Academics’ publishing options are an ever wilder west. Beware!
Academics rejected by university presses may turn to hybrid or self-publishers. But Harvey Graff’s experience suggests they should tread very carefully
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Biden redraws US campus sexual misconduct rules
Administration moves to reverse Trump mandate for in-person hearings and expand protections to transgender students
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Asia must forge its own path on liberal arts, leaders say
An internalised, colonial-era emphasis on exam grades is preventing students from deeper learning, forum hears
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Tackling campus sexual misconduct ‘needs actions, not just words’
Change is finally beginning to happen across higher education but campaigners say structural change is needed, not sticking plasters
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Most ‘transformative’ journals miss Plan S open access targets
Big publishers finding switch away from paywalls challenging, says European-led coalition
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US universities’ international student applications on the up
Two-thirds of institutions responding to IIE survey report increase in interest
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Commission head urged to smooth UK and Swiss Horizon association
Science leaders beg Ursula von der Leyen to break political impasse
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Finding a third way
Universities are too often used for political point-scoring. Finding a way to implement and protect long-term plans for the sector would benefit all
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Interview with Fiona McConnell
The human geographer talks about her work with stateless groups, the importance of collaboration and why the stereotype of a map-wielding explorer is important in confronting her subject’s imperial...
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A devil’s advocate in every lab would drive better science
A constant demand for more evidence increases the chances of discovering something nobody has been looking for, says Gerd Gigerenzer
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Extend PhD funding to reflect ‘modern doctorate’, leaders urge
European doctoral body says funders must recognise that current financial support is often insufficient for PhD researchers
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More students back firing lecturers who teach offensive material
Survey finds UK undergraduates appear a lot less supportive of free speech than they were six years ago
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Female researchers ‘much less likely to get authorship credit’
Lab-by-lab approach determining who gets credit and who doesn’t must be replaced by more comprehensive policies, researchers say
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UK academics undervalued by billions of pounds, says report
Analysis of ‘true economic value’ of sector says staff are essentially subsidising a broken system
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The week in higher education – 23 June 2022
The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media