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Proposed US rules on sexual assault investigations ‘aid accused’

New regulations outlined by Trump officials would hand stronger rights in some areas to those facing sexual misconduct complaints on college campuses

First published by | November 16, 2018 | Education | 0 responses

Plan S chief: universities, not open access push, hurting ECRs

Robert-Jan Smits attempts to allay concerns of junior academics considering moving country because of planned publishing shift

First published by | November 19, 2018 | Education | 0 responses

‘Visa factories’ hijack Japanese internationalisation drive

Key policy exploited by language colleges offering work permits rather than education

First published by | November 20, 2018 | Education | 0 responses

Academics cite work ‘they don’t know particularly well’

Survey also reveals citations have little influence over the content of a paper, raising questions over citation metrics

First published by | November 21, 2018 | Education | 0 responses

Radical Irish gender plan ‘could be model for Europe’

Frustration with ‘snail’s pace’ progress across continent leads Irish government to back financial sanctions against universities that miss targets

First published by | November 22, 2018 | Education | 0 responses

Campuses urged to fill gaps in ‘white, male’ institutional pasts

Conference hears how the biases of historic collections need to be addressed

First published by | November 23, 2018 | Education | 0 responses

Canadian institute loses boss in showdown over high-risk science

University of British Columbia professor quits leadership of Peter Wall Institute for Advanced Studies in protest at funding reforms

First published by | November 26, 2018 | Education | 0 responses

Plan S: three-year transition period for hybrid journals

Task force affirms support for green open access and says that poorer researchers should not miss out

First published by | November 27, 2018 | Education | 0 responses

Journal shares peer reviews of rejected papers with rival titles

BMC Biology’s ‘portable peer review’ policy aims to save editors and researchers time and effort, but academics question whether authors will want to share details of past rejections

First published by | January 2, 2019 | Education | 0 responses

Democrats unsure how far they can push higher education reform

With a renewed share of power, US Democrats promising help for universities and students confront Republicans and themselves

First published by | January 7, 2019 | Education | 0 responses