ERC funding settings are creating a bubble of unsustainable careers The availability of ERC grants falls off a cliff in your 40s, and in most countries there are few comparable alternatives, says Cristina Muñoz Pinedo By Cristina Muñoz Pinedo 28 May
Call to introduce pan-European salaries for researchers Proposed ‘minimum standards’ for research careers argue scholars should expect the same living standards across the continent By Seher Asaf 22 May
Metrics obsession is supplanting academic vision in China But the Chinese Academy of Sciences’ decision to stop updating its journal ranking list is a hopeful sign, says Bruce Macfarlane By Bruce Macfarlane 29 April
‘We’re still fighting’: Georgian academics battle drastic reforms Decades-old programmes among those being lost under new system that prioritises each institution’s traditional strengths By Seher Asaf 2 April
