These are the 10 most popular academic papers of 2017
Alternative metrics find that research on dieting, PhD mental health and female doctors attracted the most online attention this year
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Macron’s climate research programme poaches 18 scientists
Response to US withdrawal from Paris climate accords announces first winners – but has been denounced as a publicity stunt by some French academics
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How the UK HE sector functions as a market, and why it warrants analysis
Rich Sullivan-Jones on why the National Audit Office looked into higher education, and what its report tells us about the HE ‘market’
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Colombia launches first doctoral programme in astronomy
PhD course is part of a drive to build country's research in astro-sciences
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Number of female professors in Canada up 28 per cent in six years
Figures also show that female teaching staff earned between 95 and 98 per cent of their male counterparts
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Ireland seeks five-fold rise in students studying languages
As Brexit nears, Dublin plans to upgrade the country's language skills
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South Africa: women much more likely to complete degree than men
Female advantage in education dubbed the ‘Martha Effect’ in Stellenbosch study
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Gulf in funding between European university sectors ‘is widening’
As Germany, France and Nordic and Alpine countries continue with increased investment, much of the rest of the Continent has not recovered from the financial crisis
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Men ‘much more likely to ask questions in seminars’ than women
Male academics two and a half times more likely to speak up, as women cite lack of confidence and ‘intimidating’ speakers
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‘Open citations’ movement targets big publishers
Restrictions on bibliometric data create ‘two-tiered’ research system, say campaigners
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Two-year degrees: Twitter responds to UK fast-track degree plans
Phil Baty asked his Twitter followers what they thought of government plans for two-year undergraduate degrees, and they did not hold back
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Branch campus leaders told to be ‘more patient’ to taste success
Debate follows news that two UK universities are struggling with projects