Burden of research excellence framework ‘outweighs the benefits’
Some scholars report that evaluation deters them from pursuing novel scholarship
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Academic Reputation Survey 2022 now open
Survey will be run in-house for first time, providing most thorough assessment of university prestige to date
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Release salary information, ombudsman tells Adelaide
Regulator dismisses Australian university’s claim that it is primarily a commercially funded organisation
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Elite universities less attractive due to precarity, says v-c
Short-term contracts are leading researchers to chase more secure roles in less heralded universities, says Cardiff Met vice-chancellor
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Japan quarantine fees ‘another slap in the face’, say students
Students report mandatory two-week accommodation costs between £845 and £2,250
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UK student visas acceptances hit record annual high
ÌÇÐÄVlog Office says those deferring study due to pandemic and general upward trend are among explanations
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There is no silver bullet in the UK’s pension dispute
The latest USS valuation may have been conducted amid crashing markets, but there is no escaping the need for changes, says Kate Barker
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THE Awards 2021: winners announced
Oxford coronavirus research honoured as Cardiff Met scoops coveted University of the Year title
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Covid-safe teaching helps to add £1 million to campus gas bill
Estates directors complain about academics wanting offices to be ‘toasty warm’ around the clock despite visiting for only a couple of hours a week
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Covid a ‘kick up the backside’ on pedagogical strategy
Academics and estates teams must work together to drive through the linked changes in infrastructure and teaching
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Fresh strike ballots at dozens of UK universities
UCU to reballot 42Â branches that narrowly missed turnout threshold
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The Summer of Theory: History of a Rebellion, 1960-1990, by Philipp Felsch
Peter Osborne is intrigued by an account of the political and philosophical ideas that shaped the West German left
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Support historians targeted in culture wars, says David Olusoga
Scholars attacked for research into colonialism and atrocities of empire need professional support and counselling, says broadcaster
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Stop ‘selfish’ PIs holding back junior scholars, says QMUL head
Cash and frameworks can help but improving diversity within research really requires diversity as a core institutional value, says Colin Bailey
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Low NSS scores mid-pandemic aimed at government, claims v-c
York leader tells THE Campus Live that ‘tattoo parlours had much more notice’ of Covid restrictions than students