All Universities articles – Page 23
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ReviewYou must be very intelligent: the PhD delusion
Philippa Matthews reviews a semi-autobiographical account of a PhD student in the UK
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NewsNew UK science minister appointed in cabinet reshuffle
Sam Gyimah moves from Ministry of Justice to replace Jo Johnson
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NewsIndian science congress moved after fears of student disturbances
Eleventh hour venue change leaves just two months to reorganise country’s largest conference
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NewsAmerica’s new tax law hits research universities
Warnings that taxing endowments of top universities under the overhauled tax code will threaten research
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NewsSwiss ordeal offers lessons for UK science hit by Brexit
Compromise on EU’s four freedoms is unlikely but fudges may be possible on some issues
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NewsCompetition lacking in English higher education market
Audit shows less than a third of students think their course offers value for money
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NewsUS–Cuba diplomatic deterioration damaging scientific collaboration
Restrictions on travel and diplomatic tensions are harming free exchange of ideas
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NewsBudget begins to reveal how UK will hit research funding target
Autumn Statement earmarks extra £2.3 billion in 2021 to help reach goal of 2.4% of GDP spent on R&D
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NewsSouthampton plans job losses within chemistry department
The university says 50–75 posts across six academic areas, including chemistry, are to go in voluntary severance programme
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NewsRepublican tax bill backed by industry but not science
Chemical industry says tax overhaul will be fairer, but science groups warn that it will harm research
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NewsUS universities told to sort out postdoc job titles chaos
A range of job titles leave postdocs with varying salaries, benefits and training plans
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NewsMen ask more questions than women at science conferences
Study at international science congress reveals male attendees ask 1.8 questions for every one asked by a woman
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NewsEPSRC chief executive will stay on for another six months
Philip Nelson will remain head of UK physical sciences agency as research councils merge to form UKRI
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NewsUproar over EPA’s plan to ban its grantees from science committees
EPA chief says members of its scientific advisory panels get ‘millions of dollars’ in grants from the agency, which poses conflicts of interest
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NewsUniversities to be assessed on business collaborations
Ref and Tef are set to be joined by Kef – the Knowledge Exchange Framework – in a new ranking to assess commercialisation of research
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NewsChemists don't think their field is innovative enough
Nearly 80% of chemists polled by Reaxys think people are drawn towards more ‘newsworthy’ research
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NewsSuppression of academic freedom a ‘global crisis’
Universities around the world under attack as states and groups seek to silence free thought
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NewsRoot and branch reform urged for Polish universities and research
EU report paints picture of out-of-date system
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NewsCentral European University set to be saved as deadline passes
Hungarian university hopes international agreement will allow it to continue teaching
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OpinionIndependent banking
Research shouldn’t be held ransom by the Spanish government in the fight over Catalonia