Reviewer criticises ‘no publication after preprint’ rule
Paper was rejected by journal because it had appeared on website of education centre
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Turning the Titanic: Michael Spence on change at Sydney
Vice-chancellor says involving academics in conversations about resources and sticking to the core mission were key to turnaround
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World Academic Summit: what can universities do to foster entrepreneurship?
Julie Devonshire calls on universities to help students to bridge the gap between entrepreneurial aspiration and action
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Norway sets open access target
All research papers should be openly available by 2024, says Norwegian government
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Professors cause outrage by lamenting ‘culture of inner-city blacks’
Penn and San Diego law academics’ opinion piece, arguing ‘all cultures are not equal’, brings calls for institutions to speak out
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The R-factor: a new way to rate journal articles?
New metric measures how reliable scientific claims turn out to be – but calculating it could be an enormous task
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Blind marking ‘does little’ to reduce student attainment gaps
Difference in performance by gender and ethnicity ‘pervasive’ despite assessment changes, study says
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World University Rankings 2018 methodology
With more data from more institutions, our 2018 rankings give a bigger picture than ever before. Here we explain the methodology that underpins the tables
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Data bite: which countries are best at cross-border collaboration?
Data from the THE World University Rankings suggest that European nations come top for co-authorship of papers
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Universities’ role in turbulent times
Community contribution matters as much as teaching and research, says Karen Stanton
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Academics push South Africa to open apartheid-era archives
Witwatersrand conference hears that scholars have much to learn from material that activists are seeking to make public
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University of Miami shuns links with Cuba under local pressure
Meeting with representatives of the Cuban exile community have helped shaped plans for its flagship research institute
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Why the mental ill health of academic researchers remains a hidden problem
More work is needed to understand the mental health needs of researchers, say Susan Guthrie and Catie Lichten
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Scientists challenge stereotypes with selfies
Instagram posts aim to overcome perception that researchers are typically male and white