What are you reading? – September 2020
A look over the shoulders of our scholar-reviewers
A look over the shoulders of our scholar-reviewers
The normalisation of burning out should no longer be accepted, say academics who have experienced it, particularly with coronavirus exacerbating the problem
UK science minister hits out at ‘spurious’ research metrics and ‘publish or perish’ lab culture
‘Settlement’ brought to light by report on union leaders’ pay from pressure group
Ranking of US universities and colleges puts student success and learning at its heart
Campaigners warn that technical details of how to manufacture vaccine candidates are in some cases not being released, risking the world’s ability to ramp up production
French package to nearly double budget of National Research Agency and add extra 30,000 university places
Some criticisms around survey may be justified but there are major risks in a wholesale replacement, warn experts
四位学者认为,只关注独立机构的研究阻碍了德国的发展
With infection rates increasing and online teaching well established, why risk everyone’s health by reopening, asks Richard Watermeyer
Stricter political and administrative controls on what can be said have led to the creation of a pioneering ‘free university’, say Katarzyna Kaczmarska and Dmitry Dubrovsky
Chinese translators the latest victims as Australia’s security state applies the thumbscrews
From collecting student feedback often and early to alternative assessment methods, four experts from across the globe advise how to switch to online teaching mid-course
‘Bizarre situation’ where universities are full but still financially constrained, one expert has warned
Job security, research funding and work-life balance for young academics have all been worsened by the pandemic, say four academics