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Increasing number of co-authors is linked to speedier career progression, especially for women, says Royal Society paper

Unhappiness among research managers over recognition of career support activities revealed by Vitae survey

Uncritical and misinformed imitation of physics or biology is a misconception of collaboration, says Harvey J. Graff

Edtech entrepreneurs, including Mendeley founder, have launched a new platform to share noteworthy online academic seminars

Author of ‘sleeping beauty’ coronavirus paper says her experience is ‘incredibly strong’ argument for funding basic science 

As an international review of the UK’s REF begins even before the assessment panels have done their work, has the exercise’s reliance on rereading published papers finally had its day? Might it be time for metrics? Or something else entirely? Jack Grove looks around the world for options  

AI pioneer Geoffrey Hinton tells THE summit that non-science disciplines are vital to shaping how tech is used

International survey of scholars finds women are more likely to feel aggrieved over decisions regarding author credit or ordering

Summit also hears how successful universities can drive damaging gentrification in their cities

With academic conferences on hold, novel ways of collaborating have taken off â€“ from preprints and digital networks to AI-backed matchmaking, writes Jack Grove

Researchers in developing countries could be frozen out by high article charges unless wider publishing reform is undertaken, say four Brazilian researchers

International action needed to eliminate ‘cloned journals’ that prey on early career researchers, says Indian research integrity adviser

Fears for physics pipeline as 32 researchers relinquish up to A$22m for citing preprints

Review of Australia’s research assessment exercise focused on known problems and left inadequate time to fix them, critic says

Leading light of research replicability Daniel Lakens says ‘uncomfortable questions’ and tough choices are required to restore trust in science

Vaccine inequality and over-reliance on remote data collection threaten to diminish marginal voices, say Nicole Stremlau and Gianluca Iazzolino

Long-standing challenge on research disclosures grows more urgent with rising China tensions and anti-Asian discrimination

Government told to disclose impacts on academics as outrage escalates over preprints rule

Manipulated data in study of truth and behaviour threatens career of popular TED Talk star Dan Ariely

Increase in proportion of women submitting preprints was reversed during lockdowns, particularly in Covid-related disciplines

Founder hopes that Acaudio will help students and others keep up with the latest findings while on the move

Analysis suggests highly cited papers could double JIFs of some general medical journals 

Series of analyses in JAMA concludes that a promise to achieve greater racial balance in training doctors remains largely unfulfilled

Identifying and seed-funding scientists with ground-breaking ideas is a low-risk, high-reward alternative to traditional grant funding, says Donald Braben

One in five public health researchers pressured to conceal or change their findings, study finds

Strategist also warns that politicisation of funding means universities in countries most dependent on the government would fare worst

EY ‘thought experiment’ probes a 2030 where teaching costs have evaporated and universities have lost their primacy

Remote research institute acts as model for cross-border innovation

Creator of ‘fast, free, fair’ platform hopes to help researchers shift away from journals and ‘increase meritocracy’

Sector relishing support for wider dissemination of scholarship but takes issue with some of the details

Sydney and UNSW vow to collaborate more, while shrugging off snarky stereotypes

Octopus breaks down traditional scientific outputs into smaller chunks which can then be linked to form ‘chains’ of broader work

Publishers criticise continued embrace of ‘green’ model alongside ‘gold’, but funder insists it has struck the right balance

Tackling global warming will need the work of humanities researchers as much as scientists or engineers, says ex-universities minister Chris Skidmore

Academics’ reading lists are increasingly directed by algorithms. But are the recommendation services of platforms such as Google Scholar, ResearchGate and Mendeley distorting science? And might AI ultimately lead it to a disastrous echo chamber? David Matthews reports

But journals’ open access fees are suddenly increasing researchers’ need for funding, says Adrian Furnham

With ‘storytelling’ CVs becoming crucial in hiring and funding decisions, Jack Grove explores how academics can craft compelling research statements

Abandoning measurable evaluation criteria will make judgements more political and more random, say Raymond Poot and Willem Mulder

Universities must do more to help those dissatisfied with academic life as they seek a career in industry, says Mayra Ruiz Castro

Kristian Helin, incoming head of the Institute of Cancer Research, reflects on lessons learned from pandemic

The pandemic highlighted UK creative industries’ innovative capacity. Public research spending choices should reflect that, says Andrew Thompson

Formalised defence R&D ties could recoup one-quarter of the research funds lost from Australia’s ailing international education industry

New study raises questions over validity of single studies and suggests detailed tracking of researchers’ decisions during analysis

Veterinary schools lead campaign protesting regulatory obstacles applied to an array of food-related genomic research

‘Don’t always stick with what you have,’ says science minister Amanda Solloway, as new innovation strategy points to US and German models

Ex-research council boss Douglas Kell says sector body should take action over unsolicited emails that consume academics’ time

Commission considers suggestion that ‘fire drill’ exercises could help prepare for environmental, health or economic disasters

Uncertainty should be insisted on as a mark of seriousness and honesty, say Michael Blastland and George Davey Smith

Research teams worked separately to investigate similar problems when combined studies might have delivered meaningful results

Community-led research is often seen as a social justice response to centuries of exploitative study, but exponents say it also produces better science

Publishing a well-received paper could boost a scholar’s income by $13,500, says US study

We increasingly need to protect not only our freedom of speech as scholars but also our freedom of thought, says Keith Burnett

A multidisciplinary approach to the issue of attention is an experiment in charting genuinely new intellectual territory, says Marion Thain

Editors of Journal of Controversial Ideas hope to puncture ‘cancel culture’, but other scholars warn researchers ‘can’t stop being an accountable moral agent’

Years of restrictions have stymied scholars’ work on topics such as the Algerian war of independence, and a new law could cement this lack of access

We need knowledge and content that go beyond the Western world to design a meaningful decolonised, research-led curriculum, says Masi Noor

Pandemic-related budget constraints and anti-science governments are taking their toll on researchers in their region. Ellie Bothwell reports

Latin American universities are rising, but more slowly than others 

Viruses are much more predictable than governments, summit hears

Back-to-back publication reinforces findings, and preprints could facilitate it. So why are journals still so wary of it, asks Josh Hardy