Iran’s universities battered but not beyond repair, scholars say

Teaching and research central to any hopes of rebuilding country, according to academics, as pressure grows for political change

Guest editors use special issues to ‘publish in support of self’

Large numbers of editors publishing in their own special issue attacked as ‘academic narcissism’ and ‘scientific misconduct’ in first-of-its-kind study

Chair exits Greater Manchester role amid governance investigation

MP calls for institution to take steps to restore trust as concerns mount over how it has been run

Reflecting on a bad year for college presidents

‘Bizarre’ linguistics paper on water retracted by Springer Nature

Jordanian professor’s free-wheeling study is pulled and an editorial board member sacked after linguists criticised ‘extremely strange’ article

‘We can either save jobs or award pay rises – but not both’

New Ucea chair warns ‘much is at stake’ if unions and employers don’t collaborate to tackle ‘negative’ sector image, as he promises action on the ‘employee experience’

German universities reluctant to join India campus boom

Politicians target closer research collaboration between two countries but campuses unlikely to follow, given funding constraints

Remote Gaelic language specialist faces ‘critical’ period

Encouraged by surge in interest in learning Gaelic, Skye’s Sabhal Mòr Ostaig looks to branch out on its own despite pressures on language courses and specialist providers