Irina Dumitrescu's tips for 'upward toxicity' was THE's most-read article of 2019. But it doesn't have to be this way, says John Tregoning

Balancing Dominic Cummings' agenda with industrial strategy approach, and deciding on geographical focus for increased investment, seen as key challenges

World's second-biggest publisher says proposals to accelerate switch to open access would not be sustainable for many titles

Economic and Social Research Council may provide four years of PhD funding amid concerns over stress caused by three-year model

Proposals include new job classifications, a rolling back of metrics, and shorter publication lists in a bid to end excessive 'emphasis on research performance'.

'Geo-specific access models' will help overcome problem of different nations having different policies towards open access, European Commission expert argues.

Algorithms may simply lead to 'self-fulfilling prophecies' and do not give reasons for their decisions, Oxford researcher warns.

ETH rector says academia should focus on 'excellent performances', not quantity of research.

Brian Schmidt says academia is losing brightest researchers because they cannot endure 'intolerable' precarity throughout their thirties

Swiss university has signed San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment, which says academics should not be judged on the journals they publish in

Berlin-based academic network faces court action in US and Germany, and lost more than €12 million (£10.7 million) in 2017, accounts show.

Asked by THE why taxpayers should not be able to immediately see the results of research they financed, Kelvin Droegemeier answered: 'They maybe should'

Negotiator says universities 'no longer willing to pay' big publishers without significant step towards open access.

The Times Higher Education University Impact Rankings assess universities against the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals. Calibrated indicators are used to provide comprehensive and balanced comparisons across three broad areas: research, outreach, and stewardship. This first edition includes more than 450 universities from 76 countries.

YS Chi claims publisher's shift to recognise research quality over quantity left a void that has been filled by others happy to publish insubstantial work

Survey finds that European institutions have open access policies in place - but far fewer have specific targets systems to check their progress.

Implementing the mandate for open access monographs will be complex but that is the price of 'being the leader', says Cameron Neylon.

Inflexion acquires company from TPG Capital

Publicly funded research brings social and economic benefits for all. It's critical that the global academic community continues to champion this work, says Ian Jacobs