Danish Academics Fear for Freedom After MPs Condemn 'activism'
Parliamentary resolution seen as culmination of a campaign against gender, race and migration scholarship.
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Radical Rethink of UK's Excellence Frameworks is Needed
Merging metrics for the REF, KEF and TEF would free up time for academics to become researchers once again, says Robert MacIntosh.
Publishers Claim Plan S' Repository Rules Will Bankrupt Journals
Major scholarly publishers warn that some titles will become unviable unless open access scheme changes tack on compliance.
Change Male Academics to Create Gender Parity, Universities Told
Institutions have long framed gender inequality as a problem with women, and have been 'strangely silent' about masculinity in academia.
Ex-ERC Head Loses Paper over Image Duplication
Science Advances article on diabetes drug co-authored by Mauro Ferrari retracted after readers spot irregularities
Do University Excellence Initiatives Work?
Nations are increasingly making conscious efforts to propel a subset of their universities into the global elite. But are such aspirations ever met? And, if they are, is that a blessing or a curse for those institutions denied entry to the club?
Women in Science Are Battling Both Covid-19 and the Patriarchy
The pandemic has worsened longstanding sexist and racist inequalities in science pushing many of us to say 'I'm done', write 35 female scientists
Coronavirus Article Free Access 'doesn't Go Far Enough'
With insights from a variety of fields potentially useful in the fight against coronavirus, some French academics are arguing for more research and data to be made publicly available
Plan S Does the Wrong Things to the Wrong People
UKRI and other funders must prevent good intentions on open access from undermining good science, says Lee Cronin.
Humanities Scholars Warn over UKRI's Plan for Open-access Books
Proposals to mandate open access monographs from 2024 will make it harder to publish and will limit career chances, says professor
Academic Publishing Must Better Serve Science and Society
Reversing the relationship between authors and publishers would ease perverse incentives that impede progress, say Hilal Lashuel and Benjamin Stecher
The Risks of Not Sharing Data Are Greater Than the Costs
Large investments are needed to make research data open and accessible but tackling global problems depends on it, says Paul Ayris
Mass Resignations at Wiley Journal over Academic Independence
Former editors-in-chief at European Law Journal say the departure of editorial boards raises issue about 'who owns' scholarly journals.
Lancet Editor-in-chief Calls for 'activist' Journals
Richard Horton says periodicals can no longer sit 'passively waiting' for submissions and should instead focus on issues such as the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
How to Tackle Academic Misconduct Among China's Top Scientists
Preventing unethical behaviour requires regulatory and institutional reforms, as well as lead researchers remaining close to work done in their name, says Futao Huang
Dealing with Spam Emails 'Costs Academia More Than Peer Review'
Study suggests that 'predatory' spam targeted specifically at scholars costs universities $1.1 billion annually.
US Open Access Mandate Seen As Painful but Needed
Widely expected Plan S-style order hailed as 'major boost' to global movement
Springer Nature May Pull Plan S Backing over 'unfair' Rules
World's second-biggest publisher says proposals to accelerate switch to open access would not be sustainable for many titles
Research Integrity Papers Among Top 10 Most Shared in 2019
Altmetric list of scholarship getting the most online attention shows that authenticity in science, and society more generally, is major theme of the year.
Funding PhDs for Four Years 'being Considered' by UK Council
Economic and Social Research Council may provide four years of PhD funding amid concerns over stress caused by three-year model
Dutch End 'one-sided' Research Focus and Hope World Follows
Proposals include new job classifications, a rolling back of metrics, and shorter publication lists in a bid to end excessive 'emphasis on research performance'.
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