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UK Day One says UKRI should end support for open-access block grants
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Poor understanding of publishing model’s costs risks more disillusionment, say Ulrich Herb and Benedikt Schmal
on Sep 26
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It’s time to create the European Knowledge Area - Research Professional News
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Here’s how bold plans for EU research and education can become a reality, explains Kurt Deketelaere
on Sep 13
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Springer Nature plans IPO listing, touting €511m annual profit - Research Professional News
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Academic publishing giant’s stock exchange move comes amid political concern over research costs
on Sep 13
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UCU hit by cyberattack - Research Professional News
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UK’s University and College Union “investigating as priority” after “criminal group” claims to take data
on Sep 11
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Academia loves surveys—but it needs to get more choosy - Research Professional News
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Addiction to scattershot polling yields worse information for more bureaucracy, says Marcus Munafò
on Sep 11
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Australian Research Council releases grant outcomes in error - Research Professional News
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Discovery Early Career Researcher Award results went online before researchers and research offices were notified
on Sep 3
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Unstable funding ‘constrains’ diamond open access in Africa - Research Professional News
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Journals that do not charge authors or readers struggle with staffing and budgeting, study finds
on Aug 23
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No longform open access mandate for REF 2029 - Research Professional News
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Research Excellence Framework team says books mandate will be introduced for following assessment exercise
on Aug 15
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UK research integrity body wants more focus on AI - Research Professional News
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“Significant attention has not yet been given” to AI impact, warns Committee on Research Integrity
on Aug 2
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Italy’s struggles with evaluation continue - Research Professional News
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Study suggests advent of assessment drove “anomalous” national citation patterns
on Jul 15
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Discussion launched on global alliance for diamond open access - Research Professional News
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Unesco would provide secretariat in effort to align scholarly publishing initiatives
on Jul 11
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Italian open-science association seeks end to transformative deals - Research Professional News
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Association president says agreements have not shifted scholarly publishing to open access as planned
on Jul 11
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‘Mix of policies needed to support diamond open access’ - Research Professional News
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EU-funded Diamas project wants to raise awareness of benefits of scholarly publishing model
on Jul 2
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Judge open science by its outcomes, not its outputs - Research Professional News
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Counting publications does not build equity, integrity and value, say Ismael Rafols and Louise Bezuidenhout
on Jun 30
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Oxford research leaders’ blog on open access in REF draws ire - Research Professional News
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University research officials’ arguments against proposed REF2029 open access requirements “drops bombshell” into debate
on Jun 25
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Civil society calls for ramped-up TB services by Christmas - Research Professional News
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But government instability after South Africa’s dramatic election could delay action, expert warns
on Jun 25
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Open access: The price of diamond - Research Professional News
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The push for non-profit academic publishing is raising questions about how to pay for it
on Jun 9
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Resignation letter from Research England EDI advisory group chair - Research Professional News
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Kamna Patel explains her decision to resign from advisory role on equality, diversity and inclusion
on Jun 5
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Concerns raised as rumours of ARC grant delays circulate - Research Professional News
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Delays of up to six months rumoured for several major Australian Research Council rounds
on May 28
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It turns out the REF doesn’t make research better. Now what? - Research Professional News
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Put down the bureaucratic cudgels and let universities manage themselves again, says William Cullerne Bown
on May 17
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Ministers under pressure to help Palestinian researchers - Research Professional News
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Government urged to extend British Academy fellowship programme set up in response to Ukraine war
on May 11
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Open-access books need more support from universities - Research Professional News
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Lack of leadership has helped outdated approaches and misconceptions to persist, says Lucy Barnes
on Apr 18
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Australian Research Council board rules changed after outcry - Research Professional News
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Current funding recipients are no longer excluded from applying for governance roles
on Apr 16
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‘Expressions of interest’ stage knocks out 3,000 applications - Research Professional News
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Australian Research Council introduced stage before full applications to reduce wasted effort among researchers
on Apr 16
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‘Every UK university regrets Brexit decision’ - Research Professional News
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EUA conference: UK association to Horizon Europe restores “small part” of what research sector lost
on Apr 15
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University sends out redundancy information with wrong name on it - Research Professional News
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Goldsmiths, University of London, sent out document with section copied from the University of Kent
on Apr 9
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Netflix fossil researcher accused of ‘exploiting preprint shortcut’ - Research Professional News
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Fellow South African scientists criticise Lee Berger’s conduct and call for community reflection
on Apr 4
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Using REF data in research is a balancing act - Research Professional News
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Output scores contain valuable insights—but analysis must not undermine assessment’s purpose, says Steven Hill
on Apr 4
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Taylor & Francis unveils open-access deal for southern Africa - Research Professional News
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Humanities and social science publisher “repurposes” read-only fees to pay for open access
on Mar 29
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REF director apologises for trade book open-access confusion - Research Professional News
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Rebecca Fairbairn says “over-editing” to blame for consultation error
on Mar 20
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Saving humanities - Research Professional News
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Glen O’Hara argues that arts and humanities subjects are victims of a chaotic system
on Mar 1
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Experts call for open science to be more scientific - Research Professional News
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Speakers at American Association for the Advancement of Science meeting criticise reliance on anecdote
on Mar 1
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Elsevier parent reports 10% hike in profits for 2023 - Research Professional News
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Relx made 2023 net profit of £1.79 billion on revenue of £9.16bn
on Feb 16
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Fate of ARC reform bill hangs in the balance - Research Professional News
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Federal opposition says it will not support changes to the Australian Research Council
on Feb 9
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Open-data version of Leiden Ranking launched - Research Professional News
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Move is intended to make comparison of universities more transparent
on Feb 3
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Lack of backups threatens the scholarly record - Research Professional News
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A quarter of online journal articles are not digitally archived, warns Martin Eve
on Feb 2
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Enough of experts - Research Professional News
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Steven Jones asks whether university governors are afraid of academic research
on Jan 27
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Ottoline Leyser to step down as UKRI chief executive next year - Research Professional News
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Plant biologist saw UK Research and Innovation through the pandemic and political turmoil
on Jan 25
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EUA seeks participants for diamond-model focus group - Research Professional News
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Thirty people with expertise in institutional publishing sought to help develop guidelines on open-access model
on Jan 22
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Publisher Frontiers to cut 600 jobs - Research Professional News
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Downsizing will implement a “more agile and efficient model” for open-access publishing, says company
on Jan 22
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Science secretary quizzed over UK search for alien life - Research Professional News
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Finding extra-terrestrial life could be “really important catalysing moment for UK science”, says government official
on Dec 17, 2023
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‘More work needed to bridge research office divide’ - Research Professional News
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RPN Live: Experts discuss the gap between what researchers expect and what can be provided
on Dec 6, 2023
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Special report: Research Offices of the Future - Research Professional News
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Insights from a Research Professional News survey into the evolving global landscape for research services
on Nov 30, 2023
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Australian research integrity investigations ‘need to improve’ - Research Professional News
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Institutional investigations are a maze of poor communication and unclear guidance, national committee says
on Nov 23, 2023
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UK research needs to open up to keep up - Research Professional News
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National reputation depends on joining the global push towards transparency, says Neil Jacobs
on Nov 20, 2023
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AI-driven research risks eroding the science base - Research Professional News
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Don’t let automation threaten broad scientific training, say Kieron Flanagan, Barbara Ribeiro and Priscilla Ferri
on Nov 3, 2023
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UKRI admits role in Researchfish Twitter controversy - Research Professional News
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Funder reveals it agreed Researchfish should share “abusive” tweets with it
on Nov 3, 2023
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Scientists mount backlash over Donelan’s ‘censorship’ of UKRI - Research Professional News
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Call for expert advisory panel to be disbanded goes against academic freedom, open letter states
on Nov 3, 2023
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Generative AI makes fraud an existential threat to science - Research Professional News
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Stop judging researchers by their publications or risk a tsunami of fakes, warns Jorge Quintanilla
on Nov 2, 2023