A process at the heart of science is based on faith rather than evidence, says Richard Smith, former editor of the BMJ and chief executive of the BMJ Publishing Group from 1991 to 2004.

Cheating in scientific and academic papers is a longstanding problem, but it is hard to read recent headlines and not conclude that it has gotten worse.

There is an urgent need to reverse the decline in research funding, and a lot to discuss about how decisions are made. But setting up a death match between Big Science and the rest is not the way to go.

Yoshitaka Fujii falsified 183 papers before statistics exposed him.

by Michael Eisen, co-Founder of PLoS

Chief scientific adviser Sir Mark Walport posits a future in which papers are revised as research matures, supplanting 'outmoded' publishing practices.

As science money is increasingly awarded to a small number of expensive projects, some academics argue that a new funding system is needed.

Enough with the long author lists - we are running out of space.

Working part time while raising kids isn't easy.

Advocates of open access tell only one side of the story, ignoring the exploitative practices and poor quality of many open-access journals.

Chief scientific adviser Sir Mark Walport posits a future in which papers are revised as research matures, supplanting 'outmoded' publishing practices.

Experts in science policy from across Europe, have expressed some nuanced scepticism at the new EC scientific advice mechanism.

Altmetrics is one of the hotly debated topics in the Open Science movement today.

Key ideas behind the future of scientific publishing will be done primarily by two groups of outsiders: exceptionally creative user interface designers, and people who design group experiences.

Has the traditional format of the science journal had its day? Dorothy Bishop outlines an alternative model, based on consensual communication.

The possibility the UK will vote to leave the EU would be a disaster for British science.

In academia, strong hierarchies and nepotism compound problems associated with biases.

The surprising power of the psychology of consensus.

in 2012 a new law ordered French public employers to offer stable employment to workers after 6 years of short-term contracts. It backfired.

There’s no doubt political parties listen to think tanks. Using them to present academic work could help researchers penetrate the Westminster bubble.

Ridding science of shoddy statistics will require scrutiny of every step, not merely the last one.

This transformation will be a huge undertaking for all those involved, and exactly what these new forms of publication will look like none of us yet knows.

European Investment Bank and European Commission ridicule the European Parliament.

Use these ten principles to guide research evaluation, urge Diana Hicks, Paul Wouters and colleagues.

How the Max-Planck Society (MPS) wants to improve the condition of PhDs. Interview with Martin Stratmann, President of the MPS.

Government protection of the science budget has come at a cost.

A lack of skilled workers and managers drags the country down.

The internet has radically changed most forms of communication, government and business – why not science and research funding too?

Bias in the study of gender inequality in STEM.

An average academic journal article is read in its entirety by about 10 people. To shape policy, professors should start penning commentaries in popular media.