Iran’s universities battered but not beyond repair, scholars say
Teaching and research central to any hopes of rebuilding country, according to academics, as pressure grows for political change
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Guest editors use special issues to ‘publish in support of self’
Large numbers of editors publishing in their own special issue attacked as ‘academic narcissism’ and ‘scientific misconduct’ in first-of-its-kind study
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Chair exits Greater Manchester role amid governance investigation
MP calls for institution to take steps to restore trust as concerns mount over how it has been run
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‘Bizarre’ linguistics paper on water retracted by Springer Nature
Jordanian professor’s free-wheeling study is pulled and an editorial board member sacked after linguists criticised ‘extremely strange’ article
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‘We can either save jobs or award pay rises – but not both’
New Ucea chair warns ‘much is at stake’ if unions and employers don’t collaborate to tackle ‘negative’ sector image, as he promises action on the ‘employee experience’
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German universities reluctant to join India campus boom
Politicians target closer research collaboration between two countries but campuses unlikely to follow, given funding constraints
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Remote Gaelic language specialist faces ‘critical’ period
Encouraged by surge in interest in learning Gaelic, Skye’s Sabhal Mòr Ostaig looks to branch out on its own despite pressures on language courses and specialist providers
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Qualitative researchers’ AI rejection is based on identity, not reason
The claim that AI can’t make meaning contradicts what researchers are finding when they put these tools to careful, critical use, says James Goh
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Iran’s students are pushing for revolution
Students may not have started the current uprising but they are seizing what might be a last chance to remake the country, says Roohola Ramazani
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Rise in firsts at some English providers ‘unexplained’, warns OfS
Regulator says proportion of top marks awarded by institutions still way above what might be expected
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Two-thirds of universities report AI use among doctoral students
Quarter of institutions admit they don’t know if PhD candidates are working with AI, while only a small proportion say they are coming up with guidelines on its use
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St Andrews rector denies ‘power play’ after second court removal
Stella Maris axed from Scottish university governing body again over claims she failed to follow governance rules
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Third of students want to ban Reform from speaking on campuses
Polling suggests confused picture on free speech, with students keen to deplatform controversial politicians but also rejecting limits on what people can say