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As giving grows in importance, universities need to engage seriously with the topic, says Charles Keidan

University of Leeds musicologist heads a team in receipt of a ?1.5 million grant to recover pre-war artworks

Iran shaped the career of Annabelle Sreberny, professor of global media and communications at Soas, but doing research there remains difficult

Swiss-French scientist says he just wants to have fun

Scholarship can be a fearsome activity, as Chris Walsh discovered when he set out to investigate the figure of the coward

World Bank report says countries of sub-Saharan Africa need more and better postgraduate qualifications

Nathaniel Adam Tobias Coleman on the long shadow cast by Francis Galton¡¯s theory

Amanda Goodall and Andrew Oswald examine the state of the disciplines

The 2014 Nobel Prize for Chemistry has been shared by three scientists for their work on the development of nanoscale microscopy.

US-based scientists and economists dominate a list of Nobel Prize predictions derived from their high citation counts

Eight people at Imperial College London were sanctioned by the ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵ Office for failings in animal welfare standards, it has emerged

1:AM forum on altmetrics weighs pros and cons of tracking research impact via blogs, ¡®likes¡¯ and social media traffic

Four scientists reflect on the perks and drawbacks that go hand in hand with winning the most prized prize

?berResearch unveils Dimensions for Funders, a digital tool detailing grant awards from 66 major funders

British Library and Qatar Foundation digitisation project to unlock a treasure trove of source materials for researchers

The academic discipline is invaluable in detecting and debunking myths about the past and future, say Jo Guldi and David Armitage

Scholars strive to find explanations that clarify without stereotyping

Blog post accuses Wiley of harming science¡¯s ability to self-correct

As the new academic year approaches, Shahidha Bari reflects on the restorative nature of the summer break

Country-level reforms are the next stage needed in the development of a Europe-wide research area, according to a new report.

The government¡¯s chief scientific adviser has proposed that a new national research institute be established in the north of England.

71 per cent went to 31 universities because of ¡®narrowed¡¯ definitions of excellence, claims report

Public support for animal experimentation has fallen again, according to a new survey.

A new history of the elevator prompts Sally Feldman to consider life¡¯s ups and downs

Lawsuit led by 200 universities over regulations allowing hobbyists to keep rights while academics face virtual no-fly zone

Nicholas Till acknowledges his debt to Margaret Thatcher and explains why he regrets his Cambridge degree

What could be easier than adding audio-visuals to your conference paper? John Corner on waiting for the gift of sound and vision

Negotiations on the European budget could result in cuts to Horizon 2020, the European University Association has warned

Hackney is one of the most highly-researched places in the UK, a conference has heard

US scholar says he was sacked after speaking out at National University of Singapore institute

First female president of the Royal Academy of Engineers hopes to change UK¡¯s ¡®sniffiness¡¯ about applied research

Social scientist mulls the perks and pitfalls of using personal networks in research

Fred Inglis on the obligation of academics to speak truth to power

After almost 80 years, a woman has won the Fields Medal. Caroline Series on female mathematicians coming of age

Swansea University has defended a new BP-funded research institute that anti-fracking protesters claim will hasten dangerous climate change

Fears about how much research funding is being wasted on fraudulent projects may be overstated.

The open access journal eLife has launched a new type of article that will allow authors to report significant additions to their original research.

Academic criticises ¡®inadequate nature¡¯ of free public open access service

Five students on how doctoral study changed them and their futures

The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council aims to accelerate both scientific breakthroughs and social and economic impact.

Scientific publishers producing model copyright licences will make it harder for academic research to be a ¡°first class citizen of the web¡±.

The Wikimedia Foundation has spoken out against ¡°the right to be forgotten¡± enshrined in European law, likening it to removing an index from a book.

Survey of 400 academics reveals almost all admit involvement in at least one unacceptable research practice

We must change the way we educate students to counter rising scientific misconduct, say Tim Birkhead and Bob Montgomerie

John Allen, who wrote to The Lancet about the role of metrics in redundancies, has been dismissed for refusing to teach a course

Dame Ann Dowling warns that universities that put too high a price on their intellectual property may hamper a spin-off¡¯s success

Paper turned down for plagiarising surfaces in another of publisher¡¯s journals

Anger as funding for scientific researchers fails to materialise

University libraries join project to extend UK Medical Heritage Library online resource

An influential core of scientists are citation superstars

Cancer research could become impossible in Europe if a proposed data protection regulation is adopted, according to a medical research body.

Four research councils report lower success rates for curiosity-driven funding

John Green is the man behind a researcher-led effort to cook up sound institutional comparisons

Move follows critical report and ¡®discussion¡¯ with minister

150 years of the satirical magazine is now available to researchers

Academic weekender in Brighton explores youth subcultures and theory

Crowdsourcing advocate Andy Hudson-Smith discusses the funding and social-media mining potential of mass appeals

Maintenance and upgrading should not be overlooked when budget allocations are made

Imperial College London broke animal welfare rules ¡°on an unacceptable scale¡±, creating an ¡°unacceptable risk¡± of ¡°appreciable¡± harm to animals.

Academics have ultimate responsibility for the ethics of their project, says Ron Iphofen