The problem of fake data may go far deeper than scientists admit. Now a team of researchers has a controversial plan to root out the perpetrators

They are finally going to be held to account for what they do with vast amounts of our money

It’s vital to improve public trust in science and expertise. But science is increasingly complex, and getting harder to explain.

As expectations of early career researchers rise ever higher, some established colleagues are failing to pull their weight.

Are we leaving behind the age of statistics, and entering a new age of big data controlled by private companies?

It’s easy for UK researchers to focus on the downsides of leaving the EU. A House of Lords report today calls for a more positive approach.

Writers from the Guardian’s science blog network pick out the books from across the cultural spectrum that delighted them most this year

As the far-reaching Higher Education and Research Bill reaches the House of Lords, further amendments are needed to ensure it succeeds in its aims

Job insecurity and the impact it is having on family life.

In a fractured world, the humanities are key to an understanding of others.

Researchers naturally want their work to make a difference, but the sad fact is that it often has little influence beyond academia

Early signs from the Trump transition team suggest a worrying assault on the role of science in policymaking. How should the scientific community respond?

Citizen science has the potential to make science and innovation more responsible, but it is not without controversy.

A modern digital state needs an effective data infrastructure.

UK's universities will be the poorer for insistence on immigration controls.

Research used to be about the pursuit of knowledge, now it’s driven by impact and returns. The only way to survive is to change how we work