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The pandemic has accelerated numerous experiments in assessment for the digital age, moving beyond simple knowledge recall. But is the traditional exam really obsolete? As the dust settles on another marking season, seven academics give their widely differing views.
For the first time prestigious funder has explicitly told academics they must not include metric when applying for grants.
England's free speech bill should outlaw gag orders that stifle revelations of bad practice, says an anonymous author.
NIH data hint at the extent of bullying and emotional abuse, but barriers to tackling the issue remain high, says Joanna Buscemi.
In unprecedented comments ahead of federal elections in September, Anja Karliczek applauds university that shuttered its institute.
Wider take-up by academics requires both relevance to specific disciplines and accessibility across disciplines, says Camille Kandiko Howson.
Your new manager likely doesn't have a PhD, and she's higher on the food chain because experience is more valued than a doctorate. Tips on becoming a more pragmatic professional when transitioning to a career outside of academia.
Obstacles to finalising association agreements for EU's research programme now removed, say continental observers.
Parliamentary resolution seen as culmination of a campaign against gender, race and migration scholarship.
Merging metrics for the REF, KEF and TEF would free up time for academics to become researchers once again, says Robert MacIntosh.
Major scholarly publishers warn that some titles will become unviable unless open access scheme changes tack on compliance.
Institutions have long framed gender inequality as a problem with women, and have been 'strangely silent' about masculinity in academia.
Science Advances article on diabetes drug co-authored by Mauro Ferrari retracted after readers spot irregularities
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?
The pandemic has worsened longstanding sexist and racist inequalities in science pushing many of us to say 'I'm done', write 35 female scientists
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
UKRI and other funders must prevent good intentions on open access from undermining good science, says Lee Cronin.
Proposals to mandate open access monographs from 2024 will make it harder to publish and will limit career chances, says professor
Reversing the relationship between authors and publishers would ease perverse incentives that impede progress, say Hilal Lashuel and Benjamin Stecher
Large investments are needed to make research data open and accessible but tackling global problems depends on it, says Paul Ayris
Former editors-in-chief at European Law Journal say the departure of editorial boards raises issue about 'who owns' scholarly 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.
Preventing unethical behaviour requires regulatory and institutional reforms, as well as lead researchers remaining close to work done in their name, says Futao Huang
Study suggests that 'predatory' spam targeted specifically at scholars costs universities $1.1 billion annually.
