If authors must pay, most humanities scholarship will never be open access
Scarce funding means only the library-driven Subscribe to Open scheme is viable outside the sciences, says Christina Lembrecht
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Mass resignations from diamond journal over £2,500 author fees
Row at Journal of International Students spotlights challenges faced by periodicals that are free to publish in and read, and rely on volunteer labour
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‘Corrupting’ ChatGPT use ‘polarises’ peer reviewers
Global survey of peer reviewers reveals deep distrust towards ChatGPT, with some calling for a complete ban on its use in research and academia
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Chinese students face ‘sinister pattern’ of surveillance overseas
Chinese nationals studying abroad report being subject to transnational surveillance by authorities, leaving them scared to speak freely
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Does indigenous knowledge have a place in mathematics?
Acknowledging Aboriginal intellectual traditions could ‘bring students back’ while improving weather forecasts, says co-creator of new course
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Management research is in dire need of non-Western voices
Western business practice is not universal, so why are studies from elsewhere so rare in the literature, asks Yuliya Snihur
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Tensions rise over Australian university encampments
Temperatures soar despite the winter chills, as each side accuses its opponents of extremism
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Science journals overturn ban on ChatGPT-authored papers
Prestigious publishing group will allow authors to incorporate AI-written text and figures into papers if technology use is acknowledged and explained
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Academia must tackle its ‘collective narcissism’, campaigners say
‘Gothenburg Manifesto’ calls for decentralisation of power and return to ‘core’ of academia
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Political interference in universities is unconservative
Intimidation of longstanding civic institutions belies a traditional conservative emphasis on small government and free speech, says Andrew Seligsohn
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Ex-Fijian PM jailed over university financial mismanagement
Long-serving leader sentenced after quashing investigation of former USP administrators
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Between a rock and a hard place
International student fees are propping up UK universities, but with immigration a key electoral battleground politicians seem not to care
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Last-ditch bid to save UK graduate visa as critics circle
Even a favourable MAC report may not relieve political pressure on government to act further on international student numbers, risking ‘enormous damage right across the sector’
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Maintenance loan only covers half of students’ real living costs
Study establishes minimum income needed for students to have acceptable standard of living is £366 a week, much more than is provided in government support