Polish academics call for research funding to be trebled
Public science sector at risk of disappearing in next decade without big injection of funds, politicians warned
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Standardise funding of research overheads, Canberra told
Dedicated stream from Medical Research Future Fund will ‘begin’ to solve problem, independent research institutes say
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Do UK university finances justify the redundancy wave – or v-c pay?
Times Higher Education’s recent survey of UK university staff revealed widespread scepticism about whether the state of sector finances truly justifies the scale of job cuts being made, or the...
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Market competition is hollowing out humanities in England
Hertfordshire’s announcement of course closures is the latest example of a dynamic that narrows access and deepens inequality, says Dragan Plavsic
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US fuel blockade ‘brutal’ for Cuba’s universities, minister says
Constant power outages and lack of fuel risks causing lasting damage to island’s higher education sector, warns Reynaldo Velázquez Zaldívar
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Two in five universities considering mergers as majority cut jobs
UK institutions look to structural changes to address cost pressures, but warn there is only so much they can do without government support
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Why short-lived ‘research breadth’ rule failed in Australia
Requirement that universities produce ‘world standard’ research in at least half of fields taught encouraged too many ‘broad-based’ institutions, critics say, but its demise could end up hurting some
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The UK Biobank breach shows the need for data management training
Modern research culture’s encouragement of widespread sharing makes disclosure risks inevitable, say Elizabeth Green and Felix Ritchie
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European academics shun US business conference over Trump fears
Academy of Management to move event in future years as regular attendees stay at home owing to visa fears and opposition to president’s research policies
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University wealth divide grows in Australia’s biggest state
‘Temporary circumstances’ responsible for increased financial dominance of richest pair
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Striking University of Nottingham staff demand cuts U-turn
UCU general secretary tells Times Higher Education that university risks being changed ‘beyond recognition’ if 600 job losses go ahead
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LSBU staff to strike over two-tier academic workforce plan
Union warns that female nursing staff face being moved on to inferior terms while male engineers retain research rights
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EHRC guidance on single-sex spaces a ‘big shift’ for universities
New code confirms trans people can be excluded from facilities on basis of biological sex but experts say that does not make grappling with competing responsibilities any easier
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Jessica Corner to step down from Research England
Nursing professor who led overhaul of Research Excellence Framework will leave funding body in spring 2027
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Science job losses ‘at odds with Labour’s industrial strategy’
Ministers urged to intervene as proposed cuts to highly regarded chemistry departments threaten UK government’s skills and growth plans