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Higgins’ retirement announcement preceded by vote on governance
Durham head Chris Higgins announces departure soon after senate debate on reducing v-c’s powers
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N8 to pool research to make a big splash
But critics warn of funding eligibility problems in plan to collaborate on projects
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PeerJ's $99 open access model one year on
Will a low-cost, user-friendly open access journal steal the traditional publishers’ lunch?
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Licences to recruit overseas students at risk
‘Savage reduction’ in overseas recruitment feared after new minister’s speech
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Sector’s challenge is to fill the gap when the cap comes off
David Willetts highlights possible delay in filling extra undergraduate places
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Women trail men in securing research council grants
Research Councils UK analysis reveals gender difference in success rates
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Campaign aims to double number of US students studying abroad
150 universities pledge to join Institute of International Education initiative
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It’s casual, and that’s a problem
Zero-hours contracts make staff feel anxious and ill-used; they must be tackled as the sector seeks a sustainable future
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13 March 2014
Zero security - The perils of life on a contract with no guarantee of work
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R&D spending drops as share of GDP, new statistics show
UK spending on research and development as a proportion of gross domestic product fell in 2012, according to new figures.
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THE podcast: data visualisations and research
Download the podcastHow important is the visual presentation of data to getting research noticed by policy makers?At the Jisc Digital Festival 2014, reporter Chris Parr met with Jo Wood, professor of...
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Princeton group questions student criminal records check
By Scott Jaschik, for Inside Higher Ed
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Open access: report suggests funders ‘could set threshold’ for hybrid fees
Research funders worried about high open access fees charged by “hybrid” journals could refuse to pay fees above a set threshold, a report suggests.
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Warwick suspends prominent critic of higher education policy
But university rejects claim suspension relates to activism