War pushes Ukraine’s academic journals towards open access
International partners step up offers of help as editors battle power cuts, brain drain and ongoing uncertainties of conflict to keep research publishing alive
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Enhanced monitoring ‘politicising’ college donations from Qatar
Scholars criticise ‘crude’ exercise as Middle Eastern country tops list of donors after US institutions forced to disclose foreign funds
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Retaining Welsh students key to saving universities, says Plaid
Plaid Cymru’s education spokesperson discusses plan to reverse decline in student numbers as nationalist party targets victory in upcoming elections
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Redundancies don’t have to destroy trust: a tale of two business schools
During times of austerity, when trust and cooperation are needed most, their absence results in division, secrecy and vengeance, says a UK academic
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Open data mandates losing support among researchers
Early enthusiasm for compulsory datasets has given way to ‘more qualified views’ on compliance, finds long-running survey
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Oxford drops bespoke entrance exams in admissions shake-up
University to adopt tests used by other leading institutions, spelling end to complex system of internally administered exams
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More stability beckons for Australian international education
Analyst predicts end to enrolment uncertainty despite pressure on South Asia, onshore demand and postgraduate programmes
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Bournemouth embraces ‘mission-led’ drive with ageing research
Labour’s push for more research specialisation fits south coast institution’s growing focus on pensioner health, say professors
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‘Linguistic snobbery’ in peer review ‘hurts new researchers’
Native English speakers accused of abusing anonymous feedback to offer ‘biting critiques’ of language rather than scholarship
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Covid prompted new ways to publish research – it’s time to embrace them
The pandemic showed the benefits of a system based around reviewing preprints. Why was eLife the only journal to respond, asks Damian Pattinson
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Can Hong Kong’s internationalisation push attract non-Chinese students?
The territory has recently raised its cap on non-local students twice, with it set to reach 50 per cent next year. But amid geopolitical tensions and Western concerns about freedom, is it realistic...
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Universities a ‘threat to misinformation’ in post-truth era
Authors of new book Knowledge Under Siege argue academics are uniquely capable of being a ‘thorn in the side’ of authoritarian regimes
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Pub-lic engagement? Academics combine pints and research
Scholars hail ‘halcyon period’ of engagement after success of events which help researchers meet the public ‘on their terms’
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Northumbria staff back strike action over pensions changes
Union wins industrial action ballot over move to freeze pay for those who refuse Teachers’ Pension Scheme switch