‘Rethink academic model’ as India suffers from talent shortages Rapid university expansion and rigid career structures leaving universities struggling to recruit, scholars warn By Tash Mosheim 29 January
Foreign faculty say ‘insider networks’ block careers in Korea Separate rules on pay and promotions, opaque evaluations and cultural barriers jar with country’s drive to internationalise universities, say scholars By Tash Mosheim 22 January
Papers by female scientists spend ‘weeks longer in peer review’ Reviewer bias and higher teaching workloads for women may explain why they have to wait much longer for accept or reject decisions, say study authors By Jack Grove 20 January
Advice for early career academics: ‘find a different job’ ‘Cynical’ seasoned scholars advise younger peers to pursue alternative employment, signalling ‘sustainability crisis’ for universities By John Ross 5 January
