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The article focuses on the difficulties in publishing interdisciplinary science papers. It includes the views of principal investigator at the Molecular Biology Institute of Barcelona Enrique Martin-Blanco. It also discusses the use of hydrodynamic equations in the science papers, evaluation and analysis of interdisciplinary science papers, and communication between biologists and physicists.

The article focuses on the process behind the General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) examination. It mentions role of examination boards towards printing of an examination paper. It presents the views of Tricia Brennan, director of delivery at the AQA exams board, on the need to reach printing, distribution and sitting of the examination papers.

The article focuses on an analysis of titles of journal papers submitted to Great Britain research excellence framework, according to which lengthy titles of journal papers may have a lower impact and inversely use of brief title of journal papers could have a significant positive impact.

The article reports an online access publishing platform called Winnower. The platform was created by Josh Nicholson from Virginia PolytechnicInstitute and State University who was frustrated with the publishing research process which motivated him to create the Winnower. The platform publishes research papers from the social media site reddit and each document has a digital object identifier that can be used to identify electronic documents.

The article offers information on the research "Your Paper has been Accepted, Rejected, or Whatever: Automatic Generation of Scientific Paper Reviews", by Eric Medvet and colleagues, published in the journal "Lecture Notes in Computer Science" which reveals robot-written review of papers.

The article reports that the Quality Assurance Agency (QAA) has asked for the banning of essay mills from search engines and advertising, and presents the views of Ian Kimber, director of quality development at QAA, on the threat to the reputation of higher education in Great Britain.

The article examines how academics are spending less time thinking, reading and writing because they are spending more time filling out forms and documents. Topics covered include how the bureaucracy is interconnected with the transformation of academic institutions into commercial enterprises and how the new university management imposes audit, evaluation, assessment and accreditation for increased value for money.

The article presents information on a study in which the author asked students, families and teachers in Great Britain if homework caused stress. It is noted that all agreed that homework caused stress and students from the highest-achieving schools thought that they received too much homework. The author observes that this might be because schools are putting more pressure on their students to achieve.

The article informs about soaking wet marking in a canvas Penguin tote and absorbent paper. Topics discussed include avoid using white toilet tissue or anything that could transfer dye; use of vacuum freeze-drying chamber in schools; and National Archives suggests that you can use a fan to aid the drying process.

The article discusses how inadequate funding has forced schools to ask donation from parents for basic school supplies including teaching equipment and toilet papers. It states that surveys of parents by PTA UK reported the pressure felt by parents to donate toward school fund. Comments by acting CEO of PTA UK Michelle Doyle Wildman and Geoff Barton, general secretary of the Asso­ciation of School and College Leaders, are included.

The article presents a study led by Cody Weinberger of University of Chicago as of May 2015, which showed that short and clear abstracts result to a lower than anticipated citation count for written scientific papers.

The article discusses the white paper entitled "Educational Excellence Everywhere" published by the government of Great Britain. It states that the government wants universities to establish centers of excellence in initial teacher training (ITT). It mentions that the white paper shows that the government reaffirm commitment to moving towards a school-led ITT system.

The article reports on a seminar hosted by the Early Careers Network of University College London's Population and long Health Domain on April 22, 2015 in Great Britain. At the Rosie Bartlett and Kate Hoyland, former BBC journalists explained that researchers should think like journalists in order to get their work noticed by the press. The seminar discussed how researchers can make sure that their findings catch journalists' attention and, thereby, a wider audience.

The article discusses study conducted by Lisa Lines from University of New South Wales according to which cheating by students who use essay mills is undetectable and ghostwritten papers would receive good marks if submitted. Topics include warning signs contained in essays that could be detected by academics, need of radical steps to combat use of essay mills and views of Phil Newton from Swansea University Medical School, on need of diversification of assessment methods by higher educations.

The article focuses on a Centre for Global Higher Education (CGHE) working paper expressing concern over the problem of graduate "over-education," which also included its authors, Francis Green and Golo Henseke of UCL Institute of Education, rejecting the view of monitoring the average rate of return to higher education.

The article reports on some colleges in Great Britain that have denied using offshore investments to avoid paying tax, as exposed to the Panama Papers, which include South Lanarkshire College, Preston College, and Chesterfield College.

The article reports on the statement of British home secretary Theresa May that the approval of the plans for a higher education White Paper is a move against the plan of the funding council of England to fundamentally modify the quality assurance.

The article discusses the "Trends and comparison of female first authorship in high impact medical journals: observational study (1994-2014)", published in the "British Medical Journal" which reveals that more women are gaining first authorship on scientific papers published by medical journals.

The article focuses on inclusion of widening participation metrics in the teaching excellence framework (TEF) in a Green Paper to be publish by British government as of October 2015. It discussed that government with include plans related to market entry and exit, English higher education, and reshaping the framework under British Prime Minister David Cameron. It mentions the views of Jo Johnson, universities and science minister, on linking widening participation and access to the TEF.

The article reports on the decision of the examinations watchdog Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation (Ofqual) to call off the proposal to utilize extra checks on the standards on the general certificate of secondary education (GCSE) in Great Britain. The topics discussed include the warning of industry experts about the implications of the said proposal on the country's education system and the additional checks planned by Ofqual on science papers.

The article offers tips on co-authoring a research paper. It includes making a agreement related to order of author names on paper, sharing of tasks among the members of authoring team, and dealing with implicit hierarchies. Other topics include evaluating the co-authoring experience along with its ups and downs and breaking up with the co-authoring relationships.