Join us 19 December from 12-2pm GMT to discuss whether the Ref is an effective way to audit research in UK universities.
The UK government distributes £1.6bn of public money in research funding, so it’s inevitable that there will be some form of mechanism for assessing the quality of research in UK universities. More...
By . We should be worried about the competence of those running our universities, says Gus John, who identifies three reasons why bullying goes unchecked in academia. More...
By Anne Chemin. Computers may dominate our lives, but mastery of penmanship brings us important cognitive benefits, research suggests. More...
By Yasmin Ahmed. The legal profession is making efforts to open its doors to minority ethnic graduates – but the most senior roles remain out of reach. More...
By Claire Shaw. Higher education network readers explain how bullying affected their working lives – and what support they received from their university. More...
More than half of university staff say recent policy changes have caused an increase in bullying – and that institutions aren’t doing enough to tackle the issue. More...
By Derek Sayer. The results of the research excellence framework will be published on Thursday. Derek Sayer explains why he believes the whole exercise is deeply flawed. More...
By Patrick McGhee. Well, here we are. The work of 52,077 academic staff submitted, 191,232 of their “outputs” assessed, 10,099 early career researchers included, 6,975 “impact case studies” reviewed. More...
By Karen MacGregor. “As higher education institutions think about what they offer young people in terms of curricula, in terms of research opportunities, they also have to think about values, ethics and character,” said Naledi Pandor, South Africa’s minister of science and technology, in the concluding keynote at the global Talloires Network Leaders Conference. Read more...
By Ard Jongsma. The Talloires Network of engaged universities continues to grow. It now has 332 members in 72 countries. But dealing with a mandate as broad and diverse as community engagement requires some clear focal points. Read more...
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