‘Significant reservations’ on UK’s Springer Nature open-access deal
Anger over high cost of publishing in Nature and other titles as UK universities sign up for three-year agreement
Anger over high cost of publishing in Nature and other titles as UK universities sign up for three-year agreement
Earnings gap for poor graduates applies even taking into account university attended and subject studied, Taso report finds
Practice in which a student creates a portfolio of study preferences and then receives offers helps US colleges boost size and diversity of new intake
But academics express scepticism, saying policy does not tackle ‘root’ of problem behaviour
At formal inauguration, former Duke provost promises new interdisciplinary push, plus sees room to protect climate while keeping Koch funding
The recent protests by Iranian women appear to have sparked a conservative backlash against schools and universities, says Roohola Ramezani
Labour leader also says £9,250 fee status quo in England is ‘unfair’
May Day rallies kick off a ‘week of action’ from coast to coast, as more union branches plan stoppages – and others reach agreement
Government-led review of ‘low-performing’ research system will increase pressure to reform the role of France’s biggest scientific agency
Biden signalled new approach to scientific engagement with Asian superpower, but scholars say Trump’s China Initiative is continuing under new guises
Judge papers on a case-by-case basis, says author of study that found most ‘unusually high levels’ of self-citations are explained by legitimate reasons
The technology threatens to impoverish research and destroy humans’ ability to understand the social world, says Dirk Lindebaum
More prepared to pay for education because of innovations in flexible learning, despite demographic shifts that are harming public sector
Rare involvement of learned academy in establishing ‘reasonable doubt’ over child murder conviction paves way for mechanisms to forestall future injustices