Dorothy Bishop: the costs of the teaching excellence framework
The TEF will divide universities into 'institutional sheep and goats' and then starve the goats, writes Dorothy Bishop on the eve of the HE Bill's second reading
The TEF will divide universities into 'institutional sheep and goats' and then starve the goats, writes Dorothy Bishop on the eve of the HE Bill's second reading
Lack of publicly available data on doctoral degree holders is allowing people to add fake credentials to their resumés, says research fraud expert
Leading scientists ‘appalled’ to find sham papers have been attributed to them say case against UK-registered publishers is overdue
Researchers face pressure to hype and report selectively, says Dorothy Bishop
Tenfold increase in article output should be a research integrity ‘red flag’ for publishers, says Cambridge researcher Nick Wise
Research fraudbuster says publication of six papers with hallmarks of Russian paper mills indicates why periodicals must commit to more post-submission transparency
Whether in jest or not, sexist language shows an insensitivity to gender issues at odds with academic values, argues Dorothy Bishop
Close relationships between journal boards and most-published authors may explain speedy publishing times, says study
As the pandemic increases public scrutiny of science, the UK Parliament is holding another inquiry into the long-running issue of reproducibility. Five of its contributors give their views on how...
Simpler options are imperfect but perhaps no more so than the panels’ unavoidably cursory ‘peer review’ of submissions, says Dorothy Bishop
Rama Thirunamachandran says metrics could be effectively used to assess quality for many disciplines
Academics remain wedded to prestige indicators, but peer reviewers may conclude that the journal is profiteering, says Dorothy Bishop
Gambling studies expert puts extraordinary output down to collaboration and hard work
Long-awaited publication of Pearce review expected in autumn, but lack of time and changes in government priorities make 2021 awards unlikely