Research

John Allen, who wrote to The Lancet about the role of metrics in redundancies, has been dismissed for refusing to teach a course

An influential core of scientists are citation superstars

Cancer research could become impossible in Europe if a proposed data protection regulation is adopted, according to a medical research body.

Four research councils report lower success rates for curiosity-driven funding

John Green is the man behind a researcher-led effort to cook up sound institutional comparisons

Move follows critical report and ‘discussion’ with minister

Crowdsourcing advocate Andy Hudson-Smith discusses the funding and social-media mining potential of mass appeals

Maintenance and upgrading should not be overlooked when budget allocations are made

150 years of the satirical magazine is now available to researchers

Academic weekender in Brighton explores youth subcultures and theory

Imperial College London broke animal welfare rules “on an unacceptable scale”, creating an “unacceptable risk” of “appreciable” harm to animals.

Matthew Reisz talks to Annabel Tremlett, an academic whose work challenges common perceptions of Romani life

Academics have ultimate responsibility for the ethics of their project, says Ron Iphofen

What happens to scholars’ papers and unfinished works when they die? Matthew Reisz on the guardian’s dilemma

The Institute of Physics has announced the winners of its annual awards in the discipline

Accurate scientific translation is vital, say Meredith Root-Bernstein and Richard Ladle

Sovietised REF blocks progress. Innovation comes when universities encourage risk-taking, says Andrew Oswald

Cardiff University’s CAER Heritage Project announced as overall winner for engagement with the public

Dame Judith Rees, former LSE interim director, warns of problems as students’ awareness of value increases

Collection could be broken up in legal action over 1944 deed of trust

The power of immersive research, and what it is like to be an academic who spends months at sea

Thrill-seekers or pioneers? Scholars operating close to legal boundaries attract both labels

As researchers commit to greater openness, the media has an important role to play, says Adrian Deeny

Shield laws could help protect confidential sources, but most vital is university support, say Ted Palys and John Lowman

Universities and science minister David Willetts has announced a £48 million investment in biomedical research.

New UCL professor Graeme Reid, formerly BIS’ head of research funding, points to public support for science investment

Unesco report suggests that institutions’ research ‘does not yield large financial payoffs’

Bradley Garrett, whose fieldwork was seized and used in court against the urban explorers he studied, says researchers need clear support

While a legal fight led to the unravelling of promises of confidentiality, some researchers argue that there is a silver lining

British Academy event details potential in faster, better routes to statistical analysis

Why are undergraduates still kept at arm’s length from the world of research? asks Stuart Hampton-Reeves

The capital’s lure is irresistible, but with its unique attractions come unique challenges

Craig Brandist on the parallels between Stalin’s Russia and the operation of today’s universities

Imperial College London will build a new biomedical engineering centre on its White City campus thanks to a £40 million donation

‘Wider range of options’ to be explored by University of London

Oxford academic at centre of case says ‘clearly punitive investigation’ undermined ethnographic research   

First module of digital resource, covering 1920 to 1979, shines light on colonialism’s end, communism and Cold War

Life sciences ecosystem may lose out if US firm was ever to take over Anglo-Swedish pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca

Some fear plan to streamline approvals from trusts will not end local roadblocks

University of London proposal will have negative impact on the discipline and postgraduates, academics warn

Open letter from UUK board members points to research funding and mobility as being ‘central’ to success

A climate scientist has distanced himself from newspaper suggestions that his paper on global warming was rejected by a journal for political reasons

Proposal prompts resignation of advisory board chair

Signatories commit to greater transparency to assuage public concerns

Senior scholar says his filmed 5-minute debates may expose the “tensions and contradictions’ in academics’ work

University’s 10-week project featured talk by Michael Berlin on First World War conscientious objectors

Behind the scenes at science plays: the writers, their intentions and what they achieve

Which countries are steaming ahead in scientific output and power? Simon Marginson analyses the worldwide data

But animal rights group criticises move for not going far enough

The government has launched a campaign to attract more women into careers in science, technology, engineering and maths.

An academic best known for his attempt to land a spacecraft on Mars has died aged 70.

UK cancer charity is building on ‘monumental progress’ in treating the disease with more funding for researchers

Discoveries by laypeople are rare but free access to research results would increase the likelihood, says Richard Price

All members of research council grant awarding boards and panels should have training to avoid unconscious bias.

Recreational deprivation has been linked to criminality, obesity and declining creativity. Rob Parr asks why having fun is not taken more seriously

Extremists silenced institutions and scientists for years, but researchers are now willing to speak up for good practice and valuable results

The European University Association warns restrictions could cause continent’s scientists to fall behind global rivals

Sector-endorsed routes aid publishers, not scholars, say journal editors Harvey Goldstein and John Bynner

The Scottish government has guaranteed that independence would not result in a cut to research funding in the country, even if universities north of the border lose access to UK-wide research councils

But federal restrictions on cannabis are hampering US research, scholars warn