Biden open access order under threat from Republican budget bill
As annual US budget process approaches its crescendo, Republicans try to block order that forbids paywalls on federally funded findings
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Music departments should resist the siren song of pop schools
There is an important place for such training, but it is markedly at odds with many of the established values of the university, says Ian Pace
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National Student Survey 2023: positive data on freedom of speech
Almost nine in 10 respondents say they feel free to express themselves on campus in response to new question
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Female leaders need more support, says ousted Davis chancellor
After non-stop controversy and ousting, former chancellor writes book urging better leadership training, especially for women
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Administrators in the majority in Australasian sector workforce
Skew towards ‘amorphous’ professional roles in universities reflects ‘homogenisation’ of the workforce, report suggests
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Lift income cap to fill lower-caste faculty posts, India told
Only 4 per cent of reserved posts filled at India’s 45 central universities
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More applicants consider living at home as cost of living bites
As many as one in three school-leavers in England could stay at home when they start university, study suggests
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Delays in UCU strike ballot leave marking boycotters ‘exposed’
Union has just weeks left to call vote on whether to extend industrial action or members will face being forced to clear assessment backlog
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UEA humanities cuts reflect inability of academia to confront climate crisis
The impact agenda has been kind to me, but its obsession with science and growth are huge flaws. Time to get out, says Rupert Read
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AI text detectors aren’t working. Is regulation the answer?
Tools developed to stamp out misconduct have been shown to be biased and inaccurate. Will AI creators themselves be forced to do it better?
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Russian scholarships for African students ‘echo Cold War tactics’
Number of scholarships offered reported to have increased fourfold over past decade
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Final government takeovers feared amid Hungary rector search
Ministry in foundation model talks with two universities as insider worries about future interference at conservatoire
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‘Undershooting’ degree target ‘would cost Australia A$7 billion’
Research funding needs attention in higher education review, representative body warns, as survey reveals upbeat Antipodean attitude to science
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Plagiarism by academics is serious. Any excuses had better be good
Copying others’ work is theft and corrupts the literature. Concern for culprits’ welfare should not preclude punishment, says an academic
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South Africa: placing Unisa into administration ‘long overdue’
Report into governance of institution revealed a ‘cauldron of instability characterised by a culture of fear, intimidation, bullying, maladministration, [and] financial irregularities’