‘Illegal’ terms and conditions add to academic overwork crisis
Study finds scholarly autonomy used to justify breaches of 48-hour weekly working hours cap
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Congress pushes NIH to review reproducibility and ‘near misses’
As part of annual budget, lawmakers also call for focus on fraud, new funding models and peer review
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How row over medical school places thwarted Korean president
Analysts suggest Yoon Suk-yeol’s handling of admissions dispute contributed to his unpopularity ahead of his party’s electoral defeat
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Bemoaning students’ need to work is short-sighted and counterproductive
Students see benefits to paid work beyond the money, but they would welcome help in advocating for better pay and conditions, say six academics
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How do academics’ pay and conditions compare with other sectors?
Analysis finds those working in higher education often enjoy better benefits than elsewhere but precarity leaves many excluded
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Research time at risk as nine in 10 post-92 universities cut jobs
A quarter of modern institutions looking to shed upwards of 50 roles, with agreements on teaching loads and promotion also under threat, UCU survey finds
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Standard terms, equal conditions
The University and College Union has misrepresented the negotiations that are under way between the University of Liverpool and its recognised unions (Unite, Unison and the UCU) to standardise staff...
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Disability groups demand ‘correction’ of accord report
Pivotal Australian report risks enshrining curse of ‘low expectations’, critics warn
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The case for long-term thinking
With politicians increasingly focused on short-term priorities, it is becoming both harder and more necessary for universities to take the long view
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Extend researcher sanctuary scheme to Palestinians, MPs urge
Researchers at Risk programme currently limited to Ukrainian scholars
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Universal exams can fix the grade inflation crisis
With the prestige of first-class honours degrees diminished, intellectually testing national examinations are needed to identify academic high-flyers, argues Lincoln Allison
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Close overseas partnerships that harm free speech, says OfS
Regulator outlines how institutions could respond to various scenarios as it prepares to exercise new duties