Netherlands Plans Overhaul of Academic Careers in Move Away from Metrics
The Netherlands will radically shake up how academics are assessed and promoted, including a shift away from relying on citations and journal impact factors.
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Race for 'excellence' Funding Damaging Science, Warns Thinktank
Race for 'excellence' Funding Damaging Science, Warns Thinktank
Competitive funding once helped novel ideas get off the ground, but now funding 'excellence' is hampering new research, says Dutch institute
Clarivate Wins Contract to Provide Citation Data for REF 2021
Data company beats rival Elsevier, which provided indicators for 2014 assessment
UKRI Chair Promises 'radical' Approach to Tackling Harassment
Sir John Kingman hints that research councils could withhold funding in cases where universities do not address unfair treatment of staff.
Shifting Research Focus to 'Grand Challenges'
New projects at two Sydney universities show move towards multidisciplinary scholarship
PhD Viva Rule is ‘unfair on Female Academics’
New rules requiring a female presence on doctoral defence panels at the University of Glasgow will push more ‘unrewarded’ academic tasks on to women, critics claim.
World University Rankings 2019: Results Announced
China is now home to the best university in Asia, while France’s Sorbonne University is the highest-ranked newcomer in the table.
Why Open Access Publishing Is Growing in Latin America
Latin American researchers have a specific social commitment to ensure that their work is accessible and contributing to the good of their communities, says Victoriano Colodrón.
Top Universities’ Journal Subscriptions ‘Average £4 Million’
Average spending has increased by 19 per cent in four years, Freedom of Information requests reveal.
Springer Nature Is Committed to Being a Part of the Open-Access Movement
Springer Nature Is Committed to Being a Part of the Open-Access Movement
Institutions, research funding bodies and publishers must all work together to change the system in the interest of advancing research, says Steven Inchcoombe.
Linking Impact Factor to 'Open Access' Charges Creates More Inequality in Academic Publishing
Linking Impact Factor to 'Open Access' Charges Creates More Inequality in Academic Publishing
Simply adding an ‘open access’ option to the existing prestige-based journal system at ever increasing costs is not the fundamental change publishing needs, says Bianca Kramer and Jeroen Bosman
The Big Push: Are PhDs Too Tough?
Study suggests doctorates are now seen as a test of character rather than intellect.
Smartest in Class: Male Students 'Overestimate' Intelligence
It smacks of affirmations like ‘if you believe it, you can achieve it’, but men’s academic swagger has a dark side.
Cheap Flights Increase Research Collaboration, Study Finds
Expansion of US carrier associated with an increase in partnerships of more than 30 percent.
Best Universities in the Arab World 2018
Explore the top universities in parts of the Middle East and North Africa based on data collected by Times Higher Education
Most International Universities in the World 2018: Top 200
Explore the top 200 most international universities in the world using data from the Times Higher Education World University Rankings: EPFL and ETHZ in the lead.
Radical Ideas Required to Cut Research Grant Waste, Funders Told
New head of Science Europe says he hopes for experiments with grant lottery system and even a basic income for researchers.
Europe Set to Miss Flagship Open Access Target
Despite some progress, researchers are still reluctant to switch journals because of fears it could hinder their careers.
Is It Time to Nationalise Academic Publishers?
With state intervention back in vogue, and publishers’ profit margins still sky-high, journals could be the next monopoly to come under scrutiny.
Open-Access Charges 'Create New Inequalities' in Publishing
Researchers at well-resourced, highly ranked universities are more likely to publish in open-access journals.
Work-Life Balance Survey 2018: Long Hours Take Their Toll on Academics
Times Higher Education’s first major global survey of university staff views on work-life balance finds academics feeling stressed and underpaid, and struggling to fit time for personal relationships and family around their ever-growing workloads.
Grant Reviewers ‘Biased’ Against Female Scientists
Poorer performance found to be based on less positive evaluation of female principal investigators, not differences in the quality of science
Top 27 Universities Boost Innovation more than Nations
A small group of fewer than 30 universities are having a bigger impact on the inventions driving global economic growth than the world’s major industrialised nations.
UCL to Launch Open-Access Megajournal
London institution thought to be the first in UK to launch open-access publishing platform, as academics move away from traditional scholarly journals.
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