Onwurah: Global Talent Fund criteria ‘arbitrary and inconsistent’
Omission of northern institutions from fund to attract top researchers does not add up, says select committee chair
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Royal Society to make journals open access from next year
UK science academy adopts ‘subscribe to open’ model, with libraries being asked to back transition
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OfS opens new investigation into axed franchise agreement
Regulator to examine quality controls at institution delivering degrees of UK’s biggest franchise university
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Insolvency plans ‘must give richer universities reason to buy in’
No incentive for wealthy institutions to support initiatives such as bespoke clearing scheme, experts fear, as policymakers face hurdles in developing process for market exits
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Tax incentives for business-backed R&D in the frame for review
Submissions to Australian Strategic Examination insist A$11 billion scheme is ‘not as effective as it could be’
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Women miss out when academic leaders are elected, study finds
Would-be female leaders ‘not disadvantaged by process itself’ but reluctant to put themselves forward, according to researchers
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Antisemitic incidents on UK campuses drop from record high
Charity fears 64 per cent year-on-year decrease could be partly a result of students no longer reporting issues
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The UK’s immigration hall of mirrors is making me reflect on my future
If the UK doesn’t want skilled migrants any more, maybe my contributions would be better appreciated in the Global South, says Meron Wondemaghen
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‘Sophisticated global networks’ undermining science, finds study
Systems in place to deal with fraud struggling to keep up, increasing risk of research becoming ‘completely poisoned’
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OfS mistakenly grants degree-awarding powers to rugby player
Regulator reviewing processes after administrative mix-up weeks before applications set to reopen
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International students ‘keep promoting UK decades after study’
Alumni who studied in the UK consistently more positive about the country as a travel and study destination, finds British Council survey
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Scottish Highers: more young people heading to university
Pass rate in Scottish Higher exams nudges up but overall applications dip slightly owing to decline in older learners
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Students ‘becoming anonymous’ to academics as teaching load soars
Growing class sizes and expanding workloads blamed as students doubt those teaching them know who they are
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‘Critical moment’ as Danish reforms add to pressure on languages
Enrolments drop by a fifth in a year after business school opts to close programmes in response to government squeeze on undergraduate intake