Fifth of UK research staff ‘bullied in past two years’
Cedars poll highlights toxic working environments in British universities that REF’s focus on research culture aims to tackle
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Financial strain must not deter the provision of suitable student housing
For university students, living matters as much as learning. Piling pressure on local private rental markets helps no one, says Lorna Fox O’Mahony
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UK academics to resume marking after UCU calls off boycott
Employers urge union members to prioritise getting final grades to students, but more strikes planned for later in the month
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UK could rejoin Horizon scheme ‘this week’
Rishi Sunak hints that an agreement on the European Union’s research scheme is close as media reports claim a deal will be announced in coming days
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Germany finally seals ‘milestone’ publishing deal with Elsevier
Lengthy talks for opt-in read-and-publish deal, worth about €35 million a year, reached agreement as publisher warmed to open access and people involved in negotiations changed, consortium saysÂ
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Hainan takes lead on Tropical Universities League
Sustainability-focused alliance to include institutions from Asian continent and more far-flung Egypt and Brazil
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Diversity, equity and inclusion are illusory for adjunct faculty
Grand statements about fostering inclusivity on campus are undermined by universities’ willful myopia regarding staff on fixed-term contracts, says Noam Schimmel
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Chris Husbands: English sector calls for fee rise are ‘tone deaf’
Outgoing Sheffield Hallam v-c also urges politicians to stop expecting that all universities should ‘look like a medieval theme park’
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Major universities play catch-up as Italian students move online
Digital enrolments have grown over 400 per cent in the past decade, but segment will not serve everyone priced out of in-person study, experts say, with hinted regulation unlikely to hike quality...
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‘Hollowing out’ of Australian workforce poses ‘pipeline’ concerns
Analysis of university employment since Dawkins ‘massification’ raises questions over where the staff will come from this time around
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More minority academics win funding in UK random grant trial
British Academy also reports awarding cash to researchers from a wider range of institutions
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Universities contribute £116 billion to UK economy, says analysis
Report by London Economics finds sector supports more than 750,000 jobs across country
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First three-year degree programmes approved in US
Truncated undergraduate degrees require between 90 and 94 credit hours instead of the standard 120
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Universities close buildings over ‘crumbling concrete’ warnings
Institutions face multimillion-pound repair bills and months of disruption as estates departments digest impact of new government warnings over Raac
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AI writing tools will not fix academia’s language discrimination problem
Affordable AI-powered writing software offers some hope to scholars unfairly criticised for their imperfect English, but more radical change is required, says Natalia Kucirkova