German researchers’ dilemma over new attack on climate science Many scientists believe publicly debating the Alternative for Germany is pointless, but one new study suggests rebutting deniers can be useful David Matthews 10月 8日
Tory manifesto co-author bemoaned ‘activist academics’ Munira Mirza claimed some academics wished to suppress intellectual freedom, in article written while working for King’s College London John Morgan 10月 8日
New Danish government ends budget squeeze – except for humanities New Social Democrat administration drops annual 2 per cent saving target, but could end teaching subsidy for humanities and social sciences David Matthews 10月 7日
意大利科学界的奇迹只是一种幻觉 阿尔贝托·巴卡尼(Alberto Baccini)、尤金尼奥·彼得罗维奇(Eugenio Petrovich)和朱塞佩·德·尼古拉(Giuseppe De Nicolao)称，在研究经费下降的情况下，引文影响力成绩提高是博弈带来的结果 Alberto Baccini 10月 7日
REF should accommodate more diverse outputs, says study Report for Research England warns assessment may be constraining academics' publishing options Chris Havergal 10月 4日
Death of the monograph greatly exaggerated, say academics Report suggests researchers feel there is no substitute for the traditional book-length contribution to knowledge Matthew Reisz 10月 4日
MEPs supportive of research chief’s drive to close east-west gap Some parliamentarians hope Bulgaria’s Mariya Gabriel will reshape the EU’s new research package to spread grants more evenly across the continent David Matthews 10月 4日
UUK president aims to show degree value ‘not all about money’ Julia Buckingham also aims to protect funding, as response to Augar review is debated John Morgan 10月 3日
Most European campuses ‘use journal impact factor to judge staff’ Preliminary results of EUA survey suggest three-quarters of responding institutions draw on much-criticised metric Anna McKie 10月 3日
Matthew Hedges: universities fail to protect staff working abroad Researcher held in UAE for five months suggests commercial relationships may trump concern for researchers’ well-being Ellie Bothwell 10月 3日
Moedas: Europe should lead negotiations with academic publishers Outgoing commissioner frustrated that countries still strike deals on a country-by-country basis David Matthews 10月 2日
Tory manifesto tipped to focus on ‘low?value degrees’ in England Ministers expected to reject Augar fee cut plan, raising question of what will be election offer on university fees and funding John Morgan 10月 2日
