Beneficiaries by ballot COMMENT: Should research funding be allocated through voting? Adrian Barnett Comment 3 Aug 2017
Transparency is a growth industry COMMENT: Fierce public debate over GM food has put pressure on Chinese researchers to engage with the public about their work. Joy Zhang Comment 14 Jul 2017
Reading between the lines on citation value COMMENT: Cited work often has little, if any, influence. Adrian Barnett Comment 13 Jun 2017
China's higher ed reforms are ambitious, but can they address systemic issues? The country is casting a wider net for excellence in higher education. Wang Qi 29 May 2017
Japan university reform 'unrealistic' without proper funding To unleash the potential of universities as engines of economic growth, further investment is necessary. Atsushi Sunami 7 Apr 2017
77 clinical trials, $29 million and 8 years but still no published results Scientists reluctant to publish clinical trial results found to be a major contributor of research dollars wasted. Adrian Barnett Comment 28 Mar 2017
Incomplete descriptions in publications wasting healthcare research COMMENT: Researchers, explain yourselves Tammy Hoffmann Comment 10 Mar 2017
Australian funding agency turns a blind eye to evidence COMMENT: Ignoring evidence when deciding where research funding goes will not lead to high quality research, says Adrian Barnett. Adrian Barnett Comment 7 Mar 2017
'Millions' wasted in research approvals process Applying for ethics approval cost Adrian Barnett's research group $348,000 in staff time, and delayed the research by six months. Adrian Barnett Comment 18 Jan 2017
Success is just a bolt from the blue Citations don't always reflect the quality or impact of a researcher's work. Adrian Barnett Comment 5 Jan 2017
My corporate experiment - a scientist learns from business Academics can learn a lot from the corporate world. Sidonia Eckle Comment 16 Dec 2016
I made my grant application public, here's why you should too If funding applications were made under open access, science would benefit from more universal scrutiny. Adrian Barnett Comment 8 Dec 2016
Comment: A call to action for gender equality It's time for the academic community to put action to words and stand up for greater gender equality. Tim Wess Comment 22 Nov 2016
Comment: It's time to break ranks on university assessment Ranking systems for universities need to be re-evaluated. Adrian Barnett Comment 4 Nov 2016
Comment: Research needs less 'excellence', more competence The research sector loves talking about it but is excellence best for science? Adrian Barnett Comment 20 Oct 2016
"The trend transforming science" - Jonathan Adams The small but focused snapshot of research afforded by the Nature Index helps fine-tune analysis of global scientific collaboration, say Jonathan Adams and Tamar Loach. Jonathan Adams and Tamar Loach Comment 16 Mar 2016
