April 2025 – Access

United Kingdom: Publishers’ Licensing Services and Authors’ Licensing and Collecting Society create ‘pioneering’ AI licence

AI, CopyrightApril 28, 2025

(23 Apr 2025) The Publishers’ Licensing Services (PLS) and the Authors’ Licensing and Collecting Society (ALCS) have announced “a significant development” in the licensing of content for generative AI. The two collective management organizations representing publishers and authors have agreed to the development by the Copyright Licensing Agency (CLA) of a new collective license for…

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ERIC under threat

Databases, EducationApril 28, 2025

(21 Apr 2025) ERIC stands for Education Resources Information Center and it is a curated online public library of 2.1 million educational documents that is funded and managed by the U.S. Education Department. The collection dates back to the 1960s and used to be circulated to libraries through microfiche. Today it’s an open access website where…

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Clarivate releases EndNote 2025 with AI-powered research tools

PublishersApril 28, 2025

(23 Apr 2025) Clarivate Plc released EndNote 2025, a comprehensive reference management solution that streamlines the research and writing process. Its new features include AI support, enhanced referencing tools, and journal matching capabilities, designed to save researchers time and improve accuracy. The new EndNote 2025 features are available for all users, and include: Key…

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The University of Melbourne is hiring Associate Director, Library Experience and Research Services

JobsApril 28, 2025

(23 Apr 2025) The Associate Director, Library Experience and Research Services is a dynamic senior leader role which provides bold and strategic leadership to deliver a unified vision for library experiences and scholarly research services that advance the University’s priorities in research excellence, student empowerment, innovation, and inclusive communities. Driving innovation in Library Experience and…

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ProQuest launches AI-powered Ebook Central Research Assistant

PublishersApril 23, 2025

(17 Apr 2025) ProQuest, part of Clarivate, has introduced the Ebook Central Research Assistant, a new AI tool designed to enhance user engagement with scholarly ebooks. Integrated into the Ebook Central platform, the tool supports academic research by surfacing key insights, clarifying complex concepts, and helping users navigate content more efficiently. The Research Assistant builds on Clarivate’s…

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Center for Open Science launches large-scale replication initiative in health behavior research

Open AccessApril 23, 2025

(16 Apr 2025) The Center for Open Science (COS) has announced the launch of the Replicability Project: Health Behavior (RPHB), a collaborative initiative that aims to strengthen the evidence base and advance scientific integrity in health-related research. The project will examine the replicability of a diverse sample of quantitative health studies published over the past decade (2015–2024).…

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Opportunities and challenges for academic publishing in India

Research SupportApril 22, 2025

(16 Apr 2025) The discontinuation of the UGC-CARE list and the shift towards decentralized evaluation [of academic journals] have the potential to bring about significant changes in Indian academia. On the one hand, it could promote greater autonomy and flexibility for higher education institutions when it comes to recognizing and rewarding quality research; on the…

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United States: NIH freezes funds to Harvard and four other universities

EducationApril 22, 2025

(18 Apr 2025) After freezing all grants to Columbia University last week, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) is now stopping grant and contract payments to Harvard University and four other universities that President Donald Trump’s administration believes have not done enough to combat antisemitism on their campuses. The move will both block new funding and halt payments…

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Ruth’s Rankings 64: Times Higher Education Reputation Rankings revisited

Ruth's RankingsApril 21, 2025

By Ruth A Pagell* (21 Apr 2025) Living in the United States and writing about higher education has been challenging so far this year. I keep getting distracted from my topic for the month—which is reputation—by all of the other news read and heard every day. It makes university rankings seem trivial. Times Higher Education…

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China: NSFC sanctions 26 researchers in latest misconduct report

Asia PacificApril 18, 2025

(15 Apr 2025) The organization responsible for allocating basic research funding in China has issued misconduct findings against 26 researchers for violations ranging from breach of confidentiality to image manipulation, plagiarism, and buying and selling authorship. The National Natural Science Foundation of China, or NSFC, released the results of 15 misconduct investigations on April 11. Several of…

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