News Archive

This clever map visualizes Earth's population as a 'human terrain'

Watch the rise and fall of major population hubs.

Bec Crew

Dataviz 28 Jun 2019

“We can do anything we want”: How young universities say they're stealing a march on older competitors

The latest Times Higher Education rankings highlight innovation among universities established since 1945 and others aged 50 and under.

David Payne

Listings 27 Jun 2019

The top 5 most popular scientific papers of May

Even tiny tyrannosaurs and synthetic life couldn't topple office politics.

Bec Crew

Listings 25 Jun 2019

The top 10 academic institutions in 2018

Among the world’s academic institutions, these were the largest contributors to articles tracked by the Nature Index.

Nature Index

Listings 20 Jun 2019

Gender is not the biggest barrier to career success

Study paints bleak picture of disadvantage attached to ethnicity and socioeconomic status.

Gemma Conroy

News 14 Jun 2019

10 tips for tweeting research

Experts weigh in on how to make the most of a tweet.

Bec Crew

News feature 9 May 2019

For scientists skittish about Twitter, here's a plan

Researchers need to rethink their aversion to talking about their work on social media, says digital sociologist Mark Carrigan.

Bec Crew

Q+A 8 May 2019

How academics should use Twitter

Conservative social media guidelines stifle scientists' voices.

Bec Crew

News 7 May 2019

Impact factors are still widely used in academic evaluations

Survey finds that 40% of research-intensive universities mention the controversial metric in review documents — despite efforts to dampen its influence.

Holly Else

18 Apr 2019

Career mobility: Researchers change places to progress

Moving countries to further a career in science has its benefits, but it isn’t an option for everyone.

Smriti Mallapaty (Data analysis by Rodrigo Costas Comesana)

NI 360 1 Apr 2019

Japan's global connectors boost scientific research collaboration

Six scientists whose transformative work reaches across borders.

Catherine Armitage, David McNeill & Smriti Mallapaty

News feature 24 Mar 2019

Japanese universities test collaboration

Insular institutions seek ways to better accommodate international research partners.

David McNeill

21 Mar 2019

For risky research with great potential, dive deep

Multimillion-dollar experiment generates tools to study marine microorganisms.

NI 360 25 Feb 2019

How Brexit threatens Irish science’s cross-border collaboration

Peace and common membership of the European Union have allowed scientists in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland to build a unique, cross-border research system.