’ postdocs need to reach the next level

Discipline may fund women fairly because of a better awareness of the ‘ingrained, institutionalized male culture of universities’

Financial boost follows better than average performance in the 2014 REF

Scholars in countries with a permissive approach are three times more likely to use the technique

Region’s universities must build a type of institution distinctive from those in the West, scholar argues

Deluge of submitted papers leads journals to fall back on alma mater prestige, research suggests

Global analysis shows hospital studies increasingly important but industry publications dip

But master of Birkbeck has accepted that there were ‘procedural matters’ in his lab that ‘required attention’

The merger of seven subpanels into a single one for modern languages and linguistics has skewed results, claim scholars

Names, addresses and sensitive information discovered in unlocked filing cabinet at University of Bedfordshire

Technology could be used to encourage undergraduates at risk of spreading virus to stay at home

Hefce study finds large differences in submission rates by ethnicity and gender

Fears over quality decline, but many academics still unclear over open access requirements

Crick and Watson's landmark papers on the structure of DNA would have been rejected by modern editors for lack of data, researcher argues

The ‘first women’s museum in the UK’ turned out to be dedicated to Jack the Ripper. ‘Activist academic’ Lisa Mckenzie wants scholars to protest

THE Africa Universities Summit hears that scholars may be tempted back by improved standards, better facilities and a welcoming atmosphere

Dalmeet Singh Chawla rounds up the recent discussion about single figure publications

Online encyclopaedia is currently dominated by male editors

Twitter discussion addresses issue of class in the academy

Dalmeet Singh Chawla considers whether unsuspecting academics should be helped by having legitimate papers republished elsewhere

Proposals amount to 41 per cent increase in minimum salary threshold for new researchers to gain visa, Universities UK and Russell Group warn

Complexity of government initiatives to help commercialise university research under scrutiny 

Women made only 13 per cent of applications to flagship scheme for senior research leaders, council points out

Prize-winning physicist appointed as vice-chancellor of ANU

A Nobel Prize-winning fellow of the Royal Society has apologised after saying he was in favour of single sex laboratories.

Academics at Newcastle University have been matched with members of the public as pen pals.