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Higher Education Academy under pressure over Bahrain links
The UK’s Higher Education Academy is under pressure to cut ties with Bahrain after academics warned that its activities in the country pose a “serious ethical and reputational risk” for the organisation.
Christian college’s ‘biblically consistent’ curriculum under fire
A new policy at a religious university in the US directing scholars to avoid teaching “erotic” or “graphic” material has reignited a debate over how faith institutions can reconcile their spiritual values with academic freedom.
Academics back authorship statements to stamp out ‘abuse’
Three-quarters of researchers believe that authors should be required to declare exactly what they contributed to published journal articles in a bid to boost transparency and stamp out authorship “abuse”, according to a Times Higher Education poll.
Oxford issues ‘remarkable’ £750 million, 100-year bond
University secures 2.54 per cent interest rate on borrowing to fund £1.5 billion capital programme
Critical consciousness: black female academics tell their stories
At a time when the female voice is being heard speaking out about many forms of abuse, Deborah Gabriel insists that the experiences of black women also need to be given a platform.
Postdoc pitching competition funds ‘wild’ research proposals
At a time when budgets are under pressure, a competition in Finland offers an alternative approach to funding research proposals: a €100,000 (£88,000) prize, awarded after competing scholars gave three-minute pitches to entrepreneurs.
Germany edges towards brink in dispute with Elsevier
Publisher and research community remain divided over question of access to international publications
Chinese power ‘may lead to global academic censorship crisis’
China’s “new era” of increased global power poses a threat to academic freedom across the world and could result in global university leaders seeking to appease the country’s Communist Party, experts have warned.
China’s shift towards basic research ‘aids entrepreneurial goals’
China’s universities have made an “impressive” and “fundamental” change in their research strategies by investing much more in long-term basic research, the president of Asia’s top university has said.
