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Chris Havergal
6 days ago
University of Sussex High Court fight against ÂŁ585K fine imposed by OfS for allegedly failing to uphold free speech in Kathleen Stock case starts today - it will attack regulator's decision as "irrational and procedurally unfair"
www.timeshighereducation.com/news/sussex-...
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Sussex calls OfS fine âirrationalâ as High Court case begins
University argues regulatorâs record fine was âunfairâ, in case being closely watched across the sector
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/sussex-calls-ofs-fine-irrational-high-court-case-begins
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Times Higher Education (THE)
11 days ago
A metadata-only version of the British Libraryâs sorely missed PhD thesis repository will be a pale imitation of the service that disappeared more than two years ago after a cyberattack, experts have warned.
@jgro-the.bsky.social
reports
#academicsky
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âGive PhD archive attention it deserves,â British Library urged
Scholars criticise lack of progress on restoring repository of 600,000 PhD theses more than two years after it was felled by cyberattack
https://ow.ly/H01r50Y4VAb
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Margot Finn
11 days ago
'A metadata-only version of the British Libraryâs sorely missed PhD thesis repository will be a pale imitation of the service that disappeared more than two years ago after a cyberattack, experts have warned.' 1/2
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âGive PhD archive attention it deserves,â British Library urged
Scholars criticise lack of progress on restoring repository of 600,000 PhD theses more than two years after it was felled by cyberattack
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/give-phd-archive-attention-it-deserves-british-library-urged
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Caroline Ball
17 days ago
And in news that surprises exactly no-one...
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Three major research universities opt out of new Elsevier deal
Complaints over âprice increasesâ and open access models spur UKÂ institutions to walk away from offer from publishing giant, despite nationally negotiated agreement
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/three-major-research-universities-opt-out-new-elsevier-deal
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Chris Havergal
19 days ago
Kent, Essex and Sussex say they wonât renew Elsevier journal subscriptions amid concern about cost of nationally agreed deal
www.timeshighereducation.com/news/three-m...
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Three major research universities opt out of new Elsevier deal
Complaints over âprice increasesâ and open access models spur UKÂ institutions to walk away from offer from publishing giant, despite nationally negotiated agreement
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/three-major-research-universities-opt-out-new-elsevier-deal
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Times Higher Education (THE)
19 days ago
Three UK research-intensive universities have revealed they will not be renewing subscriptions to Elsevier journals amid concerns over the cost of a nationally agreed deal, reports
@jgro-the.bsky.social
#academicsky
https://ow.ly/Aaw750Y0I1u
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Times Higher Education (THE)
26 days ago
Universities should face tougher penalties in national and international rankings if researchers lose papers due to suspected misconduct, the founder of an influential research integrity watchdog has argued.
@jgro-the.bsky.social
reports #academicsky
https://ow.ly/xFhw50XWLCQ
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Chris Havergal
24 days ago
âBizarreâ linguistics paper claiming ancient Greeks forbade reference to water as âHâOâ retracted by Springer Nature journal amid disbelief âramblingâ and âmethodologically weakâ article was ever published
www.timeshighereducation.com/news/bizarre...
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âBizarreâ linguistics paper on water retracted by Springer Nature
Jordanian professorâs free-wheeling study is pulled and an editorial board member sacked after linguists criticised âextremely strangeâ article
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/bizarre-linguistics-paper-water-retracted-springer-nature
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Chris Havergal
about 2 months ago
Eliminating funding for 3* research in next Research Excellence Framework would benefit Russell Group institutions by about ÂŁ50 million a year, suggests modelling
www.timeshighereducation.com/news/beware-...
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âBeware trade-offsâ of removing REF funding for 3* outputs
Review of formula used to allocate ÂŁ2 billion QR funding could downgrade or withdraw money for âinternationally excellentâ research, some fear
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/beware-trade-offs-removing-ref-funding-3-outputs
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Times Higher Education (THE)
about 2 months ago
A British professor who has turned his latest book into a Europop dance album is hoping his genre of âacademic tranceâ will engage new audiences with scholarly research, reports
@jgro-the.bsky.social
https://ow.ly/MyOU50XLvvj
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Caroline Ball
about 2 months ago
Very sad to hear Dr Paul Ayris has passed away. He was a great champion of libraries and open access, hugely influential, and very supportive of us at
#ebookSOS
. A great loss to the library and research communities.
www.leru.org/news/in-memo...
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Dr Paul Ayris | LERU
Dr Paul Ayris LERU UCL Open Science
https://www.leru.org/news/in-memoriam-dr-paul-ayris
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UK reclaims top spot for mid-career ERC grants
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UK reclaims top spot for mid-career ERC grants
Success in securing âconsolidatorâ awards continues Britainâs resurgence since rejoining Horizon research initiative
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/uk-reclaims-top-spot-mid-career-erc-grants
2 months ago
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John Womersley
3 months ago
My thoughts on how UKRI might use the REF (QR funding) and grants to drive universities to specialise more - via
@timeshighered.bsky.social
@jgro-the.bsky.social
add a skeleton here at some point
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Professor Peter Matthews
5 months ago
I'm sticking to my guns on not examining PhD theses when the fee is ridiculously low, but it really does feel crap having to reply to the query if you'll be an examiner with a coded version of "will this pay less than the minimum wage?"
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Times Higher Education (THE)
5 months ago
The pause in the Research Excellence Framework should be used to review non-portability of outputs, urge scholars.
@jgro-the.bsky.social
reports
#academicsky
#REF
www.timeshighereducation.com/news/use-ref...
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Chris Havergal
5 months ago
Use REF pause to review non-portability of outputs, urge scholars including
@jennyrichards.bsky.social
www.timeshighereducation.com/news/use-ref...
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Use REF pause to review non-portability of outputs, urge scholars
Breaking the link between researchers and their outputs harms academic mobility and disciplinary excellence, argue professors
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/use-ref-pause-review-non-portability-outputs-urge-scholars
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Another bombshell REF announcement: radical change of direction at UKRI re research funding seems on the cards
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Universities failing on research culture could lose funding
Research England to use REF pause to consider whether institutions must meet baseline performance measures as a condition of receiving funds
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/universities-failing-research-culture-could-lose-funding
5 months ago
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UCU threatens to dock staff pay in row over working from home
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UCU threatens to dock staff pay in row over working from home
Unionâs new policy mandating three office days a week resisted by some staff, who are refusing to come in at all
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/ucu-threatens-dock-staff-pay-row-over-working-home
5 months ago
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The Digital Bits
5 months ago
Bits
#4K
Review â
@sbjork.bsky.social
revisits Phil Alden Robinson's 1992 caper SNEAKERS, available in a 2-Disc
#4K
#UltraHD
#Bluray
release from
@kinolorber.com
.
@billhuntbits.bsky.social
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Bleddyn Bowen
5 months ago
I think we need to have EFEF - an Excellence Framework Excellence Framework - ratings to help us choose the right sort of Excellence Framework.
add a skeleton here at some point
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Chris Havergal
5 months ago
UKRI chief executive says universities might have to start doing âfewer things but doing them really wellâ in research, saying he is against a âcrumbs for everybodyâ approach
www.timeshighereducation.com/news/ukri-ch...
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UKRI chief: âDo fewer things in research but do them really wellâ
Ian Chapman backs ministersâ calls for more research specialisation by universities in first public comments since taking over at ÂŁ9 billion-a-year research funder
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/ukri-chief-do-fewer-things-research-do-them-really-well
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Times Higher Education (THE)
5 months ago
Using
#REF
to tackle research culture risks making it too âbureaucratic and burdensomeâ, university leaders warn as scinece minister Patrick Vallance rethinks changes to weightings.
@jgro-the.bsky.social
reports
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âKeep focus on excellence and impact,â say v-cs after REF pause
Using REF to tackle research culture risks making it too âbureaucratic and burdensomeâ, university leaders warn as Vallance rethinks changes to weightings
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/keep-focus-excellence-and-impact-say-v-cs-after-ref-pause
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Times Higher Education (THE)
5 months ago
âUniversity education research was, and it still is, very abstract, not decipherable to policymakers and not of the quality that you saw with scientific research.â Nick Gibb speaks to
@jgro-the.bsky.social
#highered
#EduSky
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Nick Gibb: education faculties âabsent from schools revolutionâ
Longest-serving education minister explains why he ignored âabstractâ and âideologicalâ academic research in fight to improve school performance
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/nick-gibb-education-faculties-absent-schools-revolution
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Chris Havergal
5 months ago
Nick Gibb on why university education faculties were sidelined during the 'quiet revolution' in English schooling over the past 15 years
www.timeshighereducation.com/news/nick-gi...
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Nick Gibb: education faculties âabsent from schools revolutionâ
Longest-serving education minister explains why he ignored âabstractâ and âideologicalâ academic research in fight to improve school performance
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/nick-gibb-education-faculties-absent-schools-revolution
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Robust comments from veteran ex-schools minister Nick Gibb on why educational faculties were, he says, 'missing' from English schools 'revolution'. Likely to spark some debate at next weeks' BERA conference at Sussex University
www.timeshighereducation.com/news/nick-gi...
@beranews.bsky.social
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Nick Gibb: education faculties âabsent from schools revolutionâ
Longest-serving education minister explains why he ignored âabstractâ and âideologicalâ academic research in fight to improve school performance
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/nick-gibb-education-faculties-absent-schools-revolution
5 months ago
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Times Higher Education (THE)
5 months ago
Science minister Patrick Vallance has announced the next Research Excellence Framework will be paused for three months to review whether its allocation of ÂŁ2 billion annually in block research funding will support the governmentâs economic and social missions.
@jgro-the.bsky.social
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#REF
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Patrick Vallance hits pause on Research Excellence Framework
Science minister announces review of controversial changes to research environment assessment
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/patrick-vallance-hits-pause-research-excellence-framework
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Massive news from UUK conference:| Vallance pauses the REF. Read about why it's happened, plus commentary from Glasgow's Anton Muscatelli who has previously criticised PCE reforms
www.timeshighereducation.com/news/patrick...
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Patrick Vallance hits pause on Research Excellence Framework
Science minister announces review of controversial changes to research environment assessment
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/patrick-vallance-hits-pause-research-excellence-framework
5 months ago
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Massive news from UUK conference:| Vallance pauses the REF. Read about why it's happened, plus commentary from Glasgow's Anton Muscatelli who has previously criticised PCE reforms
www.timeshighereducation.com/news/patrick...
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Patrick Vallance hits pause on Research Excellence Framework
Science minister announces review of controversial changes to research environment assessment
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/patrick-vallance-hits-pause-research-excellence-framework
5 months ago
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Times Higher Education (THE)
5 months ago
UK universities risk being sued if they delay updating their policies on single-sex facilities following the landmark Supreme Court ruling that confirms sex means âbiological sexâ, the chair of the Equality and Human Rights Commission has warned vice-chancellors.
@jgro-the.bsky.social
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Donât dither on updating trans policies, EHRC chair tells v-cs
Head of the Equality and Human Rights Commission urges institutions to take steps to comply with Supreme Court ruling
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/dont-dither-updating-trans-policies-ehrc-chair-tells-v-cs
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Chris Havergal
5 months ago
Breaking: REF 2029 paused for three months to review whether metrics are aligned with national priorities
www.timeshighereducation.com/news/patrick...
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@jgro-the.bsky.social
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Patrick Vallance hits pause on Research Excellence Framework
Science minister announces review of controversial changes to research environment assessment
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/patrick-vallance-hits-pause-research-excellence-framework
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Big REF news from UUK conference: Patrick Vallance pauses the REF for three months: "It needs to be a credible assessment of quality."
www.timeshighereducation.com/news/patrick...
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Patrick Vallance hits pause on Research Excellence Framework
Science minister announces review of controversial changes to research environment assessment
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/patrick-vallance-hits-pause-research-excellence-framework
5 months ago
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âBusiness-as-usualâ offers from publishers raise walk-away fears
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âBusiness-as-usualâ offers from publishers raise walk-away fears
Disappointing offers which âmiss financial realityâ faced by UK higher education have heightened speculation that institutions will ditch proposed deals
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/business-usual-offers-publishers-raise-walk-away-fears
6 months ago
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Times Higher Education (THE)
6 months ago
Plans for a ÂŁ10 million gambling research centre funded by a new government levy have been criticised by academics and campaigners amid fears researchers will be asked to tackle topics that play into the betting industryâs hands.
@jgro-the.bsky.social
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#academicsky
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Gambling research âat risk of going backwardsâ despite new levy
UKRI handed more cash for betting-related research but campaigners claim âindustry-friendlyâ funding call stops âfresh startâ from old regime
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/gambling-research-risk-going-backwards-despite-new-levy
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'The research themes and the initial conflict of interest policy could have been written by the gambling industry', says anti-gambling ads campaign group CEGA on UKRI call for ÂŁ10 million research hub
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Gambling research âat risk of going backwardsâ despite new levy
UKRI handed more cash for betting-related research but campaigners claim âindustry-friendlyâ funding call stops âfresh startâ from old regime
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/gambling-research-risk-going-backwards-despite-new-levy
6 months ago
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Chris Havergal
7 months ago
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@russellgroup.bsky.social
says proposed 6% international fee levy would cost its universities ÂŁ315m - more than half the sector total and more than they spend annually on outreach (ÂŁ250m)
www.timeshighereducation.com/news/real-te...
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Chris Havergal
7 months ago
Northern England misses out entirely as 10 UK research universities get about ÂŁ4.5m each from Global Talent Fund to attract international scientists
www.timeshighereducation.com/news/golden-...
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Golden triangle shines as UK names Global Talent Fund recipients
Universities and institutes to receive funding to pay to relocate 60 to 80 researchers, with five of 12 winners hailing from Greater South East region
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/golden-triangle-shines-uk-names-global-talent-fund-recipients
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Times Higher Education (THE)
7 months ago
A UK academic has criticised the suspected use of chatbots in peer review after he was given lengthy instructions on improving his statistical analysis â despite not including any statistics in his rejected paper, reports
@jgro-the.bsky.social
#AcademicSky
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Elsevier journal under fire over âAI-generatedâ review comments
Researcher who waited nearly two years for rejection claims ânonsensicalâ criticisms of his paper must have been chatbot-generated
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/elsevier-journal-under-fire-over-ai-generated-review-comments
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Chris Havergal
7 months ago
Boris Johnson-era messaging about the UK as a âscience superpowerâ annoys and alienates potential research partners, warns
@wellcometrust.bsky.social
www.timeshighereducation.com/news/drop-sc...
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Drop âscience superpowerâ slogan, Wellcome urges UK government
Boris Johnson-era messaging about âUK greatnessâ in science annoys and alienates potential research partners, says report from major funder
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/drop-science-superpower-slogan-wellcome-urges-uk-government
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Times Higher Education (THE)
7 months ago
Nobelist Steven Chu: China âwill blow us awayâ if Trump destroys US universities.
@jgro-the.bsky.social
reports
#AcademicSky
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Chu: China âwill blow us awayâ if Trump destroys US universities
Without foreign research talent pouring into leading US institutions, America will fall further behind in tech race, says former US energy secretary Steven Chu
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/chu-china-will-blow-us-away-if-trump-destroys-us-universities
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Times Higher Education (THE)
7 months ago
A Nobel prizewinning neuroscientist who lost two research papers over irregular images has rejected Donald Trumpâs claim that there is a âreproducibility crisisâ in US research, arguing the use of âAI-powered softwareâ on old images is erroneously flagging research misconduct
#AcademicSky
#LINO25
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Reproducibility âcrisisâ in US science âoverblownâ, says Nobelist
âAI-poweredâ tools used by research sleuths overplay scale of issue now weaponised to defund projects, according to Thomas SĂŒdhof
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/reproducibility-crisis-us-science-overblown-says-nobelist
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Times Higher Education (THE)
7 months ago
Devastating cuts to US science under Donald Trumpâs presidency have been made possible by a pervasive complacency that scientific achievements will always be celebrated, a leading American Nobel prizewinner has said.
@jgro-the.bsky.social
reports from the Lindau Nobel Prize Meeting
#AcademicSky
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Nobelist: US science took support âfor grantedâ before Trump cuts
Frances Arnold says US science is âpaying the priceâ for not explaining benefits of research funding for âfar too longâ
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/nobelist-us-science-took-support-granted-trump-cuts
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Chemistry Nobelist Frances Arnold says US science is 'paying the price' for not conveying importance of research
www.timeshighereducation.com/news/nobelis...
. Dispatch from
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Nobelist: US science took support âfor grantedâ before Trump cuts
Frances Arnold says US science is âpaying the priceâ for not explaining benefits of research funding for âfar too longâ
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/nobelist-us-science-took-support-granted-trump-cuts
7 months ago
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Chris Havergal
8 months ago
Oxford to review postgraduate admissions policies and scholarship support across all departments after approving graduate access strategy
www.timeshighereducation.com/news/first-g...
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First graduate access strategy aims to diversify Oxford PhDs
Leading university to review admissions policies and scholarships as part of institution-wide focus on postgraduate participation
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/first-graduate-access-strategy-aims-diversify-oxford-phds
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Times Higher Education (THE)
8 months ago
As Ottoline Leyser ends her five years as chief executive of UKRI, she warns that forcing all institutions and researchers to pursue a single definition of research excellence is impoverishing the research base on which the governmentâs ambitions depend.
@jgro-the.bsky.social
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Ottoline Leyser: âWe are destroying the diversity in our university systemâ
As she ends her five years as chief executive of UKRI, the plant scientist warns that forcing all institutions and researchers to pursue a single definition of research excellence is impoverishing the...
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/depth/ottoline-leyser-we-are-destroying-diversity-our-university-system
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Margot Finn
8 months ago
'Early career researchers who narrowly miss out on funding should be encouraged to try again because their work is often cited more than those whose research is funded first time around, a major international study has recommended.' 1/3
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Help ânear missâ researchers reapply for funding, says study
Calls for funders to launch ârandom drawsâ and offer mentorship to promising applicants who fail to receive grants
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/help-near-miss-researchers-reapply-funding-says-study
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Chris Havergal
9 months ago
Who's in the running to be
@cam.ac.uk
chancellor? - broadcaster Sandi Toksvig - ex-culture minister Chris Smith - former BP boss John Browne - Queens' College president Mohamed El-Erian - businesswoman Gina Miller And more...
www.timeshighereducation.com/news/ten-can...
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Ten candidates make Cambridge chancellor election shortlist
Race lacks obvious frontrunner with Mohamed El-Erian largely unknown outside academia and Sandi Toksvig proving divisive
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/ten-candidates-make-cambridge-chancellor-election-shortlist
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Margot Finn
8 months ago
'In Brussels, the EU is reviewing whether Israel should remain part of its flagship research scheme, Horizon Europe â a move backed by MEPs who see this threat as a powerful diplomatic lever to restore aid to Gaza.' 1/2
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UK-Israeli research ties questioned amid Gaza aid blockade
With EU reviewing Israelâs Horizon Europe participation, some believe research boycott should form part of Keir Starmerâs potential âtargeted sanctionsâ
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/uk-israeli-research-ties-questioned-amid-gaza-aid-blockade
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Rhys Kaminski-Jones
9 months ago
One for the Romantic Studies crowd...
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More job cuts on the horizon in UK HE - this time at De Montfort University where 80 staff are set to go to save ÂŁ8 million. Cuts come despite departure in a recent Voluntary Severance round
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De Montfort University to cut 80 posts to save ÂŁ8 million
Redundancies blamed on âunprecedented financial challengesâ including ârising costs, flat or declining income and uncertainty in student recruitmentâ
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/de-montfort-university-cut-80-posts-save-ps8-million
9 months ago
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Times Higher Education (THE)
9 months ago
Other government departments and public bodies beyond science could be allowed to set long-term research budgets over a 10-year period, the government has said.
@jgro-the.bsky.social
reports
#AcademicSky
#researchfunding
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Decade-long research budgets extended across Whitehall
Other UK government departments outside science will be encouraged to allocate a proportion of their research budgets to long-term funding
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/decade-long-research-budgets-extended-across-whitehall
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