Presenting evidence from the Harbingers Study, a three-year longitudinal study of Early Career Researchers (ECRs), David Nicholas assesses the extent to which the new wave of researchers are driving changes in scholarly practices.

CAUDIT conducts a member survey to determine the Top Ten Topic rankings. The survey is adapted each year to reflect emerging and current technology-related business priorities in strategic contexts characterised by institutional change, funding pressures and policy uncertainties. First conducted in 2006, this year marks the 14th annual Top Ten survey and report.

This report identifies a set of star researchers in New Zealand, based on the publication of very highly-cited papers. It then investigates the concentration of such papers across authors; the persistence of 'stardom' across time, and the extent to which stars come from abroad or leave New Zealand.

Plan S aims for full and immediate open access to peer-reviewed scholarly publications from research funded by public and private grants.

This book is inspired by the University of the South Pacific, the leading institution of higher education in the Pacific Islands region. It celebrates the collaboration of USP with the Australian National University in research, doctoral training, teaching and joint activities.