Majority of China’s best natural science research spans borders
Nature Index shows that more than half of Chinese-authored papers in high-quality natural science journals featured international collaboration in 2016
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Australia’s budget measures will decapitate vocational education – again
Removing the cap on subsidised sub-bachelor’s places in public universities will pull the rug out from under technical and further education providers offering similar qualifications, says Gavin...
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Kenneth Gloag, 1960-2017
Tributes paid to expert on 20th-century music who was ‘exhilarating colleague’
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It’s not essay mills that are doing the grinding
Eliminating cheating services, even if it were possible, would do nothing to address students’ and universities’ lack of interest in learning, says Stuart Macdonald
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No vacation from citation
10,000 references in, David Zeitlyn reflects on the joys of avoiding looking like a fool
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Who should speak for academics over the future of publishing?
Learned societies used to be seen as the guardians of academic prestige. They should act on that moral authority and reclaim their oversight of peer review, says Aileen Fyfe
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Quarter of UK academics ‘bullied over scholarly views’
UCU survey finds British-based researchers perceive lesser protection for academic freedom compared with continental peers
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Professors’ portraits show resolve to tackle gender deficit
Striking visual display in King’s College London corridor symbolises how higher education is taking professorial problem seriously
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What are you reading? – 25 May 2017
A weekly look over the shoulders of our scholar-reviewers
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Books interview: CN Lester
The author of Trans Like Me on books, moving beyond pigeonholing, and making time for Moomins
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World in brief – 25 May 2017
Higher education news from around the globe
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The week in higher education – 25 May 2017
The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media
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Grant winners – 25 May 2017
This week’s round-up of academics awarded research council funding