There's No Plan B: Academics Race to Safeguard Research Against Brexit
With science, IT and archaeology among subjects heavily funded by the EU, leaving with no deal would be cataclysmic, say universities
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Why Nobel Prizes Fail 21st-century Science
It is the ultimate accolade, but critics claim the award is now out of step with modern collaborative research methods.
The Lawyer Who Became a Scientist to Find a Cure for Her Fatal Disease
When Sonia Vallabh found out she was likely to develop a terminal brain disease, she and her husband, Eric Minikel, changed careers to find a cure.
Scientific Publishing Is a Rip-Off. We Fund the Research - It Should Be Free
Those who take on the global industry that traps research behind paywalls are heroes, not thieves, says George Monbiot.
Scientists Must Keep Fighting Fake News, Not Retreat to Their Ivory Towers
Scientists Must Keep Fighting Fake News, Not Retreat to Their Ivory Towers
Scientists have the public’s trust, so the swell of fake news shouldn’t put them off communicating, says CEO of Science Media Centre.
British Astrophysicist Overlooked by Nobels Wins $3m Award for Pulsar Work
British Astrophysicist Overlooked by Nobels Wins $3m Award for Pulsar Work
Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell will donate the money to help students underrepresented in physics.
Britain Loses Medicines Contracts as EU Body Anticipates Brexit
European Medicines Agency ends pharma evaluations work and moves contracts to bloc.
I Was Deluded. You Can't Beat Fake News with Science Communication
The battle for evidence-based reason may have to move elsewhere, says Jenny Rohn.
Attempt to Replicate Major Social Scientific Findings of Past Decade Fails
Attempt to Replicate Major Social Scientific Findings of Past Decade Fails
Scientists and the design of experiments under scrutiny after a major project fails to reproduce results of high profile studies.
Open Science Is Now the Only Way Forward for Psychology
A look at the journey psychology has made toward becoming a robust and mature science.
Predatory Publishers: The Journals That Churn out Fake Science
A Guardian investigation, in collaboration with German broadcaster Norddeutscher Rundfunk, reveals the open-access publishers who accept any article submitted for a fee.
Tokyo Medical School Admits Changing Results to Exclude Women
Tokyo Medical School Admits Changing Results to Exclude Women
University manipulated test scores for more than a decade to ensure more men became doctors.
Former refugee among winners of Fields medal - the 'Nobel prize for maths'
Caucher Birkar grew up on a farm near the Kurdish city of Marivan in Iran and spoke little English when he began his PhD.
Academic writes 270 Wikipedia pages in a year to get female scientists noticed
Researcher Jess Wade says efforts to attract girls into science are not evidence-based – and are not working.
MPs Want New Watchdog to Root out Research Misconduct
Proposed body would monitor universities to ensure that allegations of malpractice are properly investigated.
Why Science Breeds a Culture of Sexism
Late-night research, isolation and a strict, male-dominated hierarchy are the perfect conditions for sexual harassment. With colleges struggling to enforce conduct codes, what can be done?
Elsevier Are Corrupting Open Science in Europe
Elsevier - one of the largest and most notorious scholarly publishers - are monitoring Open Science in the EU on behalf of the European Commission. Jon Tennant argues that they cannot be trusted.
Is Competition Driving Innovation or Damaging Scientific Research?
Far from driving scientific progress, competition is actually taking a negative toll on research output. We need a new model of working that encourages transparency, openness and may improve research standards.
CHF950m Large Hadron Collider Upgrade 'Could Upend Particle Physics'
A massive project to supercharge the world’s largest particle collider launched in the hope that the beefed-up machine will reveal fresh insights into the nature of the universe.
I Struggle to Hire Academics, Because Candidates Are Too Good
I’m deluged with outstanding applications for academic posts. So should I recruit the people who need the job most?
Why Thousands of AI Researchers Are Boycotting the New Nature Journal
Academics share machine-learning research freely. Taxpayers should not have to pay twice to read our findings.
Scientists Should Be Solving Problems, Not Struggling to Access Journals
It takes an average of 15 clicks for a researcher to find and access a journal article. This time could be much better spent
Cheating at UK's Top Universities Soars by 40%
Institutions including Oxford and Cambridge under scrutiny as the number of academic misconduct cases surges.
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