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Germany¡¯s only female Nobel scientist questions notion that diversity is key component of research success in modern science

Chemistry laureate Avram Hershko says ChatGPT should be forced to cite its sources and state uncertainty levels

Loss of organisation, blamed on funding ¡®uncertainty¡¯, described as ¡®shocking news¡¯

Stanford team tallies productivity decline after top global prize ¨C though without assessing benefits of career transition

An ¡®uncomfortable truth¡¯ underlies the approach taken by too many Western universities on collaboration with Asia, conference hears

Citations are growing at a faster pace in Asia than the rest of the world, according to 91ÇÑ×Ó rankings data 

ChatGPT¡¯s ability to churn out mediocre papers should lead us to reappraise how research is carried out, reported and evaluated, says Martyn Hammersley

Journals¡¯ predilection for data availability statements makes little difference to readers¡¯ chances of getting their hands on the data

In campaigns to isolate China and deny disinformation, federal lawmakers join angry activists in besieging universities and their researchers

Groups of leading African and European universities will jointly fund at least a decade of priority research through clusters agreed in the first half of this year, although the delicate details of who gives what are yet to be decided

Funders and administrators regularly praise the benefits of cross-departmental research, yet damaging schisms remain, says Jonathan Goodman

International collaboration on tackling global problems has never been more important, say Chris Husbands and John Dewar 

Research on responsible AI will seek to inform national policy and regulation, says UKRI

Training survivors of domestic abuse to become researchers could provide blueprint for public engagement, says King¡¯s academic

Ex-PM and former Tory leader urge replacement of Turing Institute with ¡®Cern for AI¡¯, which could position Britain as leader in innovation and good practice

Biden ends months-long Republican showdown by accepting budgetary freeze that will tighten institutions¡¯ budgets and likely hurt students with the greatest need

Our report suggests the discipline is struggling in the UK amid low funding and methodological clashes, say four academics

Ministers¡¯ metric-based boasts about the country¡¯s scientific prowess are belied by the reality, as a recent incident illustrates, says Roohola Ramezani

Centre-periphery model of higher education ¡®already obsolete¡¯, with strong research output from a growing number of nations, scholar tells Boston conference

With a UK general election potentially less than a year away, there is no better time for academics to influence political thinking, says ex-MP Natascha Engel

Additional three months of funding follow deadlock over UK¡¯s membership of European research scheme

Creating new publications for disaffected editors could catalyse a sector-wide rethink on publishing norms, say experts

¡®Lottery¡¯ for mandated replication studies would encourage ¡®greater care¡¯ over ¡®datasets¡¯, Australian researchers argue

Don¡¯t put scientists in a ¡®boxing ring¡¯, Australia urged, as bereaved mother walks free from 20-year incarceration

With just 50 sub-Saharan journals listed in Scopus, it¡¯s time to consider how citation indexes are holding back scholarly publishing in Africa, argue David Mills and Natasha Robinson

Janina Ramirez, one of the UK¡¯s best-known historians, reflects on gender fluidity throughout history, transphobia and Twitter trolls

World-leading research identified by UK¡¯s Research Excellence Framework was also found in less well cited journals

Auckland v-c wants to use M¨¡ori knowledge and research on misinformation to help tackle UN goals

As his new book on pandemics is published, the UK¡¯s best-known historian tells Matthew Reisz that identity politics is inhibiting history, nationalism only intensifies during global crises, and a refusal to communicate history to the public amounts to mere ¡®connoisseurship of the dead¡¯

The idea that humans¡¯ inventiveness will always keep them one step ahead of computers may not turn out to be true, says David Sanders

Economist Nicholas Barr, whose research shaped Labour¡¯s 2006 fee policy, says mixed graduate tax and loan system can fix funding crisis

Australian Research Council promises more work on national security after internal review

Former minister says major reforms to governance and disciplinary rules needed after exit of ex-dean Martyn Percy

As anger mounts over cost of open access deals, moves to finance diamond journals and expand state-run digital platforms have divided opinion

Delaware associate professor of marine science faces sacking after top journals retracted her articles, but she claims a faculty report exonerates her

After brief term leading NIH¡¯s biggest division, former Harvard surgeon embraced as established talent at time of turmoil

With cash, equipment and time on their hands, holidaymakers can add scale to citizen science projects, review finds

¡®Census¡¯ of research integrity advisors finds that their role is unknown to many, sometimes including themselves

English regulator¡¯s chair says registration fees will rise as its activities expand

Disparities of wealth are becoming ever more extreme, yet researchers continue to focus their attention on the poor, laments Michael Marinetto

Trudeau administration hardens line on research ties to China, as academics report unsolicited approaches from intelligence agency

Short time horizons and a focus on cost-efficiency are limiting production of truly groundbreaking research, say Moqi Groen-Xu and Peter Coveney

It is vital for librarians to work proactively with tech firms to address the limitations and biases of the likes of ChatGPT, says Leo S. Lo

Raising the visibility of scientific breakthroughs with high-profile awards builds public trust and inspires the innovators of the future, says Richard Friend

Offering payment has risks, but it could expand the pool of willing reviewers beyond those on permanent academic salaries, says Duncan Money 

Even academics, never mind practitioners, will rarely read beyond an underwhelming and uninformative summary, says Maia Chankseliani

At formal inauguration, former Duke provost promises new interdisciplinary push, plus sees room to protect climate while keeping Koch funding

Government-led review of ¡®low-performing¡¯ research system will increase pressure to reform the role of France¡¯s biggest scientific agency

Judge papers on a case-by-case basis, says author of study that found most ¡®unusually high levels¡¯ of self-citations are explained by legitimate reasons

Biden signalled new approach to scientific engagement with Asian superpower, but scholars say Trump¡¯s China Initiative is continuing under new guises

The technology threatens to impoverish research and destroy humans¡¯ ability to understand the social world, says Dirk Lindebaum

Rare involvement of learned academy in establishing ¡®reasonable doubt¡¯ over child murder conviction paves way for mechanisms to forestall future injustices

Success of Turing Scheme should not obscure lost benefits of deeper, reciprocal student exchange initiatives, explains House of Lords review

Alliances with university colleagues can be inspiring and life-affirming but may also be grounded in little more than ambition or survival instinct. Six writers reflect on the joys and challenges of having friends in academia

Clarivate report highlights reliance of US on research collaboration with China in key fields like engineering and technology

Interest in India growing as Washington-Beijing tensions show no indication of waning, scholars say

In high-profile instance of Trump administration crackdown, former Harvard nanoscientist gets leniency as he faces incurable cancer

Farah Karim-Cooper ¨C one of the UK¡¯s few ethnic minority Shakespeare professors ¨C reflects on being an outsider in a discipline not known for its non-white faces and ponders how diversity can be improved

University of Winchester historian Ryan Lavelle reflects on nearly a decade advising on streaming giant¡¯s blockbuster Vikings series

Document disappoints campaigners with lack of detail or targets after major funder promised overhaul during Black Lives Matter protests