Mandatory reporting of retractions to Indian science funding agency will force researchers to think harder about perpetrating fraud or working with serial offenders, says integrity champion
Rapid uptake of tests must be accompanied by stronger safeguards given risks of impersonation and unauthorised assistance, says report
Better understanding of state-sanctioned hostage-taking seen as being in academics’ personal as well as professional interests, amid increased targeting of researchers
Campaigners suggest refusing to take a stance on contentious issues may be the best way to navigate new free speech requirements
Such votes have costs even when the grievances are justified, hardening factions and stifling compromise, say Michael Nietzel and Charles Ambrose
UK prime minister warns universities will be required to publish information on scale of problem and what steps they are taking to tackle it
We haven’t been idle since the 7 October massacre, but I’m not convinced it’s made a meaningful difference to the direction of travel, says Vivienne Stern
George Bass’ droll dispatches on life as a university security guard have led to his first book. He discusses his unlikely route into the literary world and the growing pastoral role of campus staff
Institutions secured £1.55 billion in new philanthropic funds last year, with a quarter coming from alumni
Rules designed to keep students informed could end up keeping them out, disability advocates warn
Stretching the GSA’s remit into politically charged and operationally ambiguous terrain risks paralysing the higher education sector, says Amy Stambach
The idea of shortening the duration of degrees has always run into concerns about loss of intellectual depth or infringements on academics’ research time. But amid concerns about universities’...
Pan-European initiative EuroTeQ has made studying across the continent easier for students, but coordinating between nine different higher education institutions can be harder than building the...
University of Pretoria head warns that current student finance model is unsustainable and suggests a ‘totally new system’ may be the answer