A Change of Plan for UK Open Access?
David Kernohan previews Adam Tickell's advice to the minister on open access.
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David Kernohan previews Adam Tickell's advice to the minister on open access.
There is a myth that the public are sceptical about the merits of universities. In fact, as this research shows, the opposite is true. The public are hugely positive towards universities and see the benefits of a university education.
A letter was sent to UK Home Secretary Sajid Javid MP expressing ‘grave concern about the current visa application process for international academics and scholars to visit the UK for academic conferences’.
Cancer Research UK will be able to revoke grants if researchers and institutions do not abide by its new behaviour policy.
The Wellcome Trust pulled the grant from Nazneen Rahman, who worked at the Institute of Cancer Research in London.
One-quarter of surveyed institutions admit to not complying with guidelines.
Proposed body would monitor universities to ensure that allegations of malpractice are properly investigated.
UK’s newly minted unified funding agency has released the first outline of its strategy. The long-awaited document gives the nation’s researchers an insight into how the mega-funding agency - which will command a budget of GBP6 billion (USD8 billion) - will work.
The Wellcome Trust vows to pull grants if researchers or institutions do not abide by its new misconduct policy.
Institutions including Oxford and Cambridge under scrutiny as the number of academic misconduct cases surges.
Across the UK, universities are falling behind government targets to increase female representation on their boards by 2020. What steps can they take?
Dr Patrick Vallance starts in his role as Government Chief Scientific Adviser (GCSA) today.