Metrics obsession is supplanting academic vision in China
But the Chinese Academy of Sciences’ decision to stop updating its journal ranking list is a hopeful sign, says Bruce Macfarlane
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More than 1,000 scientists urge ERC to reverse resubmission rule
Plans to limit reapplications to European Research Council will penalise bold and original proposals and early career researchers, senior researchers claim
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OfS to review teacher training diploma funded by student loans
Regulator investigating how much public money was given to education providers offering course linked to high dropout rates
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Regulator to take charge of ANU chancellor recruitment
Compromise move allows university to press ahead with search for Bishop’s replacement by giving Teqsa unprecedented role
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‘Radical’ model pays off at college for adults with some credits
College Unbound granted full accreditation for degrees aimed at adults with some college experience but no qualifications, with institution’s flexible design mooted as a remedy for declining student...
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‘Unaddressed’ cost pressures undermining university access work
London-based institutions failing to respond to risks outlined by regulator and setting fewer access-related targets, report finds
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Surrey redesigns all degrees to embed ‘discipline-specific’ AI
Students expected to use AI for information before evaluating technology’s output as institution seeks to prepare learners for changing labour market
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Informal research ties ‘more important’ than co-authorship
Those who are frequently thanked in journals are much more likely to be successful themselves, says PNAS paper
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When the scientist becomes the experiment
I found myself consoling the people who had come to console me. I filed these moments privately under unexplained results, says Hamideh Rezvani Alanagh
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Labour MP ‘unpersuaded’ by calls to give universities more money
Antonia Bance argues lower-level skills should be prioritised in response to number of out-of-work young people reaching record levels
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Plans to axe 600 jobs mooted at Nottingham to save £50 million
University says final decision yet to be made after document outlining new redundancy scheme leaked to press
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UNSW’s Colin Grant appointed next Aston vice-chancellor
Communication studies academic latest Aston leader to relocate from Australia following Aleks Subic’s departure to Torrens University
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Research funders ‘flooded with AI-assisted applications’
A 142 per cent rise in bids for Marie Curie fellowships shows peer review must adapt to ChatGPT era, says Nature study