Validating antibodies used in experiments could ‘free up billions of research dollars’, head of standards institute says
Publication fee chosen over submission fee to make charges fair
New measures to ensure universities are ‘not penalised’ for taking poorer students also outlined for next stage of TEF
Validating antibodies used in experiments could ‘free up billions of research dollars’, head of standards institute says
Academic journal editor-turned-lecturer Hilary Hamnett explains the most common reasons why papers are rejected
Citation analysis reveals potential winners of science’s highest accolade
Academic attainment of disadvantaged students can be improved if they can decide how they are assessed, study claims
New study adds to concerns over the weakness of Chinese university teaching
Chancellor Lizhong Yu tells Jack Grove about how NYU Shanghai hopes its model will turbocharge international mobility
The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media
The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media
New measures to ensure universities are ‘not penalised’ for taking poorer students also outlined for next stage of TEF
Academic science still operates on assumptions that have failed to catch up with the realities of today’s family lives, argue scholars
Academic attainment of disadvantaged students can be improved if they can decide how they are assessed, study claims
Chancellor Lizhong Yu tells Jack Grove about how NYU Shanghai hopes its model will turbocharge international mobility
A lack of strategy and autonomy are to blame for French universities’ failure to keep pace on transnational education, study suggests
Eight subject rankings reveal elite group of 14 US and European universities thriving across disciplines
The Open University's vice-chancellor says now is the moment to turn around decline in part-time study
This graph compares how UK, US and Japanese universities perform on measures of the economic impact of their research
This graph shows the dominance of Russell Group universities in attracting quality-related research funding from Hefce, which is based on the results of the REF
These graphs show that as academics in the US have become more liberal since 1990, trust in science among conservative members of the public has declined (while liberals’ has held steady)
Academics split over importance of research impact
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