High rejection rates by journals ‘pointless’
Analysis suggests higher selectivity fails to increase journals’ impact factors
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Revolutionary Lives: Constance and Casimir Markievicz, by Lauren Arrington
A double biography of an Irish suffragette and a Polish count paints a vivid picture, says June Purvis
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Several London post-92s see falls in battle for students
Analysis of first Ucas figures after scrapping of student number controls reveals the ups and downs in recruitment as government aims for ‘rapid market share shifts’
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The week in higher education – 28 January 2015
The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the national press
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Laurie Taylor – 28 January 2016
The official weekly newsletter of the University of Poppleton. Finem respice!
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Grant winners – 28 January 2016
A round-up of recent recipients of research council cash
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Japan Inc, your country’s academy needs you
Institutions must resist the state’s ‘efficiency’ drive while relying less on its funding. Big business could help, argues Kevin Rafferty
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Support Turkish academics
We are gravely concerned that academics in Turkey are facing a campaign against them, which has been initiated by the Turkish president, for signing a petition. The petition demanded an end to state...
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Variable conclusions
Your article “‘Biased’ students give BME academics lower NSS scores, says study” (News, 21 January) cited a University of Reading analysis of National Student Survey data that purported to show that...
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Hunters and hunted
The rise in exploitative publishing practices must be countered not only by the open-access movement but also by everyone involved in research publication. However, there are a few aspects of the...