Japan’s scientists struggle to share research despite policy push
With general public’s trust in science reaching new highs, researchers want more help to communicate their findings
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‘State-directed’ public history of Troubles ‘lacks credibility’
Historians to be granted full access to state archives, but critics question relationship to controversial Legacy Act
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Hungarian academics want 50 per cent public university pay rise
Thousands of employees of few remaining non-foundation institutions say earnings have been heavily eroded by inflation
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Daniel Susskind: UK should look to Google for R&D lessons
Bringing the UK’s research budget closer to Alphabet’s spending levels is vital for fixing sluggish economic growth, says economist
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Labour tipped to ‘lean on’ research budget to boost growth
Shadow chancellor’s regional productivity agenda could be driven by devolving parts of R&D funding or creating new kinds of institutions, say experts
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Spanish universities to suspend ties with Israeli institutions
Move by the Conference of University Rectors in Spain follows widespread student protests across the country
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Cornell University president Martha Pollack to step down
Third Ivy League leader to depart amid Israel protests concedes pressures, as numerous US counterparts face no-confidence votes
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For open monographs, collective library subscription is the key
These initiatives don’t demand extra funding, undervalue publisher input or create institutional or disciplinary divides, say Anthony Cond and Jane Bunker
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MeToo paper investigated as academic threatens legal action
Article on MeToo movement in Iran named researcher, who denies wrongdoing, as ‘serial abuser’
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If abusive lawyers can be banned from practising, why not academics?
Universities are not doing enough to police misconduct. We need an independent register from which bullies can be struck off, says Nicholas Rowe
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Block-taught students might be satisfied but are they employable?
Staff fear not only for their own research time but also for students’ long-term retention of information, says a De Montfort academic