Leicester rapped by watchdog over ‘misleading’ REF results tweet

University breached advertising rules by claiming its arts and humanities research was ‘number one’ in UK, says regulator

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September 7, 2022
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September 7, 2022
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#1 Submitted by A_demotivated_academic on September 7, 2022 - 9:46am
It's almost like marketisation of the sector has led to a loss of integrity.

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