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New analysis of journal data suggests gap was largest for junior researchers and those in health disciplines 

Research funding increase must come with ‘place-based ecosystem’ or it will not boost productivity, says Hepi report co-authored by Lincoln leader

Dealing with activists in legal jeopardy requires extra attention to ethical concerns, say protesters

Sector heads call for Westminster government to stick to science spending pledge and set out how ministers will achieve it

UUK says universities need ‘stable funding’ to continue to ‘provide the world’ with science and skills ‘to safeguard the future of the planet’

Any move to limit higher education participation would be judged against policies of rival advanced economies – and by public opinion

As COP26 looms, universities’ vital place in the UK’s environmental armoury must be recognised in the spending review, says Judith Petts 

Russia overtakes Taiwan to possess the joint second highest number of institutions in the top 200, after China

‘Return to pre-pandemic levels’ and refusal to lift cap to accommodate deferring students will limit opportunities, Russell Group warns

UCU leader Jo Grady claims action is needed as ‘staff at breaking point’ but employers say latest 1.5 per cent pay offer is ‘fair and meaningful’

Study of Cold War-era references debunks modern view that citing Marx, Lenin and Stalin was mandatory to avoid censorship  

University libraries are changing in major ways, but there are important lessons to be learned from the past, argues author of new book