Polish universities are walking a political tightrope
The country’s conservative government is wary of academia’s social influence and values, but a ministerial letter offers hope, says Agnieszka Piotrowska
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ANU governance ‘largely’ fit for purpose
Audit finds shortcomings in Australian university’s capital works, budget, fraud control and executive pay arrangements
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The Private Life of William Shakespeare, by Lena Cowen Orlin
Peter J. Smith gets drowned in the detail of an ambitious study of the playwright’s milieu
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Alistair Jarvis leaving Universities UK to become London PVC
Communications expert has led sector body since 2017
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Public trust in science soared in pandemic, says global survey
Trust in scientists rose in the UK at a faster rate than the global average during the pandemic, Wellcome Trust finds
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Omicron: DfE ‘strongly advising’ mask wearing on English campuses
New guidance will be reviewed in three weeks’ time and is largely unchanged
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THE ‘Table of Tables’ 2022: London universities rise
Oxford is sole leader of combined results of three main UK university league tables for first time
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New v-c seeks to give research a sporting chance at Loughborough
Nick Jennings was nearly a professional footballer himself, but wants his new university to ‘broaden its profile’ beyond athletics and student experience
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Most staff ‘feel lack of support for improving online teaching’
Jisc survey reveals staff feel innovation in remote learning is where they need more help
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Does research need a replication stamp?
Both researchers and journalists should adopt a more agnostic lens when confronted with novel findings, says Anne-Laure Sellier
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Counterfactual history: why what didn’t happen matters
The counterfactual approach can open up fascinating new perspectives and give a voice to the neglected ‘losers’ of history, professors say
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Collaboration in medical research must not wane post-pandemic
The UK’s whole-genome sequencing project could spark a global step change in the treatment of rare diseases, says Damian Smedley
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Australian review backs cadetships to improve employability
Our review won’t work until you ‘get on with’ the last one, former v-cs tell government
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Publishers can do more to address peer review fatigue
More training, greater recognition and a wider geographical purview would help expand the reviewer pool, says Miriam Maus
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Burden of research excellence framework ‘outweighs the benefits’
Some scholars report that evaluation deters them from pursuing novel scholarship