Late reprieve allows scientists with UK grants to publish in Nature Temporary deal arrives on day of UK’s new open access policy, but raises issue of paying high price for ‘ego trip’ of Nature publication Jack Grove 4月 8日
OfS: ‘hidden hierarchies’ blocking school-university partnerships New director of fair access calls for institutions to take greater role in improving attainment across education system Tom Williams 4月 7日
Digital doctorates ‘cannot replace’ informal community Experts warn much of doctoral training must remain analogue, as European survey suggests almost all programmes are aiming for quality online Ben Upton 4月 7日
The pandemic was a missed opportunity for science advocacy Only a handful of UK universities maximised their public profiles during the pandemic because press officers were diverted towards internal crises or social media engagement, says Fiona Fox Fiona Fox 4月 7日
Andy Haines: ‘still a vast amount to do’ on climate change Tyler Prize winner talks about a career combating climate change scepticism and why he is skipping his award ceremony Jack Grove 4月 7日
UK pay talks begin with no offer from employers Unions accuse employers of intentionally stalling talks as industrial action over last pay award continues Tom Williams 4月 6日
Missing homeopathy trial data ‘lets misinformation thrive’ Widespread withholding of potentially negative results has allowed misleading evidence reviews to gain traction, says study author Jack Grove 4月 6日
Executive search ‘can be help not hindrance on diversity’ Leading recruiter claims firms can assist universities in looking ‘beyond the obvious’ Tom Williams 4月 6日
Russian research and culture institutions face huge cut Russian Foundation for Basic Research looking at Rb1.15 billion decrease, while Moscow State 51国产视频 told to slash budget by 10 per cent Pola Lem 4月 5日
Cost of living crisis bites for PhDs on ‘inadequate’ stipends Funded postgraduates could face real-terms pay cut running to four figures this autumn as UK stipends fail to keep pace with inflation Jack Grove 4月 5日
Purging Romania’s PhD plagiarism ‘will take decades’ As investigations into a third Romanian prime minister stall, experts say awareness and consistent policies are needed Ben Upton 4月 5日
Purnell seeks to double UAL’s enrolment via online shift Growth can help arts university deliver access and ‘social purpose’ despite English funding freeze, says v-c, architect of Blair’s HE expansion target John Morgan 4月 4日
