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Germans fear UK exclusion from Macron’s ‘European universities’
Cutting the UK out of transnational networks will only accelerate post-Brexit isolation, say rectors in Berlin
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Publishers ‘taking funders for a ride’ with mirror journals
Duplicate titles are being set up to get around new open-access requirements, European Commission’s envoy warns
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Science prizes won by women ‘offer less cash and prestige’
Analysis of awards in biology and biomedical sciences between 1968 and 2017 suggests women increasingly likely to win prizes for ‘service’ over research
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UK HE must stay strong in the face of a ‘no deal’ Brexit
Brexit is an opportunity for universities to show what they do best: support the economy, bridge international divides and drive innovation, says Smita Jamdar
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Suicide warning over foreign students ‘suffering in silence’
Tragedies exacerbated by lack of research and information sharing, coroner’s study finds
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Oxford blocks Huawei contracts amid security concerns
University spokesman says decision also covers donations but does not affect ongoing partnerships
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Letters – 17 January 2019
Do the sums before opening a foreign branch As the University of Reading faces egregious losses over its branch campus fiasco (“‘Warning signals ignored’ over branch campus losses”, News, 3 January...
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Germany signs open access publishing deal with Wiley
Country moves away from subscriptions and towards ‘publish and read’ model
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Share of UK students getting a first goes up again
Latest Hesa data also reveal that part-time enrolments are now below 500,000
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A week in the life of a student in Brazil
Reading about Brazilian student Hanneli Tavante’s week will bring you an insight into life as a student at a Brazilian university
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French university admissions: the crème de la crème?
Reforms to the French university admission system have ushered in greater selectivity in an attempt to address high dropout rates. But without adequate filtering by family background, will this...
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Mobile Orientations: An Intimate Autoethnography of Migration, Sex Work, and Humanitarian Borders, by Nicola Mai
Barry Reay praises an interdisciplinary study that demolishes stereotypes of slavery, trafficking and exploitation