Opinion

ViewIn it together

The coronavirus crisis reveals untapped potential

ViewInside out

Back page gossip from the 2 April issue of Research Europe

ViewCoronavirus shows scientists have learned to communicate

Nuanced messages direct from researchers show evidence doesn’t need to be caricatured, says Fiona Fox

ViewA time for science

The coronavirus pandemic highlights the need to take investment in R&D seriously, says Chris Skidmore 

ViewLock-in

Ivory Tower: exclusive access to the Universities Covid-19 taskforce WhatsApp group

ViewPublishers must help universities move online

With libraries closed by coronavirus, digital content needs to be more accessible, says Anna Vernon

ViewCoronavirus response shows science in motion

Crises demand agility in linking research to decision-making, say Geoff Mulgan and Joanna Chataway

ViewPulling together

As researchers support the Covid-19 effort, they need support in return

ViewThe third degree

Back page gossip from the 25 March issue of Research Fortnight

ViewCoronavirus has caused an academic recession

Start thinking how to mitigate Covid-19’s impact on researchers’ productivity, says Kyungmee Lee

ViewSpads: Zoom

Ivory Tower: our Whitehall-based sitcom contributes to the national effort

ViewPatently misguided

Giving universities the rights to academics’ inventions has backfired, say Catalina Martinez and Valerio Sterzi

ViewInside out

Back page gossip from the 19 March issue of Research Europe

ViewThe great unknown

In the face of Covid-19, scientists must stand up for uncertainty

ViewOpen science turbocharges coronavirus response

Contrasting Covid-19 with SARS shows how far we’ve come, say Bobby Thompson and Chris Winchester

ViewCovid-19 response needs a wider pool of expertise

Social science, humanities—and society—can answer questions that science alone cannot, says Stephen Hughes

ViewBehind closed doors

Ivory Tower: Universities media relations crisis? You know who to call

ViewThree cheers, three concerns

Stephanie Smith looks at the good things and the unaddressed issues in yesterday's budget

ViewFrontline against Covid-19 is the factory, not the lab

Manufacturing capacity, not scientific knowledge, is the major bar to a vaccine, says Ian Jones

ViewGlobal links are under strain

From climate change to Covid-19, collaboration faces a growing number of barriers, says Nancy Rothwell

ViewLevelling up needs more tools

There’s too little to support smaller companies and new opportunities, says Emma Flynn

ViewA plan for cutting red tape

The UK can learn international lessons on minimising research administration, says Martin Kirk

ViewThe third degree

Back page gossip from the 11 March issue of Research Fortnight

ViewCounting the cost

Coronavirus brings home the need for research investment

ViewBigger science budget means room to experiment

Loosening the purse strings would challenge funders to do things differently, says Graeme Reid

ViewWomen in charge

Professorships hold the key to improving gender parity among senior leaders in higher education 

ViewSpads: Moonshot

Ivory Tower: back by popular request, another episode of our Whitehall-based sitcom

ViewPublisher prestige is a barrier to open access

Judging presses on their history keeps scholarly publishing stuck in the past, says Lucy Barnes

ViewInside out

Back page gossip from the 5 March issue of Research Europe

ViewAn ill wind

The coronavirus carries a warning against cutting research funding