Open access ‘top performers’ in Africa and Latin America
Multi-source analysis of global open-access practices throws up surprises, with Europe and the US lagging behind
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Business schools must stop teaching the oxymoron of green growth
The pandemic underlines the need for executives to be instilled with a more radical approach to sustainability, say Lars Moratis and Frans Melissen
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‘High prevalence’ of mental health issues in quarantining students
French survey finds that anxiety and depression increased during lockdown, but fewer students sought professional help
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Treat online teaching improvement ‘like a research project’
THE forum told that global collaboration between academics on online pedagogy is key
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James Purnell to join University of the Arts London as v-c
Former culture secretary and BBC director to succeed Sir Nigel Carrington
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Top echelon of world universities finds room for new arrivals
THE data demonstrate that leading institutions are focusing on becoming more comprehensive rather than more specialist
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What to expect when building your lab as a new lecturer
New lecturer Saloni Krishnan gives practical tips, from recruiting research assistants on a budget to keeping research on track while juggling teaching responsibilities
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V-c: pandemic ‘existential threat’ to gender equality in academia
Former ߣߣÊÓƵn vice-chancellor says gains for women in recent decades ‘cannot be lost’
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Scientists can’t drop everything to work on Covid, says Nobelist
Medicine laureate Sir Peter Ratcliffe says science has to be ‘passion driven’
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Spending review shift throws uncertainty over future of UKÂ funding
Government’s decision to set out one-year budget ‘not surprising’ but creates questions over key reforms
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Hybrid open access risks limiting researchers’ publishing options
Supporting pure open access publishers can save money and help cement the transition to full open access, says Helen Dobson
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Be ready to push for science-only EU deal, UK universities told
Westminster is providing ‘no reassurance’ it will keep negotiating in the event of a no-deal Brexit, peers told
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War: How Conflict Shaped Us, by Margaret MacMillan
A. W. Purdue is impressed by a dazzling analysis of the human capacity for violence and how it has moulded our lives