Opinion
Strong UK response raises broader questions about higher education’s humanitarian role, says Jamie Arrowsmith
International cooperation and solidarity can give postwar reconstruction sound foundations, says Oksana Seumenicht
Policies to counter nepotism influence evaluation processes and attitudes to reform, says John Whitfield
Department is Conservatives’ latest effort to square industrial strategy with free-market ideology, says Kieron Flanagan
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Maddalaine Ansell argues that the UK needs to look after its international alumni
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Rebuilding Ukraine’s research sector can spark a brighter future
Back page gossip from the 23 February issue of Research Europe
Iain Gillespie looks at what Nicola Sturgeon’s resignation could mean for Scotland’s universities
Ivory Tower: Another REF return of a celebrity academic
Disabled research students face barriers that are still poorly understood, says Pete Quinn
British Academy scheme will target hidden costs that block access to funding, says Simon Swain
New department will aid science policy but poses questions for science advice, says David Willetts
Back page gossip from the 15 February issue of Research Fortnight
Horizon end game draws near—a long-term view is needed
Mary Curnock Cook reports on how students have been faring since Covid
Ivory Tower: eyes down for a test of your numeracy and your patience
New project aims to make science facilities more hospitable to disabled researchers, says Katherine Deane
Michael Hastings urges higher education managers and unions to swap strikes for a social pact
Evaluation reforms shouldn’t throw the baby out with the bathwater, say Lutz Bornmann and colleagues
Making doctoral training more professional and selective would benefit all Europe, says Jürgen Janger
Lemaître’s appointment to crucial research post comes just in time
Back page gossip from the 9 February issue of Research Europe
Heidi Fraser-Krauss argues that ChatGPT is not as bad—or as good—as you think
Ivory Tower: a new Shakespearean tragicomedy is discovered through literary scholarship
Mark Carrigan calls for more strategic direction in the way universities use social media platforms
Focus on research culture obscures wider and deeper problems, say Paul Manners and Rory Duncan
Authorship records bring sobering evidence to debate over goals and approaches, says Gali Halevi
UK Shared Prosperity Fund is failing research—and regional growth
Disarray in government will make it harder for research to deliver benefits, says John Whitfield
Back page gossip from the 1 February issue of Research Fortnight
Martha Longdon suggests lessons to learn from the Office for Students’ first five years
Ivory Tower: a new year and a return of our fly-on-the-wall documentary
Reforming research assessment will help academics reclaim scholarly communication, say Vinciane Gaillard and Stephane Berghmans
EU strategy needs to do more than provide infrastructure, say Daniel Spichtinger and his colleagues
Back page gossip from the 26 January issue of Research Europe
The EU’s intervention on research careers cannot come soon enough