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But auditing such efforts will be difficult, while unintended consequences are always a risk, warns Athene Donald

Even in disciplines in which research is inherently inexpensive, ‘grant capture’ is increasingly being adopted as a metric to judge academics and universities. But with success rates typically little better than one in five, rejection is the fate of most applications. Six academics give their tips on how to improve the odds

The interdisciplinary advisory panel spent 18 months debating the best way to define and assess interdisciplinary research in the REF. Now it’s up to the research community to decide if we are right, says Athene Donald 

The whole Science and Technology Committee should be disbanded, and the process of establishing it restarted, says Dame Athene Donald

Dame Athene Donald laments the lack of progress on gender issues

Eight scientists share the secrets of being a successful principal investigator

In academia, and more widely, women are too easily relegated to the ‘less competent than men’ category, writes Dame Athene Donald

A recent paper claims that the quality of researchers declines with age. Five senior scientists consider the data and how they’ve contributed through the years

Lecturers are more likely to opt for sparkling water at lunch these days, argues Athene Donald

An aggregated university score would be designed to serve government bean counters, not students, says Athene Donald

Athene Donald warns referees about the unintended and potentially career-damaging effects of using certain words to describe women