Sci-Hub use soaring in Japan
Surge in downloads ‘reflects industry failure’ to meet sector’s needs amid rising demand for papers, researchers say
Search
-
-
Cambridge’s most diverse college defies expansion wisdom
Student growth is a key reason why Lucy Cavendish is admitting more state school pupils than any Oxbridge college, says president Madeleine Atkins
-
Rectors fear for staff recruitment under Norwegian language rule
Three-year time limit to gain competence branded ‘unrealistic’ given high workloads
-
Plain-speaking or rude? Row over ‘disparaging’ psychiatry paper
UCL and King’s researchers clash over ‘sarky’ critique of paper that questioned root causes of depression
-
Why my university is investing more than ever in arts and humanities
STEM subjects are important, too, but the creative economy employs more young people than any other sector, says Stuart Croft
-
Young University Rankings 2023: methodology
Using 13 carefully calibrated performance indicators, we provide comprehensive and balanced comparisons to rank global universities created since 1973
-
Concern as higher-level vocational enrolments on campuses drop
Part-time entrants at levels 4 and 5 saw the largest proportional fall of all qualification levels
-
Is there any point still teaching academic writing in the AI age?
If passable essays can be generated in seconds, should educators refocus on originality and style – or reframe assessment entirely, asks Andrew Moore
-
Nobel prizewinners show research drop-off
Stanford team tallies productivity decline after top global prize – though without assessing benefits of career transition
-
Will England’s universities and students embrace lifelong learning?
The political will is there, but doubts remain about whether supply and demand will follow suit, say Peter Wolstencroft and Elizabeth Whitfield
-
Union and employers clash over impact of UK marking boycott
Union says at least 5,000 students will not graduate this summer, but employers’ poll suggests disruption is ‘isolated’ and ‘limited’
-
New study abroad agencies proliferating in China
Chinese firms’ confidence in student flows is being expressed in business licence applications, analysis finds
-
Australian sector review tipped to kill off ‘fail rule’
Overhaul of rule that removes student access to government subsidies if they do not complete at least half of their subjects under ‘active consideration’
-
Research grant simulator says funding lotteries are best
Designers say pre-application lottery is the best way to reduce costs without compromising on the quality of projects or the diversity of grantees
-
OfS accused of lack of transparency over 30 standards probes
English regulator ‘making it up as it goes along’, critics say