(26 Mar 2026) Malaysia recently launched the Higher Education Blueprint 2026 – 2035 under the Ministry of Higher Education. The new Malaysia Higher Education Blueprint shows a strong signal of maturity as Malaysia expands its ambition from a regional education hub to a regional education hub with global prominence, anchoring on globally competitive, sustainable and…
(7 Apr 2026) Got sore, itchy eyes? You’re probably one of the millions of people who spend too much time staring at screens, being bombarded with blue light. Rub your eyes too much and your eyelids might turn a slight, pinkish hue. So far, so normal. But if, in the past 18 months, you typed…
The brief launch of an app promising to attend students’ lectures as well as write their assignments caused some academics to despair at a dystopian near-future in which learning becomes a pointless sham. But others believe the abyss can be bypassed. Juliette Rowsell reports. (7 Apr 2026) The launch of Einstein AI in February was seen by…
(9 Apr 2026) Today, we published an issue brief on the topic of the evolving relationship between research libraries and academic publishers. With this research, we wanted to better understand which qualities and practices library professionals consider most and least important when evaluating their relationships with academic publishers. At a time of significant budgetary constraints within academic libraries,…
(1 Apr 2026) “…for a long time, the predominant publishing model has not aligned with what scientists want and need from dissemination of their work. As early as 1991, pre-print servers began to show how open access (OA) could work. Then came organisations like the Public Library of Science (PLOS) that offered an open-access model that…
(1 Apr 2026) China’s science and technology awards system has been accused of being riddled with loopholes and misconduct, including serious exaggeration of achievements, cultivation of personal connections and even bribery, according to critics within the academic community. These flaws, though repeatedly addressed by the authorities, are said to remain deeply entrenched, casting a shadow over…
(6 Apr 2026) On January 6, 2026, freelance journalist Alex Preston published his review of the Jean-Baptiste Andrea book Watching Over Her. Though the review was overall positive, it became the source of controversy when, in March, readers noticed similarities between it and one published in The Guardian by Christobel Kent in August 2025. When confronted about…
(30 Mar 2026) Last week, Wikipedia announced a new policy regarding the usage of large language models (LLMs) when working on Wikipedia articles. The policy itself is straightforward: volunteers cannot use LLMs to generate or rewrite article content. The only exceptions are the use of AI for “basic copyedits” and to generate some translations. However, in both…