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Actor Will Hay with an outsize pen, 1937. To illustrate that supervisors claiming co-authorship of PhD papers can be a ‘form of fraud’.

Supervisors claiming co-authorship of PhD papers ‘form of fraud’

Pushing doctoral students to credit more senior academics on early publications has contributed to ‘ethical scandal hiding in plain sight’, says education professor

By Jack Grove

20 March

Most jokes attempted during scientific talks ‘fall flat’

Female scientists less likely to use comedy in conference presentations, finds study that highlights ‘absence of humour’ the norm

By Jack Grove

18 March

A competitor falls during a hurdles race. To illustrate that the country is “investing so much money in people who…we are not really capable of graduating”, according to Adam Tickell.

Restricting loans ‘wrong debate’ as ‘no A level’ students triple

Universities told to adjust to new attitudes on HE expansion, as figures show boom in new entrants who have few to no qualifications

By Jack Grove

16 March

Children playing snakes and ladders in a school playground. To illustrate that the channelling of government funding into charity at the expense of universities has yet to be proven.

‘Time to review’ sidelining of education faculties in research

Positive impact of channelling government funding into charity at expense of universities has yet to be proven, argues learned society

By Jack Grove

13 March

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Supervisors claiming co-authorship of PhD papers ‘form of fraud’

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