UK rejects ‘inexplicable’ price hike for Nature journals
Universities seeking significant savings after Elsevier victory
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Universities ‘in political box seat’ after Australian election
‘Bloodbath’ in traditional Liberal seats shows that anti-intellectualism is no longer a vote winner, consultant says
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Study: paid essay writers often well educated and based locally
Researcher debunks idea that assignment writers are typically based in the Global South
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Universities must help academics targeted by trolls
While the benefits of impact accrue to institutions, any backlash is focused on individuals, says Erin Pritchard
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Talking leadership 27: Margaret Gardner on building successful branch campuses
The Monash University president discusses how to make international campuses work and redundancies during the pandemicÂ
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Polish president stifles genocide researcher’s professorship bid
Head of state accused of ‘chilling’ research with three-year block
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OfS chair criticised for sharing platform with ‘racist’ speakers
Academics claim Lord Wharton’s appearance at CPAC Hungary is incompatible with his role at top of English regulator
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China’s promised research reform ‘little more than PR exercise’
Aims to move away from metrics-based evaluations floundering, study finds
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REF 2021: Golden triangle set to lose funding across key subjects
Experts debate whether erosion of dominance will prompt redrawing of funding criteria
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Doubts on marking boycott impact as v-cs bid to save graduations
Universities seek to win over staff with bonuses and consider subcontracting assessment
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Why don’t we know what works when engaging with policymakers?
More systematic work is required to learn the lessons of efforts to generate policy impact, says Matthew Flinders
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Spanish universities law extends ‘long tradition of mistrust’
Second draft promises to increase spending and tackle casualisation, but government remains reluctant to loosen reins on sector frustrated by red tape
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University departments need a broad range of active performing artists
Without practical teaching at their heart, many departments of music technology, drama and dance could face closure, says Ian Pace
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Australian election: climate research out of cold with Labor win
Labor may prosecute a big agenda in higher education despite its ‘small target’ campaign
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Overseas students stuck in China ‘confused’ about futures
Some students have not been able to leave country for more than two years, including long confinements on campus