Academic renewal needs pressure from below and responsibility from above (THE 09.06.26)
"High-level declarations pledging not to misuse metrics in research assessment are important, but they are far from enough. Senior academics, in particular, must use their influence to ensure institutions, funders and publishers translate pledges into concrete action, say six senior academics." Times Higher Education, 9 June 2026, Authors: Paul B. Rainey, Puri López-Garcia, Zeynep Ceren Karahan, Paul Williams, Stipan Jonjić Kenneth N. Timmis. [Summary: Information provided by the editors of the site and supplemented by the editors of Education Worldwide]
Release date: 01.07.2026
Update: 01.07.2026
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