Ian Boyd: policymaking ‘should be more experimental’
Researchers need to get politicians to focus on addressing underlying issues instead of short-term problems, according to former chief scientific adviser
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Online encyclopedia is alternative model for scholarly publishing
As pre-Wikipedia resource enters its 25th year, pioneers eye new applications as well as new languages
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Self-citations: are they good or bad?
Concerns around scholars using excessive self-citations are valid, but banning them entirely is not the right approach, says David Watkins
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Oxford Brookes removes ‘unfair’ clauses from student contracts
University among the latest providers to be referred to National Trading Standards by English regulator
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ߣߣƵn vice-chancellor quits amid redundancy plans
University leaders under ‘extraordinary pressure’ amid funding crisis, says departing University of Southern Queensland chief
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Nobel economist Simon Johnson: ‘big tech doesn’t like our ideas’
Sheffield-born laureate on his hometown’s influence, his PhD struggles and why social media should be taxed like smoking
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Empty lectures aren’t just dismaying – they’re a social justice issue
With ethnic minority students missing disproportionately more classes, traditional timetabling risks widening attainment gaps, says Christopher Byrne
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Team research pilot tackles dominance of principal investigators
Alternative to traditional principal investigator-led approach aims to bring different voices to the fore
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Latin America University Rankings 2024: methodology
The World University Rankings performance indicators are the heart of the Latin America University Rankings, but we make some adjustments to take account of the region’s unique characteristics
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Funding crisis ‘puts universities at higher risk of cyberattacks’
Institutions already years behind private companies in their ability to tackle online threats, university chief of IT warns
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Academics’ time increasingly taken up with research security
Research institutes ‘unprepared’ for impact of growing focus on national security amid geopolitical shifts, survey finds
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More UK university history departments cutting jobs and courses
Survey by the Royal Historical Society finds axe is falling most heavily on post-92 institutions
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Heitor report is most compelling vision yet for EU’s post-Horizon future
With its focus on breakthrough research and innovation, Manuel Heitor’s plan for European research should be commended, says Jan Palmowski
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‘Covid-scale’ job cuts engulf ߣߣƵn universities
“Workforce change” processes under way at seven institutions likely to claim well over 1,200 jobs, with more campuses expected to follow suit
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Don’t let equality push ‘fall by the wayside’, urges race pioneer
New Sheffield provost discusses the future of diversity initiatives, the importance of free movement of scholars and why he is missing from sector statistics