Overseas Students 'Worth 10 Times the Cost' to UK, Says Report
New in-depth look at the price of hosting EU and non-EU students shows benefits far outweigh cost to taxpayer
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A Machiavellian Guide to Getting Ahead in Academia
Rogier Creemers advises early career academics to be ruthless and put themselves first to move up the ladder.
Is the UK’s Approach to Open Access Sustainable?
Without action, the UK might end up in the situation of funding both subscriptions and article-processing charges on an ongoing basis.
An Ineffective and Unworthy Institution
Les Hatton and Gregory Warr give their two-pronged solution to the problems of peer review
Open Access Books 'Much More Likely' to Be Downloaded and Cited
Books, like journals, reach far more people when they are published open access.
UK Pharma Boss to Be New Chief Scientific Adviser
Patrick Vallance to take over from interim government adviser Chris Whitty from March next year.
Academics Step Down from Posts on Elsevier Journals
High price of journals 'placing strain on acceptance' of division of labour between researchers and publishers, says professor.
Academics' Top Tips for Publishing Success
Is your resolution for the new academic year to publish more? Here, 16 scholars give advice on pitching, editing and writing – and dealing with negative peer reviews.
Stanford and MIT Lead Arts and Humanities Ranking
Peking University joins the top 20 of the Times Higher Education subject table for the first time
The R-factor, a New Way to Rate Journal Articles?
New metric measures how reliable scientific claims turn out to be – but calculating it could be an enormous task.
Bland Peer Review Needs a Pinch of Salt
Wise and honourable assessors of grant applications must be allowed to use their discretion, says Sui Huang
What Will Research Look Like in 2035?
Whatever the future may hold, hyperloops, Mars or otherwise, it is the culture of research that will support our world-class researchers to deliver at their best.
Danes Step Away from Patenting in Favour of ‘Open Science’
Aarhus University has signed up companies to fund fundamental research in what it calls a ‘patent-free playground’.
'No Deal' Between Germany and Elsevier: What Would It Mean?
German institutions and the publishing giant have still failed to agree a new deal. Could this become permanent?
Research in the Age of Open Science
UK leads drive towards more open way of sharing science, says Jo Johnson
One in Four Humanities Researchers ‘Never Publishes’
Major evaluation of country’s research landscape also found that internationalisation was a key area for improvement.
Science Funding Crisis Fuels Brain Drain
Low salaries, excessive bureaucracy and poorly defined research policies add to region’s woes.
Elsevier Victory over Sci-Hub ‘Shows Research Is Corporate Asset’
Stanford professor says $15 million lawsuit victory will not engender sympathy for publishing giant
The Allocation of Scientific Grants Should Be a Science
His experiences on a panel reviewing Canadian grant allocation has convinced Jonathan Grant that the evidence base for current practice needs serious reinforcement.
Journals Blacklist Creator Blames University for Website Closure
Jeffrey Beall says he faced 'intense pressure' from the University of Colorado Denver and feared losing his job
Jo Johnson Reappointed as Universities and Science Minister
Orpington MP keeps role in Theresa May's post-election reshuffle
Dutch Contracts Have to Be Disclosed
Ahead of his address at Going Global 2017, Phil Baty looks at the relationship between the world’s best universities and their place in the world
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