A university improves its research output, strengthens international partnerships, attracts more citations and raises its academic profile. Then the rankings are published, and it has not moved. 🧵

Reviewers are usually told that they must not upload a submitted manuscript to ChatGPT or other generative AI systems. 🧵

I started working on an article recently and got to thinking about which journal I would submit to. I came up with 10 potemtail journals. Some I have published in previously. Others I thought might be suitable for the article I was planning. 🧵

A university improves its research, attracts stronger international partnerships, increases its citations and invests heavily in its reputation. Then the rankings are published, and it has not moved. 🧵

How many publications do you need to become a professor? 🧵

If you have had a tough week, it's nice that a pet can sense this and give you their version of a hug.

A peer-review report can determine whether a paper is accepted, rejected or subjected to months of additional work. Yet the report itself is rarely exposed to anything resembling the scrutiny applied to the manuscript. 🧵

A few months ago I launched two LinkedIn newsletters - thanks to everyone who subscribed. From the start I tracked a few metrics; even if I don't act on them, collecting data keeps options open. 🧵

What does it really take to build and sustain a LinkedIn newsletter? 🧵

Universities devote years to training researchers, but how long do they spend preparing those same people to become leaders? 🧵

Leadership is rarely a single-objective problem. Universities must consider educational quality, student experience, staff wellbeing, research performance, financial sustainability and institutional integrity. Improving one may place pressure on another.

Most researchers believe they behave ethically. They are rather less confident about their colleagues.

Leadership is often discussed as though it takes place within a single organisation. But some of its most difficult tests occur when two organisations, with different priorities and expectations, try to work together. 🧵

In a recent keynote, titled "AI will shape universities. The question is who governs it?", I questioned whether we were governing our universities. Forget AI for a moment, what about other aspects? 🧵

For the past four months, or so, I have posted a weekly (LinkedIn) newsletter on "Publishing with Integrity". I asked ChatGPT to select four related editions and these are the ones it chose. 🧵

What qualifies someone to become an academic leader? The conventional route is familiar. Complete a PhD, build a strong academic career, progress through the ranks and, eventually, take on a role such as Head of School, Dean or Pro-Vice-Chancellor. 🧵

Received this email from the American Journal of Surgery and Clinical Case Reports (ISSN: 2689-8268). They say that they have an impact factot of 4,452. Despite having an asterix next to it, there are no details given. I have looked at their web site, but can find no further details. 🧵

When a co-author is accused of misconduct, what does it mean for everyone else on the paper? 🧵

Received an email from the American Journal of Surgery and Clinical Case Reports (ISSN: 2689-8268) asking me to submit something. 🧵

Received this email from the American Journal of Surgery and Clinical Case Reports (ISSN: 2689-8268). When they say: "So, we respectfully request you that to submit at least two pages of Editorial, a 150-word Clinical Image, or a Letter to the Editor to our journal." 🧵

I received an email from the Global Journal of Medical and Clinical Case Reports (ISSN: 2455-5282), published by Peertechz Publisher, asking me to submit a paper. Thought I'd take a look at the publisher, just to see how many journals it publishes. 🧵

A leader may recognise the need for change quickly. That does not mean the organisation can respond at the same speed. 🧵

I received an email from the Global Journal of Medical and Clinical Case Reports (ISSN: 2455-5282), published by Peertechz Publisher, asking me to submit a paper. 🧵

I am delighted to be giving a ketnote address tomorrow titled "AI Will Shape Universities. The Question Is Who Governs It?" Equally delighted to be sharing the keynote stage with the following people: 🧵

A line from one of my papers raises a question that is as much philosophical as financial: “… the taxpayer not only pays for the research to be carried out, but pays again to have that research published in a journal.” 🧵

I recently used used ChatGPT 5.6 to create an infographic showing which journals I had published in the most. Since then I have been experimenting with using ChatGPT to create a web site. 🧵

I was trying to find out how AI-ready the Higher Education sector is. This report ("FROM AMBITION TO ADOPTION: Insights into University AI Readiness from Around the World", from Development Gateway: An IREX Venture) says that less than 40% of higher education leaders actively engage with AI. 🧵

Later this week, I'll be delivering a keynote talk, in Hong Kong. Delighted to be represeating GlobalNxt University and really appreciate the invite from Hong Kong Metropolitan University. 🧵

I once led an organisation with around 650 staff, 5,500 students and many contract staff. Today, I lead a team of about 20 people and out ~800 learners are mostly on-line so the interaction is very different. So, is it easier to lead a smaller team? 🧵

When a journal loses its Scopus indexing, who carries the risk? A journal being discontinued from Scopus is obviously an issue for the journal. For an author, though, the issue may be even more challenging as it can affect a paper that represents months or even years of research. 🧵