Pressure to pass mediocre students forced me out of academia
After years of resisting university managers determined to graduate students at all costs, one US professor decided it was time to quit
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Funny academic journal paper titles ‘can increase citations’
New citation study overturns long-held belief that science is no laughing matter
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Hopes of ‘passionate’ replacement for top EU research official
Approval of Jean-Eric Paquet’s transfer to Japan ambassador would create space for a more evangelical approach, observers say
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One in four UK universities polled get fresh strike mandate
Disruption will hit summer assessment period, but employers call on unions to ‘move on’
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ANU ‘not out of the woods’ despite A$250 million turnaround
More ‘operating deficits’ tipped as Australia’s national university reboots activity levels in a Covid-normal world
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USC conviction brings US admissions scandal to finale
Only coach to risk federal trial found guilty on multiple charges, giving prosecution overwhelming win in three-year process
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Trudeau budget disappoints Canadian campuses
With emphasis on research commercialisation and limited gains in aid, higher education senses lost opportunity in Liberal-NDP team
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University management simulator ‘perverts reality’
Makers of upcoming computer game say the familiarity of campus life provides fertile ground for affectionate parody
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UK and Australian universities to work together on security
Joint statement released by Russell Group and Group of Eight amid concerns about ‘overkill’ regulations
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Let’s pay referees to flag mistakes
If authors had to find the money themselves, they would have a big incentive to check their sources thoroughly, says James Stacey Taylor
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Kansas chemist convicted in China ties trial
Franklin Feng Tao found guilty despite lack of evidence of payment and Biden commitment to halt Trump-era crackdown
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Russian universities expelling large numbers of anti-war students
Staff scour social media to root out dissidents, with escalation of penalties meant to silence students
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Imperial-CNRS research centre ‘will be UK bridge to Europe’
French outpost is second worldwide and will host ‘transformational’ collaboration aligned with UN goals
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The week in higher education – 14 April 2022
The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media
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Antisemitism claims leave UK student body facing uncertain future
Universities minister says government may suspend engagement with National Union of Students in light of recent allegations