New research partners selected to boost South Korean industry
Companies will partner with global institutions under a government plan to speed up the development of new technologies and boost international collaboration
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Bangladeshi students urge end to violent campus politics
Students concerned that High Court decision to overturn a ban on political groups at university could lead to more unrest
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New Zealand sheds scientists amid spending purge
Jobs chopped at universities, government agencies and crown research institutes
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Bounceback in days UK academics spend at public events
Data reveals the amount of days academics devote to public events, but have scholars become ‘apathetic’ towards civic engagement activities?
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Social science impact demands faster publishing and more reproducibility
Timeliness and rigour are vital, but the publishing and incentives systems are not set up to deliver them, says Meron Wondemaghen
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Harvard to resume standardised testing in admissions
Giving a major push to a growing trend, Ivy League institution concludes that using the SAT and ACT produces a net gain in equity
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Gaza scrutiny ‘adding to pressure on university leaders’
Amid high-profile resignations, presidents face increased pressure over public statements
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11 April 2024 digital edition
Classes dismissed: Have universities failed teacher education?
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Lessons to be learned
A lack of long-term, sustainable policymaking is crippling universities, and the same mistakes are afflicting those involved in teacher education
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Proportion of female winners of top ERC grants dips
UK-based recipients of Advanced Grants will still have to move institution to secure Brussels funding, despite Horizon Europe association deal
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US degree completions slide downwards
Steepest recorded decline in college graduation numbers joins sliding enrolment and unprecedented campus closures among major nationwide warning signs
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Interview with Kenneth Womack
Professor reflects on Liverpool’s ‘literary greats’ and how a lost archive led to his ‘warts and all’ profile of the Fab Four and their road manager
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Beware the public backlash from ‘science triumphalism’
A radical new manifesto for science communication is warning about the dangers of making arrogant claims that academic knowledge can explain the mysteries of the universe. Matthew Reisz meets its...
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Students back employer levy to fund English higher education
Hepi report on funding options, aimed at stopping politicians from ‘keeping shtum’, sees v-c back a graduate tax as ‘genuinely progressive’
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The OfS’ free speech guidance for English universities goes too far
The regulator’s example scenarios fail to acknowledge the harm that even lawful speech can cause on campus, say Naomi Waltham-Smith and James Murray