Marcus Leaning

How responsible is Clarivate’s “responsible” impact assessment framework? - Impact of Social Sciences How responsible is Clarivate’s Responsible Framework for Evaluating the Societal Impact of Research according to the INORMS SCOPE framework?

#AcademicSky a good evaluation of Clarivate's responsible research impact assessment tool. Ouch! blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsoci...

Ok fair enough, hesa stats seem to indicate different. The article does seem to conflate going into he which would poss include apprenticeship and going to university. But happy to stand corrected.

Blair never said 50% to uni, it was 50% get an experience of HE - which included apprenticeship block release. The figure at uni never got above 40% including he in fe. Yes some were dissatisfied, the loans horrible, and some post 92 were bad. But it changed 100,000s lives for the better, inc mine.

Peer reviewers more likely to approve articles that cite their own work Preprint examines how citations can influence the review process.

#academicsky I like you more when you cited me... Peer reviewers more likely to approve articles that cite their own work share.google/xouO1hcLquRp...

‘Business-as-usual’ offers from publishers raise walk-away fears Disappointing offers which ‘miss financial reality’ faced by UK higher education have heightened speculation that institutions will ditch proposed deals

#academicsky journal publishers don't seem aware of the perilous state of UK HE finances & refuse to lower prices (and seem to be trying to extract max profit) could lead to some serious problems. ‘Business-as-usual’ offers from publishers raise walk away fears share.google/RrvI8PrJpDCB...

Crossed Wires: Academic retractions explode as scientific swindles mushroom Scientific fraud was rare before the internet. In 1990, only 50 papers were retracted across the academic spectrum. In 2023-24, there were 45,000 retractions.

#academicsky a thoughtfully piece on academic fraud: Crossed Wires: Academic retractions explode as scientific swindles mushroom share.google/2IzerTjAmR5D...

Researchers expose organised scientific fraud network

#academicsky reported elsewhere - this story has enough 'newsworthyness' to hit popular media as well as academic sources. Tragic that the story itself seems to be adding to the anti 'cant trust science' agenda as well as reporting the initial fraudulent activity share.google/7jeR973WhRvt...

It seems to be a very widespread problem.

Just plain old windows I'm afraid.

He did well to get that! So many students desperate to find somewhere to live. I guess this will influence where people can go to - limited to within travelling distance if parental homes.

I am very pro open source but afraid I really don't feel the love for zotero having tried to use it for the past year or so. Not sure if it's me but found it rather glitchy and a few rough edges in terms of usability. I get the advantages but not sold on it as yet...

'Just impossible' - Students on accommodation shortage The University of Galway has sent out 40,000 fliers asking people in the city to make accommodation available for students ahead of the new semester.

#academicsky accommodation crisis for students. Students at many universities based towns now far this problem in ireland. Is it the same in other countries? Not mentioned is the impact on studies and disproportionate impact on economically disadvantaged students share.google/QWrvg2y5V5Wj...

More funding, more students? Student funding policies and tertiary education enrolment ratios in 32 high-participation countries - Higher Education Participation in tertiary education has grown dramatically in recent decades, and the distribution of the costs for degrees between students, families and states has consequently become an intensely d...

#academicsky funding system makes little difference in participation unless you want to reach students in countries with high participation, then it helps to get to the 'hard to reach' students link.springer.com/article/10.1...

ANZ universities adopt ‘unified position’ on open access Simpler ‘publish-as-a-service’ agreements in the frame as sector eyes ‘pivotal year’ for removal of research paywalls

#academicsky This looks to be promising... www.timeshighereducation.com/news/anz-uni...

Is there a strain on peer review? – It’s more complicated than you think - Impact of Social Sciences The significant growth of academic publishing in recent years has led some to argue the system is reaching a breaking point, but is it this simple?

#academicsky some interesting numbers here - diversifying journal reviewers a way forward... Is there a strain on peer review? – It’s more complicated than you think - Impact of Social Sciences share.google/NukP0Yx7TD6j...

Ireland targets world-class researchers with new initiative Today Minister Lawless has launched the Global Talent Ireland initiative which aims to attract the best and brightest researchers to Ireland.

#academicsky come to Ireland!Ireland targets world-class researchers with new initiative www.siliconrepublic.com/innovation/i...

Massive study detects AI fingerprints in millions of scientific papers Chances are that you have unknowingly encountered compelling online content that was created, either wholly or in part, by some version of a Large Language Model (LLM). As these AI resources, like Cha...

#academicsky possibly 13.5% of academic biomed paper abstracts published in 2024 indexed in pubmed 'processed' using AI. Massive study detects AI fingerprints in millions of scientific papers share.google/eIuadvWN33Ci...

Thanks, some great ideas. But I'd add that just because it's a great paper doesn't mean it will get cited. Unfortunately many excellent papers never get on the seemingly "magic lists" of those papers that get cited as a matter of course for certain fields. Add in green vs gold vs diamond models...

Students in line for permanent fee cut as Coalition parties move on to budget battle over welfare payments Third-level students are in line to see hundreds of euro permanently cut off their college fees, in a move that will be seen as a concession by Fianna Fáil.

#academicsky The coalition Irish govt announced an increase (or reversion to pre cost of living reduction) to student fees back to 3k euro per year but an at least partial u turn and perm reduction now looks increasingly likely. share.google/8zAat2mvdGXW...

Scientists warn US will lose a generation of talent because of Trump cuts Political interference and chaotic cuts to staff, programs and grants at the National Science Foundation are producing ‘devastating consequences’

#academicsky impact of doge cuts on NSFW funding. Truly an own goal. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Thanks.

Has the list of which 10 universities will be included been released yet?

Hidden AI prompts in academic papers spark concern about research integrity The discovery raises serious concerns about the integrity of the research in the papers and highlights flaws in academic publishing.

#academicsky the ai arms race continues - ai prompts hidden in papers for perry review www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07...

I'm not so sure, many eu countries are actively rejecting this approach. There is lots of funding going into certain areas of education. The uk is currently adjusting to a post brexit environment and it's general standard of living is declining. But it won't go this way forever hopefully.

It's very sad - I'm not sure it's ideological and I appreciate there is no money but the long term impact of this may be hard to undo when finances are restored.

Artists to receive an extra €8,450 as Basic Income for the Arts scheme extended until next year The National Campaign for the Arts has called for the funding scheme for Irish artists to be made permanent.

Some good news for arts practitioners in Ireland though its a little prescriptive in what counts as arts practice. Artists to receive an extra €8,450 as Basic Income for the Arts scheme extended until next year share.google/xxYv09M5bBQM...

Librarians set to be removed from every Glasgow secondary school A principal librarian and a team of assistants would cover Glasgow's 30 secondary schools if council budget cuts are approved.

#Academicsky the impact of cutting librarian provision in schools will likely have a decades long impact. BBC News - Every Glasgow secondary school set to lose its librarian
www.bbc.com/news/article...

Sorry! Quite correct!

Coming from a different discipline, media and information literacy education have been exploring this topic for literally decades. Yet there is no mention at all of any of the literature in this field in the article. Did you consider any work done on this area from these other fields?

It just gets more and more difficult...