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Two ends of the South African research assessment scale: kak and lekker. Photo by Greg Bakker on Unsplash In the UK the REF has become an unavoidable feature of the research landscape. But how do other countries assess research? We look at one example - South Africa - and their very different solution to the same challenge. Here in the UK the Research Excellence Framework is like the key to

A fully balanced flexigator diet of a block grant burger and side order of study leave Photo by Edward Franklin on Unsplash With the rise in vegetarianism and veganism, meat eaters with a conscience are having a difficult time. They enjoy meat, but they don't want to appear like they don't care about animal welfare or the future of the planet. Luckily semantics is at hand to help them out. '

Millet-based breakfast at the Gyimahs. Yum (photo: CC0, via MaxPixel) Universities minister Sam Gyimah told the UUK Conference this week that universities had 'not risen to the challenge' of replacing research opportunities after Brexit. Now read on. Breakfast at the Gyimahs. Sam is eating a bowl of delicious and flavoursome millet gruel. His son appears and gets a croissant from the bread

A publisher mansplains 'Titanium OA' (photo: Rawpixel via Unsplash) There was much excitement in Brussels this week with the publication of 'Plan S', the European Commission's plan to make all scholarly publications resulting from public research funding open access from 1 January 2020. But the big question is: what happened to Plans A-R? Robert-Jan Smits, Senior Advisor on Open Access within

After the summer break, welcome back. We're back with a bang and a brand new lookalike. Over at the subsection of the UKRI behemoth that deals with creative types, the AHRC, a new Director of Research took the helm before the summer. Yes,Chris Morris, the former presenter of The Day Today, the seminal take on rolling news coverage in the 1990s, is back. Taking satire to a whole new level, the