Grant winners – 8 December 2016
A round-up of academics awarded research council funding
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Would-be heavyweights: the rise of open access mega-journals
This graph shows the dramatic rise of open access mega-journals such as Plos One, which offer to publish papers based on their scientific soundness rather than the significance or novelty of the...
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Widening participation: any more for any more?
Few disagree that more higher education is a good thing, but it’s tricky to balance universities’ costs and manageable fees
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É«ºÐÖ±²¥ podcast: 8-14 December 2016 weekly review
The Times Higher Education editorial team look at some of the highlights from this week's edition
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Report urges change to UK’s ‘inaccurate’ predicted grades system
Study for UCU finds just 16 per cent of applicants’ grades are predicted accurately – but Ucas says this is ‘not the case’
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UK role in European higher education ‘irreplaceable’
EUA highlights British lion's share of EU research projects and student mobility
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New PhD students ‘facing shifting landscape on publishing’
Latest EUA doctoral council chair says open science very much on his agenda for the role
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Will HKU-AFP partnership help bolster press freedom in Hong Kong?
Tie-up to teach journalism students best practice while potentially helping them combat press restrictions
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Why I left academia post-PhD for the world of driverless cars
Overleaf’s John Hammersley on what drove his doctorate and transition from universities to industry
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UK’s ‘juggernaut’ HE bill may crush university autonomy, warn peers
Conservative, Labour and crossbench peers all join criticism in House of Lords
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Thank you, Donald Trump, for what you have taught universities
The US election result shows the shortcomings of higher education, says Dan Sarofian-Butin
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Melbourne takes research impact to the streets
Landmark exhibition explained the significance of university research to the public