Brexit, tuition fees and China: my predictions for academia in 2018 - timeshighereducation.com, 31.12.2017
1 January, 2018 - 12:16

Simon Marginson looks ahead at what 2018 has in store for academia in the UK and further afield.
By Simon Marginson

Science courses and regional HE ‘hit hardest’ by Australia freeze - timeshighereducation.com, 29.12.2017
29 December, 2017 - 21:17

Certain disciplines and institutions likely to suffer from pegging of teaching funding.
By Chris Havergal  Twitter: @CHavergalTHE

Uni-Budget: Das spezifische Gewicht von Kunst - derstandard.at, 28.12.2017
29 December, 2017 - 21:14

Ein paar wenige bekommen, was anderen weggenommen wurde. Von der vollmundig verkündeten Durchfinanzierung und der wirtschaftlichen Absicherung der Universitäten kann daher keine Rede sein.

Fining universities for no-platforming denies the idea of academic freedom - theguardian.com, 27.12.2017
28 December, 2017 - 11:20

The government says it wants to ensure free speech on campus – yet under the Prevent strategy it has its own list of banned speakers.
By Simon Jenkins

Open access in Germany: the best DEAL is no deal - timeshighereducation.com, 27.12.2017
28 December, 2017 - 11:11

An open access deal between German authors in journals published by Elsevier could be problematic, say Alex Holcombe and Bjoern Brembs.
By Alex Holcombe  By Bjoern Brembs

Wann ist denn der Truthahn endlich fertig? - FAZ.net, 24.12.2017
24 December, 2017 - 16:39

Weihnachten am Forschungszentrum Cern bei Genf herrscht für die Männer um Jesper Nielsen stets Hochbetrieb, obwohl alle Aktivitäten ruhen und die Beschleunigeranlagen abgeschaltet sind. Feiern können sie trotzdem.
Von Jesper...

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Denmark moves from quantity to quality in Nobel prize plan - timeshighereducation.com, 24.12.2017
24 December, 2017 - 16:38

Echoing the UK, government will also seek to measure the impact of research on society and business.
Denmark has launched a new research strategy aimed at winning more Nobel prizes for the country, which includes measures to try to...

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Viele Holzwege führen nach Rom - FAZ.net, 22.12.2017
24 December, 2017 - 16:34

Den Universitäten fehlt es an Geld, die Strukturen sind marode, der Nachwuchs verlässt das Land. Die italienische Forschung befindet sich in einer tiefen Krise. Schafft sie es aus eigener Kraft heraus?
„Bitte entschuldigen Sie die...

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Rushing students through university and fixating on science is not the way forward - theguardian.com, 22.12.2017
24 December, 2017 - 16:31

It is to our detriment that the political focus on technology sees science and society as separate or even as being opposed. We need joined-up thinking. he refrain of the past few years has surely been that we live in uncertain times...

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We don't see women as leaders – that's why so few are university chiefs - theguardian.com, 22.12.2017
22 December, 2017 - 11:17

We must tackle the stereotypes that stop women applying for top jobs in higher education. Until then, UK universities will remain bastions of gender inequality.
While gender equality in the workplace has become a much-discussed...

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