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It seems unlikely that charity donors will want to pay for university research overheads ¨C but someone will have to eventually

Charities blame widening gap between their grants and full costs of research 

Global analysis shows hospital studies increasingly important but industry publications dip

Paul Jump examines the many reasons for irreproducibility in science and efforts to tackle it

Alternative treatments in healthcare plan is latest in a series of homeopathy-related controversies

Initiative to replicate findings of 100 prominent studies raises further questions about health of discipline

Names, addresses and sensitive information discovered in unlocked filing cabinet at University of Bedfordshire

A researcher who made a major contribution to our understanding of cancer ¨C and paved the way for several new classes of drug ¨C has died

Want more women to study for a physics degree? Stop asking for a physics A level, says Peter Coles

Government loans may not reverse decline of UK postgraduate numbers, study suggests

We talk to the University of Cambridge academic who brings engineering to life

Crick and Watson's landmark papers on the structure of DNA would have been rejected by modern editors for lack of data, researcher argues

Presidential commission recommends new ministry to push technological development

The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the national press

More research spending needed, says head of Brazil¡¯s innovation agency

¡®Critical Muslims¡¯ square up to the challenges facing higher education and research

A leading expert on electronic circuit theory who spent his whole career at Berkeley has died

The launch of Jo Johnson¡¯s One Nation Science strategy has put place firmly on the research policy agenda, says Holly Else

Regional audits of science activity will identify areas of emerging scientific strength, says minister

We talk to the latest S¨ºr Cymru research chair

Whether in jest or not, sexist language shows an insensitivity to gender issues at odds with academic values, argues Dorothy Bishop

But universities and science minister says focus should be on outputs, not inputs

REF case studies used to create a map of knowledge connections between fields

Hefce expert says that funding excellence can go hand in hand with focussing resources on particular locations

But university governing body says it recognises ¡®distress¡¯ caused to Nobel laureate and his UCL scientist wife by his dismissal

Members include experienced higher education campaigner Paul Blomfield and medical doctor Tania Mathias

Robert Brownstone will take up the role of chair of neurosurgery at University College London

Labour leadership candidate calls for 'revolution in science' and increased research and development spend

Does your academic CV stand up to scrutiny? Chris Parr blogs about the case of Connie St Louis

Jean-Claude Burgelman also tells London conference of need to 'embed' the concept in society

Peer review is often thought of as ancient and unchanging, but it is neither ¨C and it shouldn¡¯t be treated as a sacred cow, argues Aileen Fyfe

More than half of female students reading science subjects at the University of Bristol said that they have felt uncomfortable at the institution because of their gender

Sir Tim Hunt complains of ¡°trouble with girls¡± in labs, but male egos can be far more obstructive to science, says Ottoline Leyser

Nobel laureate Sir Tim Hunt has resigned from his position on a Royal Society committee as well as an honorary UCL professorship

Giving universities oversight of postgraduate training will greatly improve its quality, argues Alastair Buchan

A Nobel Prize-winning fellow of the Royal Society has apologised after saying he was in favour of single sex laboratories.

A new series of short films reveals the often unexpected books that have inspired scientists at Cambridge.

Lobby group presses the case for UK science in the wake of BIS cuts of almost half a billion pounds

Institution may close one of its engineering schools after a 'disappointing result' in the research excellence framework

Sir Mark Walport, chief scientific adviser, uses Going Global platform to urge academics to remain impartial when delivering results on ¡®pet topics¡¯

Planned cuts to the European Union's research budget have been reduced by €500 million (?357 million) following pressure from scientists, university leaders and MEPs.

A study suggests that short and clear abstracts are associated with lower than expected citations

Universities are losing control of what they teach, warns John Cookson

In the workplace and at the ballot box, it is time to reject stale ideology, says Thomas Docherty

Ross Aikins considers the evolution of substance use and how universities shape the debate

Nobel laureate Sir Venkatraman (Venki) Ramakrishnan has been unveiled as president elect of the Royal Society, following a ballot of fellows.

A Royal Society discussion has considered the behind-the-scenes and often neglected roles that women have long played in the advancement of science.

John Warren and colleagues warn of the serious decline in graduates with sound identification skills

Royal Society professor for public engagement sets out his goals for new role

Belinda Jack examines the growing field and considers the therapeutic effects of poetry

Treasury also announces review of research councils to ensure ¡®maximum impact¡¯ from investment

Extensive material about the first 44 years of Albert Einstein¡¯s life has been made available online for the first time

But centre for advanced materials will still have ¡°satellites¡± in Oxbridge and London as well as Leeds, Liverpool and Sheffield

Stephen Harper¡¯s government is accused of ¡®muzzling¡¯ federal scientists at a time of concern over funding. Is it time for more academics to speak out?

A former chief executive of the Medical Research Council will this week set out his vision of how scientists can best fulfil their social responsibility

Scientists and science bodies have reacted with dismay to the decision by the European Commission to axe the post of chief scientific adviser.

Three Japanese-born researchers have been awarded the Nobel Prize for Physics for the invention of blue light-emitting diodes

A US neuroscientist based at a UK university and married scientists from Norway have won the 2014 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.

Four scientists reflect on the perks and drawbacks that go hand in hand with winning the most prized prize

Smaller proportion of public and charity-funded research approved within target times