UK strikes: staff on picket lines ‘fighting for future of HE’
After last year’s walkout over pensions, this year’s action is ‘part of something bigger’, say union members
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Top Australian universities ‘raise four times as much as rivals’
While overall fundraising haul is down, report says annual variations are to be expected
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Qualification recognition is a question of fairness and access
Unesco’s efforts to enable degree qualification recognition across borders will improve access to higher education for refugees and displaced people, says Joanna Newman
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Tory manifesto pledges to ‘consider carefully’ Augar plans
Conservatives also aim to tackle ‘low-quality courses’ in England and ‘reform the science funding system’
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Warning over ‘collaboration risk’ Chinese universities
Universities and government should use ‘tracker’ to screen research ties, grants and visa applications
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Campus media protests suggest deeper objections to free press
Even on elite US campuses, students seen favouring political goals over free enquiry
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Horizon Europe cuts ‘would undermine innovation agenda’
Trimming the cost of flagship research scheme – in particular, the European Research Council – would harm EU priorities, sector leaders warn
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European universities ‘should maintain place for local language’
International students and staff should be expected to speak the national language of the host institution, says study
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Citation counting is killing academic dissent
Junior scholars have always needed to curry favour with their seniors, but quantifying research impact exacerbates the problem, says Jonathan R Goodman
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Marrying up in co-authorship helps young scientists rise to top
Study finds that junior scholars at less prestigious universities have most to gain from co-authoring with a leading academic early in their career
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We should respond to gender-based violence with a renewed sense of ubuntu
Humanity and deliberate acts of kindness can turn symbolic gestures into action, argues Francis Petersen
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Professors bust ‘myth’ of unquestioning Asians
Eastern and Western students are silent in different ways, academics say
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Staff ‘forced to jump through silly hoops’ for pay rises
Coventry union members on strike over “onerous and unreasonable” system
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Tips for building greener campuses
Whether rebuilding or refurbishing hallowed halls, the move to make campuses more sustainable should be an eco-friendly endeavour, says Aidan Bell
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China debate ‘chills collaboration’ with Australia
Public discussion bears little resemblance to the productive relationship hidden ‘beneath the water line’