The omertà on rampant cheating by overseas students can’t hold forever
Once it becomes common knowledge that a UK master’s degree is worthless, the sector will be in trouble, says an anonymous academic
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Sustainability in biomedical research ‘limited to lone efforts’
Greening of health research depends on goodwill and unfunded, uncoordinated efforts of individual researchers, according to study commissioned by Wellcome Trust
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Controversial gender studies scholar quits LSE over ‘harassment’
Former Mermaids trustee and trans activist Jacob Breslow says his gender studies colleagues should be ‘left to continue their vital teaching and research in peace’
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THE Awards MENA 2023: shortlist announced
Nearly 300 entries whittled down to 75 finalists ahead of inaugural ceremony
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Commit to spending 3.5 per cent of GDP on research, UK urged
Ex-ministers back thinktank’s call for revised science spending targets, reduced bureaucracy, and DSIT oversight of universities
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Halfon: ‘No way am I going to advocate increasing tuition fees’
‘Not in a million years’ will English fee cap be raised during cost-of-living crisis, says minister, despite universities’ warnings on falling funding
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Universities try to keep abusive researchers on major projects
Leading science funder warns institutions that faculty who mistreat staff can’t remain as grant supervisors
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Hostility on Horizon for next European research commissioner
Deputies of Bulgaria’s Iliana Ivanova likely to have outsized influence on Horizon Europe and its successor, according to a national official unhappy that the planning process belongs to Brussels
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New Zealand course cuts mean ‘catastrophic’ loss of Asia know-how
As a small fish in a very big pond, New Zealand can ill afford to turn its back on its giant neighbours, academics warn
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UK HEIs must embrace the REF’s invitation to improve research culture
The new rules are welcome, but change will only truly occur if institutions finally get over their obsession with publications, says the Hidden REF committee
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Author contests own retraction note after ‘unintentional errors’
Assistant economics professor says he replicated results using a different method but journal editors ignored requests for correction
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Ucea offers deal over marking boycott pay deductions
Employer body seeks to end UCU action but faces more strikes as Unison members vote to walk out
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Let academics keep ownership of spin-out IP, says report
Thinktank advocates Swedish-style ‘professors’ privilege’ model to boost commercialisation efforts
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Japan’s plan to kickstart sciences seen as threat to humanities
Academics voice concerns over ‘short-sightedness’ of programme envisaging opening of dozens of science departments
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‘Record’ number of UK universities put pay rises on hold
Employers opt to defer increases as finances squeezed but majority tell THE they are paying up