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NewsChina displaces US as top publisher of high-quality natural science studies
Contribution of researchers in China to Nature Index journals is ‘rapidly gaining ground’, and in 2021 they led in physical sciences and chemistry
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News
Dedicated committee needed to tackle research reproducibility problems in the UK
UK House of Commons report suggests government needs to play a bigger role addressing issues affecting science
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Opinion
Relying on the h-index harms the careers of people who take career breaks
More holistic methods are needed to accurately assess the quality of a researcher’s work
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Opinion
Escaping from predatory publishers
An over-reliance on publishing has left scientists prey to unscrupulous practices
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Research
Labs’ carbon footprint under scrutiny as tool calculates impact of buildings and scientists
Software reveals environmental impact of over 500 French labs
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News
Parenting takes a heavy toll on the careers of female academics in North America
Women more likely to report that caring for children has hurt their career than men
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News
Red tape report recommends simple, quick two-stage grant application process
Review by Birmingham vice-chancellor Adam Tickell calls for UK government, funders and universities to cut duplication and improve coordination
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News
Top Russian university officials’ predatory publishing record points to deeper malaise
Universities are struggling with serious problems with plagiarism, gift authorship and ethical violations
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News
Chemistry appears less often in news than biology or medicine
But chemical research has a strong presence in patents, study finds
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News
The earlier a chemist wins the Nobel prize the longer they are likely to live
Study suggests chemistry laureates live longer but receive a smaller longevity benefit compared with physics and medicine laureates
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News
Chemistry performs well in latest assessment of UK research
High scores in the Research Excellence Framework will deliver extra funding for departments
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News
UKRI finds itself in hot water too over Researchfish cyberbullying row
UK’s main funder admits that it agreed that research service provider should share academics’ tweets with it
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News
Researchfish lands in hot water after threatening academics over critical comments
Service that tracks impact of research for UK universities and funders apologises for sending tweets claiming that it reported researchers
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News
China has overtaken the US when it comes to the highest-impact research
1.67% of papers by Chinese researchers were among the top 1% of the most highly cited articles in 2019, versus 1.62% of those with US authors
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News
Interim report on UK research bureaucracy provides a taste of what’s to come
Admin burden has increased over time and grant applications top academics’ list
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News
Does a science postdoc pay off in the US?
Analysis reveals that lifetime earnings are reduced and the chances of securing a tenured post are not improved
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News
Replication failures cast doubt on some cancer studies
Just 18% of experiments from top papers met all criteria for successful replication
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News
How prizes contribute to the ‘extraordinary growth’ of a scientific field
Prize-winning topics produce more papers and retain more scientists than non-prizewinning areas
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Careers
How to improve research culture
Five ways to make chemistry departments better places to work
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Opinion
Act now to support early-career researchers
The Covid-19 pandemic has further highlighted long-existing issues that leaders need to take a stance on
