‘Fictitious’ patents misleading scientists, researchers warn
Preliminary data show 99 out of 100 patents citing hypothetical examples did not make their prophetic nature clear
Preliminary data show 99 out of 100 patents citing hypothetical examples did not make their prophetic nature clear
Shifting towards open access journals will only achieve so much when review and editing processes take so long, scientists say
Former OU pro vice-chancellor returns to take top job at troubled institution
Harvard experiment finds nearly half of academics amended their assessment of a research application after seeing randomly generated ‘expert scores’
Open letter signed by more than 1,500 academics worldwide urges Brazilian government to shelve proposals to withdraw philosophy and sociology in public universities
Find out what you can expect at the upcoming 2018 Asia Universities Summit in Shenzhen, China
UK’s public research funding overseer argues debate over political control of public finances is a ‘false dichotomy’ and distracts from bigger societal issues
Study backs up earlier findings that women are less likely to ask questions at conferences, even when they are in majority – but that raising awareness of the issue can have a big impact
Younger institutions offer greatest potential for dynamic collaborations, says high commissioner
Economist Lord Jim O'Neill warns political ‘nonsense’ a barrier to urgently-needed research
Sector leaders question why it has taken so long to address long-running decline in value of quality-related research funding
Nearly one in five respondents to four-campus study said they feared role change if they underperformed
Analysis of more than 120 million academic publications since the beginning of the 19th century shows more is more as academics compete for attention
Chris Skidmore tells peers he hopes for announcement soon but acknowledges that UK is ‘in a very strange place politically’
UCL vice-provost warns that universities' ability to cross-subsidise grants is declining