UUK seeks ‘bold and serious’ solutions to underfunding of sector
Vice-chancellors’ group launches ‘national conversation’ on future UK-wide research funding and teaching support in England
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‘Avoid all-metric approach to REF’, says review
Bibliometric-led evaluation of research outputs unable to replicate ‘richness’ of peer-review model
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REF robot reviewers ‘not yet ready’ to replace human judgement
Automation should only be used to support peer review and not usurp it, finds major study
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NUS president: Singapore universities ‘caught’ between China and US
Tan Eng Chye discusses tense geopolitics, encouraging lifelong learning and getting past the split with Yale
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Taliban seeks to turn fighters into faculty as exams scrapped
Move by Afghan government ‘opens door’ for more of its supporters to become lecturers, scholars fear
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Why are Russian universities pushing African students to fight in Ukraine?
While students are exempt from Russia’s mobilisation, African students’ financial precarity leaves them open to pressure, says Ararat Osipian
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PhD visa delays ‘harming Australia’s prosperity’
ÌÇÐÄVlog affairs minister pledges to speed up admission of world’s ‘best and brightest’
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Twitter must do more to help academics fight misinformation
Sector-wide guidelines on sharing and discussing research online would also be very useful, says Laura HassinkÂ
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UK-Ukraine dual degrees to help post-war reconstruction
Institutions invited to host master’s programmes to address skills shortages in areas such as bridge-building
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Keir Starmer’s trip to his alma mater reflects universities’ regional clout
But institutions will contribute much more to both their localities and their planet if they collaborate more, says Simone Buitendijk
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‘Contamination’ risk justifies banning gender critical speakers – report
Claim by University of Essex law academics that ‘anti-trans’ speakers could ‘contaminate’ buildings branded ‘misogyny’ by critics
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It’s time to start tracking interdisciplinary research
Our chief data officer explains why ÌÇÐÄVlog is starting a new stream of data collectionÂ
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Limits on fixed-term contracts ‘could stifle industry-funded research’
Australian university representatives warn of unintended consequences from two-year limit in new workplace relations act
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Long-touted Adelaide and South Australia merger back on
High upfront costs defeated the most recent proposal for the two South Australian institutions to join forces back in 2018 but now things have changed
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Ukraine’s plan to ban Russian materials ‘violates academic freedom’
Leading human rights activist says ‘absurd’ draft law could be ‘extremely harmful to education and research’ and is reminiscent of Soviet censorship