‘Change fatigue’ dampens desire to scrap journal impact factors
Turbulence caused by pandemic may have reduced appetite for radical reform of research assessment and rewards, suggests study
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New Zealand professors in Māori science row quit Royal Society
After fighting off attempt to expel them, academics resign from learned academy over ‘untoward political focus’
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Russian universities must suffer tougher sanctions
Complicity of Russian universities in the savage assault on Ukraine must lead to severe punishments, write four Ukrainian academics
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Task force aims to cut data burden on English sector
Announcement comes amid growing criticism of extra regulatory load placed on universities by reforms
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This is what practical support for Ukrainian refugees actually looks like
The University of Gdańsk is housing hundreds, and expects thousands. But couldn’t the burden be shared more widely, asks Agnieszka Piotrowska
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UK cuts most Russian research ties and funds Ukrainian refugees
Ministers halt funding to programmes with ‘state and institutional collaborators’ but ‘small number’ of partnerships remain under review
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Half of academics admit to ‘questionable’ research practices
Findings from Dutch confessional covering methods, supervision and publishing likely to be repeated in other countries, authors say
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A one-woman crusade has turned Romania’s tide of plagiarism
Emilia Şercan has exposed a vast array of senior public officials for plagiarising their theses, writes Július Kravjar
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PhD graduates ‘look overqualified’ for university administration
Study finds that staff welcome better work-life balance but still face barriers
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Whatever dark turns our age takes, academic exchange must continue
The pandemic underlined the value of international university alliances for sharing problems – and solutions, says David Eastwood
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When blocs crystallise
With the future of globalisation in question, are long-debated divisions over institutional autonomy and academic freedom inching closer to reality?
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Australian MPs demand action on ‘sustained foreign intimidation’
Penalties for student snitches and curbs on Confucius Institutes and Thousand Talents Programme among dozens of recommendations from security committee
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Master: the horror film that schools US higher education
As debut film portrays academia as racist to the core, Mariama Diallo talks of love for her Yale experience but even tougher realities than she could show
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Universities ‘could play larger role’ in Taiwan military training
Ukraine war focuses attention on future of island and role of universities in defence