Journals’ English copy-editing services are inadequate and unethical
Editing is often assigned to doctoral students from very different fields – but substandard manuscripts may be accepted anyway, says Brian Bloch
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Notre Dame leader Covid-positive after White House event
John Jenkins apologises for shaking hands and not wearing mask at ceremony
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Researcher leads drive for peer reviewing to be paid assignment
‘I cannot express how incredibly uncontroversial it is to ask for money to perform skilled work,’ says James Heathers
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We must come together to dismantle racism in higher education
Patience will be required to bring along those who refuse to embrace racial equality or recognise it as a priority, says Jason Arday
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Covid-19: 770 cases in Northumbria University outbreak
Campuses across UK report growing number of positive tests
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Preparing for the 15 October deadlines for UK universities
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Funder got just five large grant bids from female PIs in 12 years
Success rate by award value also consistently lower for women, EPSRC report finds
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The case for authentic assessment in HE’s ‘new normal’
Traditional forms of assessment, such as exams and essays, are largely irrelevant once students arrive in the workplace – we need new methods that relate to jobs, now more than ever
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As students protest, Belarusian universities aid regime crackdown
Observers say the country’s universities are led by loyalists, and have long supported president by expelling opposition students and teaching pro-government ideology courses
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Regular testing key to reducing campus Covid spread – modelling
Canadian study examines impact of students returning to campus and different testing approaches on Covid-19 infections and deaths
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English lifetime learning plan: call for grants and ELQ easing
Experts welcome Boris Johnson’s Lifetime Skills Guarantee, but call for more details and further progress on obstacles to part-time study