Sci-Hub use soaring in Japan
Surge in downloads ‘reflects industry failure’ to meet sector’s needs amid rising demand for papers, researchers say
Surge in downloads ‘reflects industry failure’ to meet sector’s needs amid rising demand for papers, researchers say
Student growth is a key reason why Lucy Cavendish is admitting more state school pupils than any Oxbridge college, says president Madeleine Atkins
Three-year time limit to gain competence branded ‘unrealistic’ given high workloads
UCL and King’s researchers clash over ‘sarky’ critique of paper that questioned root causes of depression
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STEM subjects are important, too, but the creative economy employs more young people than any other sector, says Stuart Croft
Part-time entrants at levels 4 and 5 saw the largest proportional fall of all qualification levels
If passable essays can be generated in seconds, should educators refocus on originality and style – or reframe assessment entirely, asks Andrew Moore
Stanford team tallies productivity decline after top global prize – though without assessing benefits of career transition
The political will is there, but doubts remain about whether supply and demand will follow suit, say Peter Wolstencroft and Elizabeth Whitfield
Union says at least 5,000 students will not graduate this summer, but employers’ poll suggests disruption is ‘isolated’ and ‘limited’
Chinese firms’ confidence in student flows is being expressed in business licence applications, analysis finds
Overhaul of rule that removes student access to government subsidies if they do not complete at least half of their subjects under ‘active consideration’
Designers say pre-application lottery is the best way to reduce costs without compromising on the quality of projects or the diversity of grantees
English regulator ‘making it up as it goes along’, critics say