Overpraise is everywhere, and universities are not immune
Relentless celebration is diluting genuine achievement, affecting students and staff in different ways, writes Peter Larcombe
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Speaking in tongues: how to save modern languages?
Matthew Reisz reflects on the role of universities in overcoming monolingualism
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Animal study papers ‘should include independent confirmation’
Neuroscientists argue proposal would improve reproducibility and get drugs to market more quickly
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Michael Barber: no ‘flood’ of private providers in England
OfS chair-designate acknowledges potential risks of opening sector up to new players
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‘Policy failure’ holding back black academics
Black scholars progress in careers only through endorsement from white colleagues, warns professor
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New formula aims to stop ‘unfair’ credit for research
Researchers on large-scale projects would receive less credit under proposed scheme
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Big and open data are prompting a reform of scientific governance
Data-centric science is emerging in concert with calls for increased openness in research, says Sabina Leonelli
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ߣߣÊÓƵn opposition attacks 'silence' on fee plans
Labor calls for funding alternatives to fee deregulation
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US community college: half of students could quit over money
New survey finds that 47 per cent of students might withdraw due to lack of money
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Minister calls for tougher penalties to combat essay mills
UK government asks for new guidance to help universities tackle custom essay writing services
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Being ethical may be 'double-edged sword' for female scientists
Valuing competitiveness over caution, lingering sexism and 'gender blindness' hold back women in physics, study says