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Hundreds of science jobs cut as STFC unveils austerity plan timeshighereducation.com/new… via @timeshighered

Hundreds of science jobs cut as STFC unveils austerity plan

Major research centres will be scaled back as Science and Technology Facilities Committee outlines plans to cut spending by £162 million

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In-person lectures ‘intimidating’ for students – Ucas chief timeshighereducation.com/new… via @timeshighered

In-person lectures ‘intimidating’ for students – Ucas chief

Thought of being in a room with large group of ‘strangers’ putting learners off, admissions service leader says

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Concerning findings, but it will be important to see the exact survey questions. Physics postdocs ‘losing faith in UK careers’ after STFC cuts timeshighereducation.com/new… via @timeshighered

Physics postdocs ‘losing faith in UK careers’ after STFC cuts

Only 8 per cent of early career physicists would advise others to pursue career in UK research after downturn in postdoc funding, survey finds

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The new OMB guidance - what's in it for scholarly Societies? scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/…

Guest Post — The US Government's New Guidance for Federal Grants and The Case for Scholarly...

Today's guest post is an urgent call for the SSP community to push back on the US government (OMB), which is poised to overhaul the concept of federal research grants.

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Wiley Acquires Emerald, Expanding Research Scale and Deepening Proprietary Content Across the AI-Driven Knowledge Economy emeraldgrouppublishing.com/n…

Emerald Publishing

Emerald Publishing

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Happy International Whores Day! en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intern…

International Whores' Day - Wikipedia

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This does not bode well: NSF watchdog unit is no longer investigating research misconduct | Science | AAAS science.org/content/article/…

Exclusive: NSF watchdog unit is no longer investigating research misconduct

New policy hands universities the reins in probing allegations against faculty

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White House Aims to Establish Political Oversight of Federal Grants insidehighered.com/news/gove…

OMB Proposes Rules Establishing Political Oversight of Grants

The Office of Management and Budget published long-expected proposed rules for how federal agencies must carry out Trump’s order to put “senior appointees” in charge of deciding who gets funded. The...

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As the US signals retreat from scholarship, China and others will gladly take up the slack. Asia ‘will train future academic workforce’ for the world timeshighereducation.com/new… via @timeshighered

Asia ‘will train future academic workforce’ for the world

Western educators are mostly oblivious to a change of guard in higher education, authors of a new ‘mapping exercise’ warn

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But of course Japan's xenophobic and ultranationalist government is doing all it can to demonise and discriminate against foreigners. Smart. Foreign students ‘crucial’ to Japan amid high graduate employment timeshighereducation.com/new… via @timeshighered

Foreign students ‘crucial’ to Japan amid high graduate employment

Japanese students almost guaranteed jobs post-graduation as country’s population continues to fall, threatening future labour market

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Not surprising when our society has been encouraged to see everything as a transaction. Two-thirds of English public doubt value of university degrees timeshighereducation.com/new… via @timeshighered

Two-thirds of English public doubt value of university degrees

People increasingly sceptical of higher education’s benefits, according to social attitudes poll, while majority back limits on international students

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Natural sciences, medical, and engineering subjects most likely to be hit hardest. Universities brace for another cut in government teaching grants timeshighereducation.com/new… via @timeshighered

Universities brace for another cut in government teaching grants

Falling UK government investment in teaching must be considered as part of review of student loan system, MPs told

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Another front in the fight against academic misconduct opens up. ‘Endemic micro-cheating’ by academics ‘going unpunished’ timeshighereducation.com/new… via @timeshighered

‘Endemic micro-cheating’ by academics ‘going unpunished’

Growing levels of questionable research practices have been overshadowed by a ‘moral panic’ over student use of AI, says education dean

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Am I the only one who can’t *abide* Natasha? #thearchers
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Polish academics call for research funding to be trebled timeshighereducation.com/new… via @timeshighered

Polish academics call for research funding to be trebled

Public science sector at risk of disappearing in next decade without big injection of funds, politicians warned

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Inside the British Lab Hunting for Dangers Lurking in A.I. nytimes.com/2026/05/24/techn…

Inside the British Lab Hunting for Dangers Lurking in A.I.

The government’s A.I. Security Institute, staffed by alumni from OpenAI and Google, is becoming a model for countries grappling with A.I.’s emerging risks.

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Harvard faculty vote to limit A grades for undergraduates wapo.st/4tQF1Rg

Harvard faculty vote to limit A grades for undergraduates

In a closely watched vote, the faculty took strong action to combat grade inflation

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Scientists warn 'foolish’ CSIRO job cuts will mean Australia is unable to provide climate projections to global reports, theguardian.com/australia-ne…

‘Foolish’ CSIRO job cuts will mean Australia unable to provide climate projections to global...

Exclusive: Science agency is planning to sack a third of the team working on the national climate model, sources say

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Brexit has not been as bad for the UK’s EU staff retention as was feared timeshighereducation.com/dep… via @timeshighered

Brexit has not been as bad for the UK’s EU staff retention as was feared

Many in UK higher education feared that Brexit would drive away EU academics. But, a decade on from the era-defining referendum, analysis of academic staff data reveals that while internationalisat...

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Is anyone else heartily sick of Carol? #thearchers
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