Why do university IT systems drive staff round the bend?
Edinburgh’s finance chaos exposes deeper problems with the tools institutions rely on to function day-to-day
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UK students ‘at sharp end’ of cost-of-living crisis
National Union of Students urges government to provide support in autumn statement as students slash spending on food and heating to get by
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Forget values statements. Universities need to support academic freedom
In Hong Kong, as elsewhere, managers should support faculty and students to engage in inquiry whatever their personal values, says Carsten Holz
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EU countries back down over ‘bizarre’ cuts to Horizon budget
But lead negotiator for parliament’s research committee said refusal to plough more unspent funds back into programme ‘cannot stand’Â
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US students hurt by sudden campus closures
Black and Hispanic students affected most badly in terms of re-enrolment and completion
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Australia and New Zealand strike open access deal with Elsevier
Region’s biggest transformative agreement ‘an important first step’ in open access ‘journey’
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Growing numbers of ‘highly cited’ turn out to be fraudsters
Clarivate warns of efforts to ‘game the system and create self-generated status’
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California student-teachers in US academia’s biggest-ever strike
Walkout over wages and benefits – biggest in any US job sector this year – snarls 300,000-student system just weeks before autumn semester exams
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Seven students from Idaho and Virginia campuses killed in attacks
Universities cancel classes after separate incidents
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Talking leadership 50: Nancy Rothwell on superstar academics
The head of the University of Manchester discusses a lifetime of science outreach, supporting regional development and the humanities
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Indian court ruling ‘saves university places’ for upper castes
All but tiny minority of population qualify for enrolment under ‘economically weaker’ label
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For a strong reputation, universities should face uncomfortable truths
To promote reputation, Rachel Sandison, deputy v-c of external engagement at the University of Glasgow, says universities should face uncomfortable truths
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Is Northern Gritstone a model for driving economic regeneration?
Science and technology investment fund created by universities of Leeds, Manchester and Sheffield injects first capital to fuel innovation shift
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Europe is ahead of the US on gender equity. So why is abuse in HE rife?
The findings of the UniSAFE survey about the extent of gender-based violence at European universities are troubling, says Susan Sorenson
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Norway jails researcher who let Iranians use microscope
A researcher may have aided Iran’s nuclear weapons programme with unauthorised access, but his sentence was softened due to ‘deficient’ university routines