Simon Marginson looks ahead at what 2018 has in store for academia in the UK and further afield.
By Simon Marginson
Certain disciplines and institutions likely to suffer from pegging of teaching funding.
By Chris Havergal Twitter: @CHavergalTHE
Ein paar wenige bekommen, was anderen weggenommen wurde. Von der vollmundig verkündeten Durchfinanzierung und der wirtschaftlichen Absicherung der Universitäten kann daher keine Rede sein.
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
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
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.
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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...
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?
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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...
weiterlesenWe 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...