More US researchers secure ERC grants as success rate falls
Programme for early career researchers sees record demand but EU distributes less money than last year
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Lincoln Bishop private takeover ‘sign of an unhealthy system’
University told to show it can balance new commercial pressures with retaining its academic ethos to prove new model is ‘credible’
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University registration may hinge on research security safeguards
Committee mulls amendment of threshold standards as new report highlights how ARC-funded researchers continue to collaborate with likes of Iran and Russia
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Dealing with extreme heat ‘hugely problematic’ for universities
Estates teams already facing large backlog of maintenance issues will struggle to retrofit campuses to cope with rising temperatures, experts say
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Bangladeshi HE’s latest round of political purges must be its last
As Awami League supporters are targeted, academics must be prohibited from adopting partisan political affiliations on campuses, says Nahid Neazy
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Alyn Smith becomes next Scottish tertiary education minister
Former lawyer takes on brief in Scottish government amid wide-ranging review of university system
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Burnham vows to save Jodrell Bank research following outcry
Physicists welcome prime minister’s pledge but warn that telescope is ‘only one part of a much bigger picture’
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English language test ban in Iran ‘unfair and counterproductive’
Iranian students hoping to study abroad impacted as US sanctions prevent companies like ETS and DuoLingo operating
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Evelyn Welch: not all of our interests will align all the time
Bristol v-c and new chair of Russell Group discusses rogue agents, what minimum entry standards could look like and whether the sector can continue to present a united front
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Call for deeper reform as Malaysia axes decades-old university law
Scrapping of contentious legislation could open up new era of academic freedom, say scholars, but only if it is accompanied by wider changes in institutional culture
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Geographers call for journal to take action over ‘racist’ paper
Article that examined ‘Zionist Israeli’ financiers’ support for far-right riots relies on ‘antisemitic conspiracy theories’, say critics
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‘Elite capture’ of top journals prompts ‘gatekeeping’ concerns
Scholarship ‘risks drifting away from excellence-based peer review and towards serving insider interests’ when cliques dominate, warns study
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ߣߣÊÓƵ mulls funding for Horizon Europe applicants
After belatedly associating with the world’s biggest research funding scheme, authorities are keen to ensure success