Wiley strikes ‘read-and-publish’ deal with UK universities
Four-year deal with Wiley hailed as ‘step-change’ moment in switch to open-access publishing
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Chinese government bulldozes ‘publish or perish’ mentality
Move to reduce reliance on SCI citations in decision-making could affect everything from researchers’ careers to university rankings, experts say
Tackling use of fixed-term contracts ‘priority’ for Russell Group
Statement issued as union claims fears of ‘reputational damage’ have forced leading UK universities to act
Coronavirus hampering Chinese recruitment, say US universities
Survey reveals how US universities are managing travel restrictions and test suspensions
Low US youth voting raises concern for free-college push
Emerging consensus on tackling costs may wither if students shun elections, some fear
Tuition fee cut ‘could hamper UK research spending progress’
Restraining English per-student funding in wake of Augar review could reduce scope for cross-subsidy, says Hepi report
Active learning ‘reduces performance gap’ for minority students
Use of flipped classroom model in STEM courses narrows gap on exam scores and course pass rates, study finds
Time to re-examine the Humboldtian model, says Schmidt
Funding designed around a ‘false premise’ that every university is research-intensive, says Nobel laureate
‘Laddish behaviour’ forces university to abolish lectures
Academics report being heckled, undermined and interrupted in book that questions association of loutish conduct exclusively with alcohol and sports teams
Australian university adopts ‘planetary health’ as raison d’être
Holistic sustainability concept meshes with ‘moral purpose’ of institution in Melbourne’s unfashionable west
