Citation analytics pioneer Eugene Garfield dies, aged 91 Founder of the Institute for Scientific Information passes away suddenly By John Elmes 28 February
Researchers turn to crowdfunding for support outside universities Sites like Patreon and Kickstarter allow backers to fund independent scholars, but for now, the sums are small By David Matthews 30 June
Universitas 21 rankings: UK top while India and China overtake US Governments overall are spending more of GDP on tertiary education but less on research By David Matthews 24 May
Eurovision block voting: does anything similar occur in research? Data on international collaborations hint at importance of place, politics and history By David Matthews 12 May
Wellcome study prompts medical research charity trust concerns Negative stories including collapse of Kids Company appear to be making the public more wary of major research funders By David Matthews 20 April
Cancer Research UK’s £100m aims to meet ‘grand challenges’ Iain Foulkes on how scientists can win part of huge grant to push forward the frontiers of cancer research By David Matthews 5 November
Germany’s Research Rating will make quality its own reward New assessment scheme will not be used to direct cash to institutions By Elizabeth Gibney 14 February
Pratibha Gai’s award-winning focus L’Oréal-Unesco laureate discusses microscopes and maternal leave By Elizabeth Gibney 14 February
