Research intelligence: big ideas to improve research culture
Scientific leaders and politicians have embraced calls to reduce the stress and precarity faced by researchers. Jack Grove examines some radical proposals
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Munich universities join forces as citywide strategies take off
Country’s excellence strategy has pushed German universities to dial back rivalry and instead coordinate their research plans
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University titles at stake as Australian research audit reviewed
Often dismissed as an inordinately expensive quality assurance tool, ERA could become a gatekeeper for university registration
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Allowing more international students into the US would be a win-win
Visa reform would offset declining domestic enrolments, spread US values and give students the education they want, says Kent Devereaux
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Political rotations make us all stronger, says returning academic
When academics accept stints in politicians’ offices, everybody benefits, says outgoing Australian ministerial adviser
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Books interview: Mark Jackson
The professor of the history of medicine and author of Broken Dreams on teenage angst, exploring medical pasts and getting to the heart of midlife crises
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England: in-person teaching can resume on all courses from 17 May
Prime minister’s announcement comes as most universities move into examinations period
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Liverpool union members to strike during end-of-year exams
Industrial action continues despite university reducing number of planned redundancies and revising selection criteria
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Short courses ‘carry risks’ as Australian universities pile in
While Australia’s new-look certificates deliver a sugar hit to institutional coffers, experts question the long-term benefits
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Biden free college plan hits reality of divided Congress
With a $300 billion price tag, campaign promise met with scepticism – and long-term optimism
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Warning against ‘politicised appointments’ as key OfS roles open
New chair and ministers have scope to reshape regulator, as leadership and board roles potentially open up at politically fraught time
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An ill-defined skills agenda is a high-risk sleepwalk into the future
The opportunity exists to reimagine the UK’s post-18 education system in a way that will improve society as well as the economy, says Susan Lea
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China's evaluation reform should reflect features of different subjects
Ma Huaide says subject ratings should aim for goals beyond 'ranking games' or 'bibliometrics worship'
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Minnesota seeks rethink on computing ethics after Linux sting
Attempt to find software flaws points up need for researchers to see beyond code to the people affected, academics say
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Opening China’s PhD trapdoor should remain a last resort
Downgrading doctoral candidates to a master’s track raises questions about admissions and supervision standards, says Zhang Ruomei