UK academics should not rely on their universities to save them from Brexit fallout
For those reliant on EU funding, seeking appointments at continental universities is the only sensible course
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Nature editor: researchers should be forced to make data public
But funders still need to create standardised data repositories for all fields
Working-class academics ‘face discrimination throughout careers’
New association will seek to tackle class-based barriers prevalent in academia, says chair
University-powered fact-checker aims to restore faith in science
Online platform boasting 11,500 academic experts answering public questions seeks backing for global expansion
Concerns grow alongside popularity of income-based student loans
Advocacy groups worried by entry of high-cost private lenders to market
AI experts sceptical of automation impact on university workforce
Times Higher Education’s poll of artificial intelligence experts defies predictions that university jobs will be cut as technology advances
European copyright directive ‘opens door to mass digitalisation’
Librarians welcome new European rules on copyright, which also secures right for researchers to mine text and data
Half of UK private providers ‘exit sector in three years’
For-profit institutions at particular risk of collapse, researchers say
Political theory pays dividends for modest campus in US Midwest
While waiting to transform economies, modern monetary theory is raising interest in a humble Missouri university department
German universities fear losing monopoly over doctorates
University leaders claim shift could water down standards, but applied sciences institutes think they are simply defending historic privileges
