Scientific sleuths use ‘tortured phrases’ to find research fraud
‘Fluffy rationale’, ‘uncooked records’ and ‘kidney disappointment’ are among the nonsensical terms that have exposed bogus scientific papers
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The week in higher education – 29 September 2022
The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media
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Students fear for free speech – and support efforts to protect it
Half of students feel universities are becoming less tolerant, and most back legislation on the issue, but survey reveals complex picture overall
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Drive to improve university civic engagement wins £3.7 million
Sheffield Hallam to develop new framework assessing English higher education institutions’ community development activities
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Share ‘Plan B’ research funding more fairly than Horizon – paper
Alternative to Horizon Europe should examine why ‘closed clubs’ of elite universities enjoy so much funding success, says Hepi report
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Being working class holds back our careers, say UK academics
Union’s survey finds majority feels social class determines career progression in higher education
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From hippy activist to science guru: Carlo Rovelli on why ‘wasting time’ is key to scientific discovery
The Italian physicist known for making complex science intelligible explains how radical student politics, hallucinogenic drugs and hitch-hiking around America helped him become one of science’s...
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Can Australia win the global tug of war for international students?
As it emerges from its Covid isolation, Australia is rolling back restrictions on foreign students and graduates in the hope of ushering more of them into its depleted workforce. But amid competitive...
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I’m a doctor and I don’t want my student debt forgiven
US college debt cancellation ought to be restricted by income and profession, says Abraham Nussbaum
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USS chief executive Bill Galvin to step down next year
Head of UK higher education’s biggest pension scheme to depart once successor is appointed
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Chevening scholars call on UK to reinstate Afghan programme
Closure mirrored US government decision to suspend Fulbright programme to Afghanistan, which it subsequently reversed
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University of Idaho warns staff against giving abortion advice
Campus cites 2021 state law in telling all employees not to promote abortion, while state’s other large institution suggests pointing students to outside counsellors
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New UK-Africa partnerships confront science’s ‘colonial legacy’
New wave of funding schemes aims to counter ‘parachute research’ and brain drain
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‘Oligarchy’ claims as Romania set to abolish rectors’ term limits
Government also set to introduce effective amnesty on doctoral plagiarism and loosen rules on candidates’ relatives from serving on hiring and promotion committees
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Chinese graduates lose taste for entrepreneurship
University leavers becoming ‘more rational’ as country’s economy cools