21 July 2022 digital edition
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‘Ambiguity’ over UKRI role holding back progress, says review
‘Unclear’ status of main UK science funder has led to slow decision-making, inefficiency and limited cross-disciplinary research, finds report
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QAA gives up quality role in English system
Independent quality body steps back from providing assessments for OfS due to non-compliance with European standards
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Australian union leaders ‘paid too much’, say rival candidates
Clash over officials’ salaries occurs against a backdrop of resentment over union leadership’s pandemic tactics
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Reproducibility in psychology ‘hinges on author role in replication’
Successful replication efforts heavily tied to whether original research team allowed a role, finds study of contentious psychology field
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Overhaul NZ student support system, say students
Survey finds two-thirds of students go without ‘basics’ and renters pass 56 per cent of their meagre incomes to landlords
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Scholars ‘reprimanded by universities’ for criticising Indian government
Administrators are noting who is signing petitions critical of government or speaking out publicly, lecturers say
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For security staff, any help with student mental health is welcome
With UK academics no longer on call, the dispensing of assurance in the small hours has been left to guards, says George Bass
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Impact Rankings 2023: time to register
Universities can now register to participate in the next edition of our sustainability-focused league table
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Aria’s CEO and chair to be tech start-up investors
Ilan Gur and Matt Clifford will lead UK’s new ‘high risk, high reward’ scientific research agency
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Australia ‘back in the fold’ for foreign students
Agents report surge in appetite, suggesting students have short memories
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Irish and Dutch education reforms ‘threaten university autonomy’
Institutions in the European countries face ‘contamination’ as governments group them with more regulated parts of the education system
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No extra money for Crick despite Johnson’s ‘billion pounds’ pledge
Long-term settlement for Francis Crick Institute announced by PM ‘maintains current levels of activity’
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Keep tabs on consultancy work to avoid ‘Uber-style controversies’
Clearer separation between peer-reviewed and corporate work would help protect academic integrity, expert says
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Can peer review survive social science’s paradigm wars?
If authors are no longer required to justify their fundamental assumptions, where does that leave referees, asks Martyn Hammersley