After failing to be shortlisted for several jobs, a black British lecturer decided to apply to universities using a ‘whitened name’

Purchase of research repository has horrified open access advocates who fear acquisition marks attempt to maintain control over publishing

Steph Wright wonders if it is better to speak your mind or to hold your tongue

Being open about failure is one thing, but we must also look at how we define success, says Shahidha Bari

However, director of the Oxford Martin School says 'disciplinary silos' were one factor contributing to 2008 financial crisis

There’s a tension between Germany’s desire to be in the global elite of higher education while remaining egalitarian.

13 tips to make submitting your paper a breeze

Those judging creative scientific ideas fail to fully understand them, potentially hampering breakthroughs, research indicates

The University of California System remains a model blueprint despite Berkeley’s travails, and one the UK would do well to copy, says Alan Ryan

Many Italians have refused to take part in the country’s research assessment exercise. Alberto Baccini and Giuseppe De Nicolao consider the protest’s impact

Control, surveillance and thought manipulation: there is an undercurrent of 1984 in today’s academy, doublethinks Eric Blair

David Matthews examines the approach of ResearchGate, Academia.edu and Mendeley to profit, user data and open access publishing

Youth is not a bar to excellence, despite older institutions’ rankings success. Jack Grove analyses how some youthful contenders have risen in the ranks.

Gaining a PhD is a tough act for most students, so how do those with new babies cope while having the additional demands of parenthood?

Tim Birkhead warns of the ‘end of science’ unless academics push back against threats to creativity and integrity

As the number of papers needing review increases, journals are thinking of replacing a voluntary system with cash rewards

The release of millions of journal papers online reflects impatience with an outdated publishing model, says John Willinsky

Uwe Brandenburg explores the role that the Berlin government’s Excellence Initiative has played in the latest THE ranking