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Japanese biologist awarded for his research on autophagy 

Academic journal editor-turned-lecturer Hilary Hamnett explains the most common reasons why papers are rejected

Seasoned scholars offer tips on first lectures, the ¡®Eton mess¡¯ of PhD supervision and why hobbies belong at work

Antonio Melechi examines how enhanced interrogation techniques came to be introduced at War on Terror ¡®black sites¡¯

Validating antibodies used in experiments could ¡®free up billions of research dollars¡¯, head of standards institute says

Citation analysis reveals potential winners of science¡¯s highest accolade

Two men who spent time living as animals receive accolade

Louise Richardson says Asian and US universities are hot on Oxford¡¯s heels while Brexit vote is already affecting the institution¡¯s researchers

¡®Clusters of excellence¡¯ have created highly cited publications, but the amount of money involved is still relatively small

Federally funded research will now come with an open access clause ¨C but uncertainties remain

New research also finds that the statistical power of studies in social and behavioural science has not improved in half a century

Peer reviews created by self-generated text machines are the latest threat to scientific integrity

More funding is needed to keep scientific research in the Netherlands strong, warn universities

Partnerships between cities and universities will be vital to securing the economic future of the North of England, writes Koen Lamberts

Sweden¡¯s leading university pledges to learn after government intervenes in Macchiarini affair

The region¡¯s reputation for excellence could be threatened by funding cuts and restructuring

Why are postgraduates and postdocs so expendable and professors so untouchable, asks a geneticist subjected to a paranoid boss¡¯ abuse

Humorous tribute to academia¡¯s unsung heroes will be based outside a Moscow university

The separation of science and medicine from universities is halting the country¡¯s progress, says international higher education scholar

Seeking feedback from the well networked is better than gaining comments from famous scholars, a conference hears

Additional fee income could be diverted to fund research, warns Hepi paper

Stephen Banks worries that the push to show real-world engagement may bury the ¡®deep knowledge¡¯ we ought to treasure

Eight scientists share the secrets of being a successful principal investigator

The proposal to end the portability of research outputs could penalise ECRs, writes Nick Wright

Brian Cantor says the network aims to be more inclusive and more global than existing university groups

New study looks at what happened when a university made its publications publicly available through an institutional repository

Idea is one of several ways to speed the peer review process, although some think it will annoy academics

As ?650m institute opens, Jack Grove hears from those leading Europe¡¯s largest single biomedical research institute

Welfare state expert Peter Taylor-Gooby cheerfully admits his research has had no real-world influence ¨C but hopes a book might

ETH Zurich president says ERC alternative needed if pair exit EU research framework

Nicholas Till on what it means to be moved by a piece of art after 30 years of critical practice

Can a research powerhouse retain access to EU funds after a referendum backing restrictions on free movement? John Morgan reports

It is unclear what Theresa May¡¯s policy will mean in practice, but it could draw universities into the heart of economic planning

Jonathan Grant and Alexandra Pollitt look at how discrete choice modelling might be able to work out what type of impact is most valued

UUK in search for ¡®politically achievable¡¯ solution given that end to free movement is ¡®likely¡¯

Life sciences journal spends just over ?3,000 per article, and has challenged high-profile rivals to release details of their costs

New English journals are ¡®springing up like mushrooms¡¯ so research can be read internationally, says report

Walking supervision sessions around Birmingham and pub-based academic chats have won praise from PhD candidates

Jeremy Berg warns scientists are straying into policy commentator roles

Supervisors explain how to help students keep their research on track

Departments urged to consider their team's skills mix rather than just individual qualities

Knowledge exchange income is up to ?4.2 billion, while university spin-offs and start-ups also posted strong growth

Two months on from the referendum, Tom Cameron is still reeling from the UK's Brexit vote 

International group plans new institution run by staff and students

New visa rules have failed to halt a decline in foreign graduates applying for work in Sweden after graduation

Some see changes as making it more attractive to hire younger researchers ¨C but there could be new opportunities to game the system

The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world's media

Kirsty Rolfe says the portability proposal does nothing to ease the fears and worries of young researchers struggling to start careers

Study identifies institutions that have an opportunity to become globally renowned within the next decade

Government plans rise in research spending to 2.5 per cent of GDP, far above UK

LinkedIn co-founder, a Nobel laureate and more than 10 university presidents among high-profile speakers at Times Higher Education¡¯s flagship event 

China dominates the Nature Index 2016 Rising Stars list

European researchers call for a ¡®radical reorganisation¡¯ to help undergraduates and PhD students access grants

A new book by Bruno Lemaitre considers whether science is suffering from being led by the self-obsessed

The discipline has promised big advances in many areas, but is it failing to live up to the hype? Three neuroscientists consider the state of their field

Study finds evidence supporting fears over a pre-REF ¡¯transfer market¡¯ for star academics

Benefits of proposals for reducing the tax costs of sharing university equipment outweighed by legal and financial hurdles, according to N8 research group

Concerns that Lord Stern¡¯s proposals for REF 2020 will adversely affect ECRs are misplaced, argues Dame Athene Donald

New report indicates that more doesn¡¯t always mean more equal

Chair of independent review of research excellence framework also hopes to tackle 'game-playing'