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Multidisciplinary mindset requires more diverse reward structures, says Sydney v-c

Humboldtian tradition at risk of unravelling in shift to use of teaching-only staff, Nobel prizewinning v-c says

After a year of heavy criticism threatened to see the landmark study written off for good, it has received support from an unlikely quarter

Libraries worry that they could be caught up in a drive to force platforms like YouTube to share their profits with creators

Where will higher education be in 2030? Our survey asks university leaders what they think the next decade holds for the sector

What are vice-chancellors’ insights into the trends, threats and priorities affecting the future of the university? Nearly 200 leaders of world-ranked universities give their views on where the sector will be in the year 2030. John Ross reports

Report sets outs recommendations for healthier collaborations

Science blooms when colleagues’ ideas cross-pollinate. Impediments to free movement will lead to a disastrous withering, says Sir Keith Burnett

Half of list of 100 fastest-rising institutions in terms of contribution to the Nature Index is made up of Chinese universities and institutes

Analysis reveals that, when medicine is taken out of the equation, collaborations are thin on the ground

Data on international collaboration show cross-border authorship share falling over recent years 

51³Ô¹Ï survey suggests benefits of overseas collaboration are not evenly shared

The UK’s new research mega-body has huge power to tackle long-standing inequalities, says its new diversity tsar Jennifer Rubin

Analysis shows thousands of researchers publish the equivalent of one paper every five days, but their involvement is often limited

Thirty-two academic institutions have so far failed to report any of their trial data in accordance with new European Union rules

Although universities share a common goal, they face diverse challenges that make it unhelpful to view them as a homogeneous mass

A move to combat India’s love affair with predatory journals is an encouraging sign – even if it took a newspaper exposé to prompt it, says Pushkar

European funders’ beefed-up open access mandate sounds the death knell for subscription publishing, but academic Armageddon is no closer, says Lenny Teytelman

Lille’s medical dean says subject will no longer be taught because it lacks ‘absolute scientific proof’

Five institutions from around globe sign up for greater student exchange and research collaboration

Universities must look beyond a narrow conception of impact to communicate the true value of higher education to society, say Ulrike Felt, Maximilian Fochler, Andreas Richter, Renée Schroeder and Lisa Sigl

All research funded by participating public bodies across Europe must be made freely and openly available to read and download, agency heads say

Written articles may usually be the most appropriate scholarly medium, but why are the alternatives so undervalued, asks Paul Craddock

There are reasons to be optimistic that we can start to know something about whether life exists elsewhere. But, says Charles Cockell, a more remarkable finding might be that we are exceptional

With the cost of UK participation in EU research no longer hidden post-Brexit, a robust case for Horizon Europe membership must be made, says Graeme Reid

Reporter Matthew Reisz considers the legitimate concerns – and the sheer sexism – that often greet research among stigmatised groups

Immersive ethnographic research often produces gripping accounts of life on the edge, but verifying such work can be problematic. Matthew Reisz examines how ethnographers can produce work that is both credible and robust

Independent research institutes are hailed as hothouses for cutting-edge science, but they seem to be falling out of fashion. Rachael Pells asks if concentrating research in universities is a better strategy

A divorced institute still living with its ex raises questions about why research centres jump ship

Analysis concludes universities are ‘moving towards a nearly exclusive monopoly’ over research articles

As Elsevier buys another academic workflow company, some worry about potential for publishers to ‘lock in’ scholars to their services

Nearly 50 years since war on cancer was declared, declarations of victory remain a distant prospect. Here, six cancer researchers assess the lie of the land

German students â€“ and academics – still go along with controversial mainstream theories in order to get ahead, researcher argues

China now has three institutions in top 100 of research-focused ranking 

Adelaide neighbours progress merger plan with new discussion paper on pros and cons

Australia’s top universities deliver greater economic benefits than their UK equivalents, study finds

European Research Council says move is to support open access and get round often lengthy publishing process

Cutting partner labs out of awarded grant budgets is a common but destructive phenomenon in modern academia, says Anne Carpenter

Experts are out of fashion with today’s political vanguard, but fraudulent research risks further undermining science, says °Õ±á·¡â€™s Asia-Pacific editor John Ross

Outside the anglophone world, universities are under pressure to conduct research in English â€“ but teach in their local language, says David Matthews

Maths prodigy just second Australian to claim discipline’s highest honour

Large-scale study raises questions about the usefulness of altmetrics for assessing research quality 

The entanglement of the university and tech worlds faces increased scrutiny following the Cambridge Analytica scandal. Could joint positions in industry and academia offer a workable and ethically defensible way forward? David Matthews reports

THE's Asia-Pacific editor John Ross ponders the pluses of a slow-cooked doctorate

Braving frozen horse liver, shamanic rituals and endless vodka-soaked toasts may not have resulted in the hoped-for discovery of a hitherto-unknown form of opera, but Nicholas Till has no regrets about his visit to Yakutsk

‘Productivity boom’ shows researchers are not the problem, universities say

Analysis of THE data finds high publication output and reputation negatively correlated with staff gender balance

Trends analysis shows end of ‘US hegemony’ in research may not be far off

The prospect of losing access to EU funding only strengthens the rationale for UK universities to develop deep, bilateral international partnerships, says Ed Byrne 

Extended PhDs would be money well spent in the quest for international competitiveness, says leading physicist

Study casts doubt on efficacy of increasing research productivity in some disciplines

Government rewards three public and three private institutions but fails to reach target of giving 20 universities elite status

Peter Doherty warns scientists about being ‘used’ by journalists with a predetermined story to tell

Initiative will allow UKRI to sponsor researchers from outside the EU, but key questions unanswered

New government body for research predicts cost of £15 million per year if tax problem not resolved

Basic research bears the brunt of a general decline in spending

When the alt-right made highly dubious claims about historical Irish slavery, Natalie Zacek realised that a rebuttal from an expert would make no difference

Social scientists’ inexplicable failure to conduct research on their own campuses is holding back quality in undergraduate education, says Richard Arum

Is the 4* researcher who is also a stellar teacher a realistic expectation? 51³Ô¹Ï surveyed academics to find out. Jack Grove reports

‘Verbose’ language, bad English and unexplained abbreviations all figure highly in reasons for rejection