All Universities articles – Page 5
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NewsParenting takes a heavy toll on the careers of female academics in North America
Women more likely to report that caring for children has hurt their career than men
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NewsRed tape report recommends simple, quick two-stage grant application process
Review by Birmingham vice-chancellor Adam Tickell calls for UK government, funders and universities to cut duplication and improve coordination
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CareersPhD students don’t need second jobs – they need paying above minimum wage
Recommended minimum stipends for UK-based PhDs failed to match inflation since 2005, exacerbating the current cost-of-living crisis
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NewsSacked US professor given a year in prison for lying about his China links
An ex-electrical engineering researcher at the University of Arkansas sentenced for not disclosing the two dozen patents he filed in China
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NewsBoost for UK XFEL hopes as UKRI unveils research infrastructure plans
Funder will spend £481 million over three years to support cutting edge science including 1.2GHz NMR and Diamond synchrotron upgrade
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NewsUK researchers losing out as Horizon Europe uncertainty drags on
Grants and leadership opportunities lost amid political wrangling
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NewsUK launches visa for graduates from highly ranked universities
New scheme omits institutions based in Africa, South Asia or Latin America
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OpinionTeaching-focused staff contribute to REF results too
But are often overlooked in celebrations of research excellence
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NewsUkrainian researchers persevering amid war
Publishing, lecturing and lab work continues for a family of chemists in Kyiv
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NewsChemistry performs well in latest assessment of UK research
High scores in the Research Excellence Framework will deliver extra funding for departments
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NewsUS chemistry professor convicted under now-defunct China Initiative
University of Kansas chemical engineer faces decades in prison and steep fines for hiding ties to a Chinese university
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NewsChina grapples with lab safety following huge growth in student numbers
Study exposes serious incidents and deaths at universities
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NewsScientific societies fail to capture members’ true diversity
US Stem organisations urged to collect more inclusive demographic data to better support distinct underrepresented groups
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NewsThree-quarters of UK researchers ready to quit academia
88% say they ‘are not optimistic’ about the future of UK higher education
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NewsInvasion of Ukraine begins cascade of decoupling from Russian science
International science projects, scientific publishing and federations have all begun suspending cooperation with Russian scientists in unprecedented reaction
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NewsRacial inequality report highlights ‘alarming’ loss of ethnic minority chemists
Royal Society of Chemistry vows to tackle underrepresentation in the UK with initial £1.5 million fund
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NewsResearchers around the world band together to help fleeing Ukrainian scientists
Schemes spring up to put refugee scientists in European and North American labs
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OpinionIt’s time to ban staff–student relationships
A policy of discouragement doesn’t go far enough towards tackling sexual misconduct
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NewsLong-awaited higher education reforms leave universities facing funding squeeze
Freeze on tuition fees worries UK universities, while there are fears loan changes will hit students
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NewsUS ends anti-espionage China Initiative
While slated trials will continue, future investigations will consider more options before criminal prosecution