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There are reasons to be optimistic that we can start to know something about whether life exists elsewhere. But, says Charles Cockell, a more remarkable finding might be that we are exceptional

With the cost of UK participation in EU research no longer hidden post-Brexit, a robust case for Horizon Europe membership must be made, says Graeme Reid

Reporter Matthew Reisz considers the legitimate concerns ¨C and the sheer sexism ¨C that often greet research among stigmatised groups

Immersive ethnographic research often produces gripping accounts of life on the edge, but verifying such work can be problematic. Matthew Reisz examines how ethnographers can produce work that is both credible and robust

Independent research institutes are hailed as hothouses for cutting-edge science, but they seem to be falling out of fashion. Rachael Pells asks if concentrating research in universities is a better strategy

A divorced institute still living with its ex raises questions about why research centres jump ship

Analysis concludes universities are ¡®moving towards a nearly exclusive monopoly¡¯ over research articles

As Elsevier buys another academic workflow company, some worry about potential for publishers to ¡®lock in¡¯ scholars to their services

Nearly 50 years since war on cancer was declared, declarations of victory remain a distant prospect. Here, six cancer researchers assess the lie of the land

German students ¨C and academics ¨C still go along with controversial mainstream theories in order to get ahead, researcher argues

China now has three institutions in top 100 of research-focused ranking 

Adelaide neighbours progress merger plan with new discussion paper on pros and cons

Australia¡¯s top universities deliver greater economic benefits than their UK equivalents, study finds

European Research Council says move is to support open access and get round often lengthy publishing process

Cutting partner labs out of awarded grant budgets is a common but destructive phenomenon in modern academia, says Anne Carpenter

Experts are out of fashion with today¡¯s political vanguard, but fraudulent research risks further undermining science, says °Õ±á·¡¡¯s Asia-Pacific editor John Ross

Outside the anglophone world, universities are under pressure to conduct research in English ¨C but teach in their local language, says David Matthews

Maths prodigy just second Australian to claim discipline¡¯s highest honour

Large-scale study raises questions about the usefulness of altmetrics for assessing research quality 

The entanglement of the university and tech worlds faces increased scrutiny following the Cambridge Analytica scandal. Could joint positions in industry and academia offer a workable and ethically defensible way forward? David Matthews reports

THE's Asia-Pacific editor John Ross ponders the pluses of a slow-cooked doctorate

Braving frozen horse liver, shamanic rituals and endless vodka-soaked toasts may not have resulted in the hoped-for discovery of a hitherto-unknown form of opera, but Nicholas Till has no regrets about his visit to Yakutsk

¡®Productivity boom¡¯ shows researchers are not the problem, universities say

Analysis of THE data finds high publication output and reputation negatively correlated with staff gender balance

Trends analysis shows end of ¡®US hegemony¡¯ in research may not be far off

The prospect of losing access to EU funding only strengthens the rationale for UK universities to develop deep, bilateral international partnerships, says Ed Byrne 

Extended PhDs would be money well spent in the quest for international competitiveness, says leading physicist

Study casts doubt on efficacy of increasing research productivity in some disciplines

Government rewards three public and three private institutions but fails to reach target of giving 20 universities elite status

Peter Doherty warns scientists about being ¡®used¡¯ by journalists with a predetermined story to tell

Initiative will allow UKRI to sponsor researchers from outside the EU, but key questions unanswered

New government body for research predicts cost of ?15 million per year if tax problem not resolved

Basic research bears the brunt of a general decline in spending

When the alt-right made highly dubious claims about historical Irish slavery, Natalie Zacek realised that a rebuttal from an expert would make no difference

Social scientists¡¯ inexplicable failure to conduct research on their own campuses is holding back quality in undergraduate education, says Richard Arum

Is the 4* researcher who is also a stellar teacher a realistic expectation? Times ÖйúAƬ surveyed academics to find out. Jack Grove reports

¡®Verbose¡¯ language, bad English and unexplained abbreviations all figure highly in reasons for rejection

Professor drops research after ¡®irresponsible¡¯ media coverage and joke responses

Increasing research investment could see country lead the region in ÖйúAƬ, but experts say it needs to balance capacity with culture

Cambridge researcher dreams of returning home to war-stricken country

Government investment will address the underperforming sector but political interference needs to stop for Indian ÖйúAƬ to truly make its mark, argues Deepak Nayyar

Chemistry laureate Michael Levitt also warns younger scientists are now far less likely to be awarded grants

Study suggests pure science disciplines may have more of a problem with citations that are not actually giving the thumbs up to other studies

New guidance responds to concerns that much hyperbolic science reporting can be traced back to university communications teams

Up to 90 per cent of reviewers unable to guess authors of papers in experiment

National strategies also debate merits of basic versus applied research in rapidly expanding field

Academics complain of losing work on reference management tool

Latest tables showing high-quality scholarly output for countries and universities demonstrate UK in particular is losing ground

University representatives disappointed by lower than expected budget increase for European Research Council

The biologist on how a box of tulip bulbs encouraged her to research plants and why women must expand their comfort zone 

A home-grown alternative to the research assessment exercise would better reflect local practice and sit better with the special administrative region¡¯s new political reality, says Michael O¡¯Sullivan

A university career can be lonely, anxious and narrow. But those who learn from their regrets can avoid unnecessary stress, says Michael Marinetto

Parisian university to work with controversial cab company to develop ¡®autonomous three-dimensional transport systems¡¯

As the EU¡¯s proposals for its Horizon Europe research funding framework near publication, the UK must commit to playing a full role, says Paul Boyle

Confirmation removes one of major barriers to country¡¯s continued participation in framework programmes

A rediscovered fascination for space means blue-sky opportunities for universities

For insight into the ¡®pervasive dislocation¡¯ of people¡¯s lives today, the sociologist Jeff Ferrell rode the rails across the US. He tells Matthew Reisz about life on the road and the limits of mainstream research

The #MeToo movement has cast historical behaviour and curricula in a new, shadowy light. Four writers give us their perspectives

Gathering intellectual antagonists under the same roof contains the incendiary electricity of controversy and redirects it to generate sparks of new knowledge, says Carel Stolker

Business academic Diane Holt recalls her experience aboard a ¡®floating university¡¯