Low citation gains via gold open access: study
Advantages to making research freely available are still limited when publication is via gold journals

Advantages to making research freely available are still limited when publication is via gold journals

Is author’s note to fellow researcher in paper as bad as it looks? Paul Jump writes

Funds to be available quickly for research into rare, unfolding events

BIS applies cap in 2014, but with terms allowing ‘back door’ expansion. David Matthews reports
Technology strategy supportCetis consultancy relaunchedThe Centre for Educational Technology, Interoperability and Standards has been relaunched with a remit to widen its client base. Last year, the...

Scientists at the Crick will enjoy stability and the chance to be creative. Elizabeth Gibney writes

Dry run for disasterA mock terror attack may furnish valuable insights into emergency service response. Academics from King’s College London monitored the emergency procedures deployed for a...

Edge Hill leader says that employment focus ensures strong applicant interest. John Morgan writes
ThailandOrigami for eyes to defeat cheatsStudents at a Thai university will not take any more exams while wearing paper blinkers on their heads. Lecturers in the Faculty of Agro-Industry at Kasetsart...

Conjoined twins Chang and Eng Bunker (1811-74), originally from what is now Thailand, toured the world in a “human circus” and became so famous that the term “Siamese twins” is still current.

A university renowned for drunkenness has pioneered a new way to tackle student drinking. Jon Marcus reports

Amid all the attention that university rankings attract, their shortcomings are often overlooked. Not only are league tables of institutions based on indicators that take no account of the social and...

Frances Mechan-Schmidt on key funder’s surprise move to block anonymous reporting of misconduct

US higher education will crash if it does not tackle three big problems, Robert Zemsky tells Chris Parr

Leverhulme TrustResearch Project GrantsSciencesAward winner: David SaadInstitution: Aston UniversityValue: £155,624Islands of equilibrium in a non-equilibrium worldAward winner: James...