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Impact of research

December 2023

  • A Uyghur woman through a street silhouetted against the light

    Academic paper based on Uyghur genetic data retracted over ethical concerns

    Exclusive: Study published in 2019 used blood and saliva samples from 203 Uyghur and Kazakh people living in Xinjiang capital

October 2020

  • A sinovac researcher working on a covid-19 vaccine. some 90% of the firm’s employees and their families have been injected with the experimental jab

    Can we trust Chinese Covid-19 science?

    The west has been wary of China’s rise as a scientific superpower, but the pandemic has made it impossible to ignore

October 2016

  • 2 + 2 = 5

    Why is so much research dodgy? Blame the Research Excellence Framework

    Alex Jones and Andrew Kemp
  • elon musk

    Why scientists should learn to love Reddit

August 2016

  • Person at desk

    If we want to improve peer review, we'll need to invest in training

    New reviewers are anxious to get some formal coaching before they start commenting the work of fellow academics

July 2016

  • Pendleton shopping area

    Brexit exposed deep rifts in Britain. Universities can help heal them

    Gabriel Huntley
    Students and staff are leaving the lecture theatres and reaching out to those in the local community who need it most
  • Beach SOS

    Universities must protect PhDs doing risky fieldwork. Here’s how

    Civil unrest, violence, corrupt local officials – doing research abroad means facing risks. PhD students talk about the support they need
  • Teresa May

    International student numbers have been plummeting for years. Now what?

    James Pitman
    Brexit is an opportunity to look at the way we treat foreign students. Policies – and rhetoric – need to change

June 2016

  • Wonder woman

    Scientists aren't superheroes – failure is a valid result

    The media has an appetite for clear-cut findings, but sometimes all we can offer is ambiguity and more questions

May 2016

  • Young man counting coins on a bed

    Jobs for life are a thing of the past. Bring on lifelong learning

    Maddalaine Ansell
  • Sliding shelves with folders of documents.

    Think academic publishers are greedy? Do your research

    Stephen Lotinga

April 2016

  • ‘In ​countries with repressive political climates, the most valuable books are often ​hidden.’

    How to find books in authoritarian states: head for dark, dusty corners

  • Male teacher

    Will the Teaching Excellence Framework be sexist?

March 2016

  • Microbiology lab

    Young scientists need to fight for their employment rights

    Nick Riddiford
  • Ben Sheldon

    The scientist's dilemma: can you be a parent, a partner, a friend #AndAScientist?

February 2016

  • Walled garden

    Why do white working-class boys shun university?

  • Manchester pinned on a map of Europe

    How can the UK overcome a national skills shortage? Think local

    Mike Boxall

January 2016

  • Apothecary flasks

    Why people fall for pseudoscience (and how academics can fight back)

    Sian Townson
  • Dr Lucy Worsley

    Making media stars of women academics

December 2015

  • Football in goal

    New year, new career goals? Here are our top tips

    Throughout 2015, we published advice from experts on how to succeed in your university career. Here are our 10 most popular articles
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