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Researchers face ‘staggering’ visa costs and bureaucracy
Visa fees among the highest in the world are “just one” immigration barrier that Universities UK (UUK) says frustrates the…
16th May 2022
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Research
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Sweeney ‘confident’ sufficient funding to ‘recognise success in the REF’
Following the release of the Research Excellence Framework 2021, the executive chair of Research England said he is “confident” there…
13th May 2022
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REF 2021: more than 40% of submissions given highest classification
The results of the Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2021 have been published, offering a seven-year snapshot of research achievements across…
12th May 2022
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Headlines
Fellows urge UKRI to change higher education culture
More than a hundred academics, winners of UKRI Future Leaders Fellowships, have written to the national funding body, warning researchers…
10th May 2022
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Headlines
Early-career researcher network hub opens in Scotland
A two-year pilot programme for UK-based postdoctoral researchers in the humanities and social sciences is opening a hub in Scotland. The third…
22nd April 2022
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New UK fellowship scheme for Ukrainian academics opens
The government has donated to a £3.5 million fellowship scheme for Ukrainian academics feeling the war in their home country….
20th April 2022
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Russell Group and Go8 will resist ‘unnecessarily restrictive’ research security policies
The UK’s Russell Group and the Australian Group of Eight (Go8) have pledged to work closely with security agencies to…
12th April 2022
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Estates
Cumbria and Imperial to open medical school in Carlisle
The University of Cumbria and Imperial College London have announced plans for a new medical school in Carlisle. The university…
7th April 2022
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Business
Nine in 10 academic spinouts led by men, Royal Academy of Engineering reveals
More than nine in 10 academic spinout companies are led by men, latest figures collected by the Royal Academy of…
5th April 2022
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Finance, legal, HR
Most university staff considering quitting in next five years – UCU
Three-fifths of university staff and postgraduate students are considering quitting the sector within the next five years, according to the…
30th March 2022
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