‘Bizarre’ linguistics paper on water retracted by Springer Nature
Jordanian professor’s free-wheeling study is pulled and an editorial board member sacked after linguists criticised ‘extremely strange’ article
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‘We can either save jobs or award pay rises – but not both’
New Ucea chair warns ‘much is at stake’ if unions and employers don’t collaborate to tackle ‘negative’ sector image, as he promises action on the ‘employee experience’
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German universities reluctant to join India campus boom
Politicians target closer research collaboration between two countries but campuses unlikely to follow, given funding constraints
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Remote Gaelic language specialist faces ‘critical’ period
Encouraged by surge in interest in learning Gaelic, Skye’s Sabhal Mòr Ostaig looks to branch out on its own despite pressures on language courses and specialist providers
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Qualitative researchers’ AI rejection is based on identity, not reason
The claim that AI can’t make meaning contradicts what researchers are finding when they put these tools to careful, critical use, says James Goh
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Iran’s students are pushing for revolution
Students may not have started the current uprising but they are seizing what might be a last chance to remake the country, says Roohola Ramazani
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Rise in firsts at some English providers ‘unexplained’, warns OfS
Regulator says proportion of top marks awarded by institutions still way above what might be expected
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Two-thirds of universities report AI use among doctoral students
Quarter of institutions admit they don’t know if PhD candidates are working with AI, while only a small proportion say they are coming up with guidelines on its use
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St Andrews rector denies ‘power play’ after second court removal
Stella Maris axed from Scottish university governing body again over claims she failed to follow governance rules
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Third of students want to ban Reform from speaking on campuses
Polling suggests confused picture on free speech, with students keen to deplatform controversial politicians but also rejecting limits on what people can say
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Penalise ‘retraction hotspot’ universities, says integrity expert
Indian campaigner Achal Agrawal says research watchdog he founded gets tens of tip-offs regarding suspected malpractice every day
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New OfS provider panel to be ‘critical friend’ to regulator
Senior leaders selected to help guide higher education watchdog as it attempts to work more collaboratively with sector
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Pay-off spend up by two-thirds as universities shed 13,000 jobs
Analysis of UK sector accounts shows number of job losses well above predictions, with experts warning cuts are not over yet
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Public speaking: the unspoken route to academic impact
Speakers’ bureaux are largely designed to promote celebrity after-dinner entertainers, but they are also being adopted by some academic publishers as a way to boost their authors’ long-term profiles...