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Research malpractice'Inadequate role model'A prominent researcher who spends 20 per cent of her time at the University of Manchester has been reprimanded by the German Research Foundation (the DFG)...
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United StatesBrainless brain treatmentA US university hospital has been criticised by federal regulators over severe deficiencies in the patient care offered to those undergoing experimental surgery...
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The week in higher education
• Theresa May's speech on immigration and the student visa system contained so much nuance and balance that some people might be confused about where she stands. So a Home Office press release...
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Men seek men for dominant positions: headhunters' 'baleful influence' on equality
Male-dominated headhunting firms paid to identify potential university leaders are hampering efforts to recruit more female vice-chancellors.
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What are you reading?
A weekly look over the shoulders of our scholar-reviewers
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A Christmas message from your Vice-Chancellor and President
A very merry Yuletide to each and every one of you from myself and my personal assistant, Mrs Dilworth.This is that special time of year when we look back to the last special time of year and find...
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Leader: Few tidings of comfort and joy
The bells may be ringing out for Christmas Day, but for the sector they signal alarm after a year of unprecedented upheaval
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Futurelearn picks league table stars for debut line-up
Traditional values for OU-led Mooc platform that aims to rival US providers. Chris Parr reports
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Seek, locate, repatriate! 'Dalek' home secretary's visa stance angers v-c
Theresa May, the home secretary, has been accused by a vice-chancellor of acting “like a Dalek” and of “casting a dark cloud over British higher education” in her refusal to change course on student...
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Merry Christmas (world is over)
Eschatology knocks and hysteria grows as true believers see fate in the diary. Chris Parr reports
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Business school sheds staff and courses as visa rules bite
More than 150 posts to go as London Met is forced to tighten its belt. David Matthews reports
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'Fake but well-written' reviews fool publisher
Eleven journal papers have been retracted after it was discovered that they were accepted on the basis of fake reviews.
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Journals nail colours to the mast in revolt over RCUK open-access policy
History publications press funders to rethink ‘gold’ licence and ‘green’ embargo. Paul Jump writes
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Professors look in the mirror - not all like what they see
Jack Grove reports from the SRHE annual conference on efforts to clarify an ‘unclearly defined’ role
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Part-timers don't get support they need or credit they deserve
Part-time teachers are not getting the support they require from university departments, despite their growing importance within the academy.