Abstracts matter more than you think – and writing a good one is hard
Even academics, never mind practitioners, will rarely read beyond an underwhelming and uninformative summary, says Maia Chankseliani
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‘Significant reservations’ on UK’s Springer Nature open-access deal
Anger over high cost of publishing in Nature and other titles as UK universities sign up for three-year agreement
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‘Privilege pays’ as rich graduates ‘out-earn’ disadvantaged peers
Earnings gap for poor graduates applies even taking into account university attended and subject studied, Taso report finds
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Early adopters of direct admissions expect record class sizes
Practice in which a student creates a portfolio of study preferences and then receives offers helps US colleges boost size and diversity of new intake
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Korean universities to consider bullying records in admissions
But academics express scepticism, saying policy does not tackle ‘root’ of problem behaviour
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Kornbluth sets collaborative agenda for MIT
At formal inauguration, former Duke provost promises new interdisciplinary push, plus sees room to protect climate while keeping Koch funding
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Poison attacks are threatening Iran’s gains on women’s education
The recent protests by Iranian women appear to have sparked a conservative backlash against schools and universities, says Roohola Ramezani
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Starmer to ditch Labour’s ‘free’ university tuition pledge
Labour leader also says £9,250 fee status quo in England is ‘unfair’
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Industrial turmoil on Australian campuses
May Day rallies kick off a ‘week of action’ from coast to coast, as more union branches plan stoppages – and others reach agreement
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France’s ‘unequal’ research system faces fresh scrutiny
Government-led review of ‘low-performing’ research system will increase pressure to reform the role of France’s biggest scientific agency
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What next for US-China research ties post-Lieber case?
Biden signalled new approach to scientific engagement with Asian superpower, but scholars say Trump’s China Initiative is continuing under new guises
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Avoid imposing ‘rigid rules’ on self-citations, journals told
Judge papers on a case-by-case basis, says author of study that found most ‘unusually high levels’ of self-citations are explained by legitimate reasons
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Researchers embracing ChatGPT are like turkeys voting for Christmas
The technology threatens to impoverish research and destroy humans’ ability to understand the social world, says Dirk Lindebaum
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Online offerings fuel rapid rise of German private universities
More prepared to pay for education because of innovations in flexible learning, despite demographic shifts that are harming public sector