Wiley strikes ‘read-and-publish’ deal with UK universities
Four-year deal with Wiley hailed as ‘step-change’ moment in switch to open-access publishing
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Trump eases free-speech threat, but HE groups still spooked
After months of angry vows from the president, formal proposal limits scope and penalties but onlookers remain wary
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Santa Cruz fires striking teaching assistants
Graduate students had been seeking help with high housing costs
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USC failed to stop gynaecologist’s abuse, federal inquiry says
Review cites repeated failures to help thousands during decades of assaults, despite presence of credible evidence
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Policy experts ‘encouraged’ by UK stance on Horizon Europe
Academics say they are relieved that the government will seek to participate in EU research programme, but danger of full package of agreements collapsing is ‘a real scenario’
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Australian university groups dispute ‘academic freedom’ definition
Proposed definition could provide get-out-of-jail-free card for ‘rogue academics’, some claim
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EU leaders desert research in Brussels budget showdown
Silence of academics allowing politicians to abandon pledges to back Horizon Europe funding in crunch talks, observers warn
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The Chair: can Netflix series do justice to university life today?
With a new show in the pipeline, academics have many suggestions for plot lines and pitfalls to avoid
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The Covid-19 outbreak highlights the potential of preprints
A recent posting on bioRxiv may have been erroneous, but the mistakes were picked up within hours, notes Kristen Sadler
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US science’s primacy hinges on public regard, sector leaders say
Helping Americans understand and value science is vital to nation’s continued supremacy, conference hears
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The NSS should make students co-creators of their education – here’s an alternative
The National Student Survey promotes higher education as a service passively consumed by students but it should encourage students to take more responsibility for their own learning, says Neil McBride
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The USS is changing its responsibility strategy – do its members even care?
The Universities Superannuation Scheme is changing how it invests in ethical funds, which should be a concern to striking academics, argues Bernard H. Casey
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Universities must address regional inequalities with humility and collaboration
Working with actors in “left-behind” communities and recognising expertise beyond their walls will help close knowledge gaps on economic divisions, say Siobhan Morris, Olivia Stevenson and John...
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Fifth of graduates ‘make net financial loss’ from university
Analysis of lifetime returns of English undergraduate degrees finds wide variation across subjects
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UCL to begin process of renaming buildings named after eugenicists
Report into history of eugenics at UCL sets out series of measures to deal with contentious past, but some inquiry members claim it does not go far enough