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The most popular Times Higher Education stories of the last year revealed

Biochemist named in analysis of US highly cited papers claims it is not his main contribution to science

For the first time, says the UK¡¯s universities minister Jo Johnson, academic freedom and institutional autonomy will be enshrined in UK law

Institutions in the US and Canada are helping preserve indigenous languages before they die out

Despite the pressure to retreat behind national borders, international academic ties should prove resilient

Alternative metrics find that research from Barack Obama received the most online attention this year

Women in academia may be losing out salary-wise because they are more focused on tasks that may go unrewarded, a study suggests

New university chairs are part of a broader package of ties

President of Johns Hopkins University says ¡®deeply poisonous politics¡¯ is also harming the system

Provost says institution 'must do better' as independent researchers find focus on excellence has had 'negative impact' alongside top results

But there are fears that universities¡¯ reliance on external funding will prevent blue-skies research

Academics should be able to publish either a YouTube video or a paper, expert argues

Key recommendation of Stern review is adopted to help reduce workload for institutions

President Meric Gertler reflects on Canadian universities¡¯ potential to ¡®capitalise¡¯ on political climate in competitor nations

Many early career researchers have ¡®not gone to the library for years¡¯, according to report

Vice-principal tells SRHE annual conference that arts and humanities scholars cannot suddenly shift area of focus to different cultural settings 

Junior academics can access services without physically visiting premises, writes Holly Else

EUA highlights British lion's share of EU research projects and student mobility

Latest EUA doctoral council chair says open science very much on his agenda for the role

Landmark exhibition explained the significance of university research to the public

Cross-subsidy scheme expected to increase publications

Researcher reflects on how tweets formed ¡®mini press releases¡¯ for media to spread president-elect¡¯s message

Measuring entrepreneurialism must take account of individual academics, say Robert Tijssen and Alfredo Yegros 

Provost of Universitas 21 tells THE summit that universities must engage with institutions outside their elite groups

UK universities can now ¡®feel confident¡¯ in recruiting postgraduate students for 2017-18, says RCUK chair

Phil Scraton on the role his work played in securing justice for the victims¡¯ families and survivors of the 1989 disaster

For British science to thrive rather than just survive, EU partnerships and global recruitment remain key to fruitful collisions of concepts, says Ian Walmsley

Five top European academics offer advice on how to mentor, manage and expand a research team

The rector of the University of Antwerp says elite institutions are more focused on themselves than the role of higher education

Minority groups still not represented at professorial level by 2080, study suggests

Researcher sent thousands of emails trying to get paper published

President of VU Amsterdam says it is not enough for institutions merely to say they are valuable

Lengthy titles of journal papers are a turn-off for fellow academics and lead to fewer citations, claims new analysis 

BRICS and MINTs, move over for the TACTICS ¨C Thailand, Argentina, Chile, Turkey, Iran, Colombia and Serbia. Ellie Bothwell on a group that could grow into star players in global higher education

Prime minister pledges ¡°real terms increases¡± in investment and new fund to back emerging technology

Scholars gathering to celebrate work of Gareth Williams debate contrasting visions of the future of the university

Chancellor's Autumn Statement confirms extra ?2 billion a year for R&D will be distributed by research funding agencies

Make appointing a chief scientific adviser on the EU ¡®a priority¡¯, Westminster committee tells the government

Open publishing platforms that bring grey literature out of the dark promise to save money, reduce duplication and speed communication

A new study shows computers outshine real-life academics when performing some scholarly research tasks

Researchers consider what it means for their safety and careers to work in dangerous or disparaged parts of the world

Region risks ¡®falling hopelessly behind¡¯ unless financial gap is plugged, say academics

Plans for powerful new regulator still face 'difficult time' in the House of Lords

How did non-researchers end up with the power to determine the impact of academic work? asks Helen Lees

Research into clairvoyant powers of mediums using old photographs has been retracted after it was ridiculed by scientists

More researchers are inventing fake peer reviewers to get their work published, analysis suggests

Collection of almost 500 videos looks at everything from planning to presentation

Critics fear focus on research impact in next funding programme could lead to a REF-type exercise

Matthew Reisz examines the pros and cons of using film as a form of public engagement

It¡¯s not just EU nationals that universities should worry about losing, says Timothy Devinney, and a shrinking pound won¡¯t help

As push-pull factors exert their force on scholars in the UK, the Article 50 ruling buys universities more time to argue their case against a shifting EU backdrop

International linguists have decried a Hong Kong professor¡¯s controversial claim that bias against non-native English speakers is ¡®myth¡¯ 

Universities must adopt global, rather than international, outlooks, says scholar

University leaders from across the Continent explain why collaboration is more important than ever as a new mission group forms in Amsterdam

Government in Dublin plans funding to entice academics in light of Brexit, while joint appointments with UK also floated as option

Reports of UK-based researchers already thinking of moving overseas after Brexit vote

Anonymous interviews explore how scholars use gossip to warn others of wrongdoers ¨C but it may not always work

Researchers must have grants to win grants, new study says

The Member of Parliament for Montgomeryshire is wrong to say that academics lack ¡®real world¡¯ experience, says Emma Sheppard

UK delegation meets up with C9 universities to consider new funding opportunities