Time to bin all REF open access rules, say Oxford research chiefs
‘Excessively bureaucratic’ and ‘unaffordable’ rules on open access proposed for the next Research Excellence Framework should be discarded, say university executives
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US college instructors stabbed on academic exchange in China
China offers reassurance after seemingly random attack
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THE general election survey 2024: have your say now
Share your views on parties and issues as UK goes to the polls
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‘More university places needed’ for refugees in Global South
It may be a ‘hard case to make’, but admitting more refugee students is in low-income countries’ interests, conference hears
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‘Cosmetic’ partnerships fail to deliver against global crises
Stronger leadership, fresher thinking and better incentives needed to drive action on sustainability, says Auckland vice-chancellor
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University courts copycats for ‘back yard’ warning system
As climate catastrophes gain steam, early warnings offer the ‘most effective’ safety shield, modellers say
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Talking leadership: Andrew Parfitt on ‘getting work into the world’
University of Technology Sydney head on achieving impact on policy and sustainability by building partnerships, fossil fuel divestment and boosting Indigenous enrolment
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Can Macao be ‘new bridge’ between Western universities and China?
Head of Macau University of Science and Technology explains how strategic importance of region is growing as its economy matures
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Opportunity and risk as Norway embraces defence research
As Russia prompts security fears, steering group advises greater collaboration between civilian and military research.
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Chinese media turns Stanford AI plagiarism into ‘propaganda’
AI model released by students sparked controversy for similarities to one developed by scientists from Tsinghua University
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Media degrees dominated by London and south-east – report
British Academy report also expresses concern about fall in number of academic staff working in media studies
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We need a social science of data
As data becomes ever more central to policy and commerce, its creation demands closer scrutiny, say Cristina Alaimo and Jannis Kallinikos
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Oxford accepts record number of ethnic minority students
Figures also showed record 50.1 per cent of postgraduate students for the 2023 admissions cycle were from outside the European Union
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Lib Dems: hold university funding review ‘in next parliament’
Party also commits to taking international students out of migration figures at manifesto launch
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Australia confirms institutional overseas enrolments caps plan
Caps being pursued ‘at universities’ request’ and will mirror treatment of domestic students, education minister says