John Elmes
TimesHigherEducation
United Kingdom
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Results of clinical trials ‘missing’ from registries
Omissions make it harder to find data, report says → Read More
All that remains: life as a forensic anthropologist
Dame Sue Black’s pioneering work has taken her to war zones and the aftermath of natural disasters. She explains the scientific rigour required in the field → Read More
Beall: ‘social justice warrior’ librarians ‘betraying’ academy
Creator of controversial predatory journals blacklist says some peers are failing to warn of dangers of disreputable publishers → Read More
UK and US ‘should follow Australia with sexual violence survey’
Researchers argue that national data provides a powerful call to action → Read More
ANC proposes free tuition for South Africa's poorest students
Secretary general of ruling party wants government to provide "fully subsidised grants" to low income families → Read More
Protecting EU links ‘very high priority’ for UK research chief
Sir Mark Walport acknowledges ‘challenge’ of UK’s departure from European Union as sector anxiety grows → Read More
Malawi government proposes new body to weed out fake degrees
Former education minister says government will table bill for creation of new degree standardising body → Read More
Are researchers wreaking revenge on Rate My Professors?
Academics with negative attitudes to teaching surveys more likely to score poorly on ratings site, study finds → Read More
TEF: bronze for BPP, but other alternative providers get gold
University of Buckingham and University of Law grab top ratings in UK’s new teaching assessment → Read More
‘Lobbyists for hire’ undermine academic authority, says professor
HEC Paris’ Alberto Alemanno says academics who influence policy ‘often’ do it in return for money → Read More
Journals blacklist creator blames university for website closure
Jeffrey Beall says he faced 'intense pressure' from the University of Colorado Denver and feared losing his job → Read More
Gulf education hub 'irreparably damaged' by Qatar crisis
Branch campuses could be forced out of Doha if diplomatic row is not resolved, experts warn → Read More
Could lie detector tests remove election polling errors?
Italian academic says biometric testing could reveal 'secrets of the mind' of potentially lying voters → Read More
Europe ‘struggling to catch’ US on high-impact science
Americans produce nearly twice as many highly cited papers in key fields, with China also catching up on EU → Read More
Elite US universities defy Trump on climate change
Presidents of 12 "Ivy Plus" institutions reaffirm commitment to tackling global warming → Read More
Should scientific misconduct be a crime?
Conference hears conflicting views on how to stamp out fraud in research → Read More
Calls for open data adjudicator to combat ‘disinformation’
Stephan Lewandowsky warns that academics can ‘lose control’ of their data and see it used as ‘political propaganda’ → Read More
African partnerships ‘fail to build permanent research capacity’
South African minister says many collaborations amount to little more than ‘visits’ → Read More
UK universities sign up to ‘technician commitment’
Sector-wide initiative led by Science Council seeks to address ‘overlooked’ part of academic workforce → Read More
Plans to name university after Robert Mugabe condemned
Unions call decision an ‘insult’ to staff in Zimbabwe’s higher education sector → Read More