European copyright directive ‘opens door to mass digitalisation’
Librarians welcome new European rules on copyright, which also secures right for researchers to mine text and data
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REF must ‘bring hammer down’ on open access books, says professor
Implementing the mandate for open access monographs will be complex but that is the price of ‘being the leader’, says Cameron Neylon
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Protest professor says political meddling ‘suicidal’ for research
Indian scholar explains why she thinks guidelines on ensuring PhDs focus on ‘national priorities’ are dangerous and wrong
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Is the Excellence in Research for Australia assessment doing more harm than good?
This year’s ERA identified another rise in the amount of world-class research being done, but it ultimately damages the country’s long-term competitiveness, argues Frank Larkins
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Australia releases first results of impact and engagement audit
Shadow minister says new assessment is ‘half-baked’
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It’s the people in universities who forge the future of AI
It would be easy for universities to cede the frontiers of research in AI to industry. But history – and the experts – tell us that would be a mistake
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Clear ethical lines are needed for industry collaboration
Institutions must retain neutrality and academic freedom while working with businesses, says Max Lu
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Letters – 28 March 2019
Assessment variety makes it harder to cheat I must admit to some bewilderment at the wailing and gnashing of teeth by academics and their institutions when considering the impact of essay mills and...
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UK success in latest ERC round spotlights Brexit risks
Country wins biggest share of advanced grants, but could soon lose access to fund
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The THE-Microsoft survey on AI
What are university leaders and chief technology officers doing to meet future challenges?
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Going to College in the Sixties, by John R. Thelin
Lennard Davis on a study of a decade of managerial evolution rather than student revolution
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Conceptualising the Digital University: The Intersection of Policy, Pedagogy and Practice, by Bill Johnston, Sheila MacNeill and Keith Smyth
This account of the contemporary digital university outlines opportunities to construct a more progressive learning environment and culture, says Simon Horrocks
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What are you reading? – 28 March 2019
A weekly look over the shoulders of our scholar-reviewers
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Food Routes: Growing Bananas in Iceland and Other Tales from the Logistics of Eating, by Robyn Metcalfe
Book of the week: Martin Cohen finds much of interest in a work describing how produce gets to our plates
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Holocaust Escapees and Global Development: Hidden Histories, by David Simon
It is no coincidence that Jewish refugee scholars were pioneers in a new field, says Zoë Waxman