Creator says REF should swap expert panels for metrics in science
Rama Thirunamachandran says metrics could be effectively used to assess quality for many disciplines
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Plan S will be a catastrophe for learned societies
The pandemic has curtailed urgent discussion of聽open access鈥 impact on scholarly societies, says Frank James
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English regulator demands 鈥榰rgent action鈥 on sexual harassment
Office for Students calls for universities to review sexual misconduct policies by summer, following publications of thousands of claims of abuse across sector
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Gender parity in astronomy 鈥榠mpossible without intervention鈥
Australian astrophysicist adapts galaxy modelling techniques to track path of current employment practices
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Short-term government policies 鈥榟olding back innovation鈥
Chief executive of biotechnology giant urges governments to provide long-term clarity on support for聽research
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Cape Town library collections destroyed in Table Mountain fire
Reading room of historic Jagger library聽鈥榗ompletely gutted鈥
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Conquering Peace: From the Enlightenment to the European Union, by Stella Ghervas
Gabriel Paquette is impressed by an ambitious account of how a continent has kept trying to reinvent itself after major wars
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Asian leaders warn against 鈥榩rescriptive鈥 innovation policies
Sector leaders say governments should 鈥榥udge鈥, not direct, university commercialisation efforts
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鈥楩ollow up鈥 innovation key to equitable prosperity
Centres of invention聽such as Silicon Valley 鈥榓 model for burgeoning inequality鈥, summit hears
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Commercialisation my 鈥榥umber聽one priority鈥: Tudge
Australian minister offers no new details on proposed commercialisation scheme or timing of international students鈥 return
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Mariana Mazzucato: greed holding back, not helping, vaccine drive
Boris Johnson 鈥榗ompletely wrong鈥 about vaccine success, while UK聽industrial strategy vacillation 鈥榬eeks of insecurity鈥,聽innovation expert tells聽THE聽summit
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SDG badges for courses and students put sustainability at our core
Students want to聽learn more about sustainable development and feel prepared for the jobs of the future, says聽Jamie McGowan
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Elite universities are falling short on their green promises
The woeful environmental record of the UK鈥檚 research-intensive universities illustrates a lack of leadership and incentives to cut emissions, says Bill Spence
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US lawmakers back more research funding but want it spread wider
Senators warm to massive federal funding hike, but with greater share for non-elite institutions
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Indian scholars fear further squeeze on freedom as sector expands
Academics question whether autonomy will be protected as an ambitious national policy is implemented