All Universities articles – Page 27
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NewsResearch labs exempted from new Texas campus gun law
‘High hazard’ research areas are excluded from law that allows licensed owners to carry guns at university
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NewsReport takes aim at research assessment’s cost and distortions
Head of British Academy recommends more flexibility for the Research Excellence Framework to end ‘gaming’ of the exercise
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NewsFailed coup leads to crackdown on academics
More than 1500 deans have been dismissed from universities amid claims of a settling of political scores
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NewsColumbia pays for over-charging on research grants
University ordered to pay US government $9.5 million in civil fraud lawsuit
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NewsYoung scientists discover if you don’t ask you don’t get
Early career biomedical researchers struggle to secure grants simply because older investigators apply for more
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NewsExplainer: what will Brexit mean for science?
We make sense of what the referendum decision will mean for the country’s universities, researchers and students
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NewsBrexit’s uncertain future leaves scientists reeling
Academics consider their future in UK in referendum’s wake amid reports of researchers being excluded from EU projects
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NewsBias in science funding favours big Canadian universities
Weak research grant funding at smaller universities is result of ‘systemic bias’
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Hawaii lab explosion caused by static discharge
Investigation finds explosion that seriously injured postdoc was caused by static electricity, but also links the accident to safety failings
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NewsUncertainty plagues UK’s future in European ‘big science’ projects
Although its short term future is secure, UK’s role in future projects is on shakier ground after Brexit vote
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NewsCanada allocates extra C$465 million for basic research
New investment in fundamental research signals shift from the previous Harper administration
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NewsDismay and uncertainty in scientific circles after UK votes to leave EU
Brexit vote prompts fears over freedom of movement and funding
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Women’s safety clothing not fit for purpose
Union report finds ill-fitting clothing can harm research and safety
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NewsNew German excellence strategy gets political go-ahead
Scheme will provide €500 million to bolster country’s best universities and fund best research
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NewsUniversity research landscape faces big shake-up
UK government’s higher education white paper details increased competition, streamlining of funding bodies and teaching assessment
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NewsCall to address gender issues in UK higher education
More women are taking degrees than men, but women remain poorly represented in STEM subjects and senior academic positions
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NewsAustralia opens £80 million nanoscience hub
University of Sydney has unveiled the country’s first purpose-built nanoscience institute
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NewsBrazil joins race to commercialise graphene
A new graphene and nanomaterials research centre, known as MackGraphe, has officially opened in São Paulo
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UK graduates carry more student debt than US counterparts
English students’ debts may be set to increase further, charity states
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NewsHawaii lab explosion linked to safety failings
Accident that cost a postdoc her arm resulted from inappropriate equipment and unheeded warnings