collaboration, careers

A large coalition of colleges and universities aims to change hiring, promotion, and tenure practices to reward collaboration.

A new wave of research is recruiting patients and other members of the public to serve as equal partners, bringing fresh perspectives to research on diseases and other conditions.

Scientists face the ramifications of the country’s departure from the European Union, from delays in laboratory supplies to difficulties hiring international students and faculty.

Born of researchers’ frustration with not being able to contribute during the pandemic, Crowdfight COVID-19 has matched hundreds of SARS-CoV-2 projects with people who can help.

Despite high-profile political tensions between the two countries, researchers in the US and China are working together now more than ever, according to our bibliometric study.

As scores of academic meetings get upended due to COVID-19, researchers are turning to virtual replacements.

The country’s government has imposed a communication blackout on Jammu and Kashmir, the northernmost region in India, effectively cutting off scientists and students from the rest of the world.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson says the immigration program will help the nation remain a science superpower post-Brexit.

Small research groups tend to beat large collaborations when it comes to producing innovative projects and breakthrough discoveries.

Scientists can foster new talent, find new funding options, and tap into business opportunities by forging relationships between researchers in emerging, developing and developed nations.

In efforts to translate basic-science results into pharmaceuticals and other technologies, success cannot be taken for granted.

Aedes and Anopheles control; three-parent babies; the PhD glut

Collaborations can boost citations, a study shows.

Study finds that male full professors are more likely than high-ranking female academics to collaborate with more junior colleagues of the same sex.

How to make your lab less like a factory and more like a family

Countries with a healthy import and export of scientific talent lead the world in research and innovation.