Mums and dads ‘bigger problem’ than essay mills
Prominence of gratis services causes ‘uneasiness’ among researchers, as Australia eyes law against contract cheating
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North Carolina pays Confederate group to house soldier statue
Backers of 19th century war for slavery get millions to preserve Silent Sam
Dutch end ‘one-sided’ research focus and hope world follows
Proposals include new job classifications, a rolling back of metrics, and shorter publication lists in a bid to end excessive ‘emphasis on research performance’
Black students in US ‘at higher risk of attempting suicide’
Study finds that students who are more likely to perceive stigma around mental health issues have greater odds of exhibiting suicidal behaviour
Springer Nature may pull Plan S backing over ‘unfair’ rules
World’s second-biggest publisher says proposals to accelerate switch to open access would not be sustainable for many titles
Whistleblower row university limits governing body’s powers
New rules at Murdoch limit staff members who senators can speak to and remove obligation to report corruption to external watchdog
Queer studies scholars forge their own paths across Asia
Asian academics lend their own languages and experiences to the budding field of queer studies, says ‘godmother’ of the Taiwan LGBT movement
Dismissal of Chinese professors seen as major progress on #MeToo
Two prominent cases signal higher-level response to abuses on campus
The must-have for US universities overseas? A Florentine palace
Later this year, Florida State University students will move into the Renaissance-era Palazzo Bagnesi Falconeri, and programme directors insist the cost will be worth it
‘Rude’ peer reviews inflict most damage on women and minorities
Study says comments such as ‘she should be in the kitchen, not writing papers’ affect the careers of under-represented groups
