One year in, how is the University of Austin faring?
Proposed safe home for conservative voices doing well on funding but with signs of delays and political softening
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Concerns over dozens of papers from Marseilles medical institute
Plos puts warnings on almost 50 papers after alleged reuse of ethical approvals, undeclared conflicts of interest and publication rates equivalent to an article every three days Â
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Cost of living: don’t bank on government support, UK sector told
Students ‘unlikely to be high up the list of priorities’ for further funding despite risk of dropouts
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UK launches post-Brexit international collaboration research fund
Science minister George Freeman launches International Science Partnerships Fund at THE event in Japan, with initial funding of £119 million
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Free speech on campus calls for both hard heads and soft hearts
Civility works well as a campus norm, and lawful rights must be protected, but ‘respect’ mandates are misguided, says Geoff Sharrock
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UCU split on plans to call ‘indefinite strike’ from February
Union leader Jo Grady distances herself from higher education committee decision as key pay negotiations begin
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Fairer loan system or graduate tax ‘could save government money’
UAL-commissioned report looks at alternatives inside and outside current system in wake of ‘regressive’ changes
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Ethics committees ‘struggling to deal with’ AI research
Governance of data science research makes it difficult to highlight potentially harmful impacts that might arise, says ethics review report
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Wellcome Trust director takes World Health Organization role
Infectious disease specialist who came to national prominence during Covid will become WHO chief scientist
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Weak leadership and law-making ‘undermining EU alliances’
Ambition of European Universities Initiative will be realised only by competent leadership and ceding more power to EU officials, says EUA president
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University, union share points in enterprise agreement showdown
Professional staff say ‘yes’, academics say ‘no’ as another Australian university bypasses the union
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Fiona Hill: higher education’s future ‘is on the line’
After elite universities took her from County Durham to White House, next Durham chancellor aims to work on spreading benefits of higher education beyond elitesÂ
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Talking leadership: Anton Muscatelli on social justice and Brexit
The principal and vice-chancellor of the University of Glasgow discusses the economics of higher educationÂ
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Plos launches open science data collection push
Scientific sharing trailblazer hopes detailed tracking of researcher behaviour will help identify stubborn obstacles to more cooperative environment
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Only about 20 per cent of school-leavers need to go to university
Massification, metrics and consumerism have eroded what was distinctive about UK higher education, says Philip Langton