Breaking: Looming physics cuts a ‘failure’, says science committee chair.
Chi Onwurah says science minister and UKRI leadership must “bear responsibility” and “win back trust”.
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FT article effectively sets out the stats on explosion of university business courses, pinpointing student number control abolition in 2015 as key.
Given DWP now in charge of skills and Milburn reviewing youth unemployment for DWP, this view seems significant for unis:
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Former ERC president Helga Nowotny defends the ERC's restrictions - and says they are needed to respond to a surge in grant applications likely driven by applicants' use of AI.
The European Research Council is reversing controversial restrictions on grant applications it announced last week.
ERC president Maria Leptin makes clear that opposition from researchers drove the reversal.
Story by @francesjones.bsky.social
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Orbán's defeat has big implications for universities and research, in Hungary and across the West.
Here, five Hungarian and European scholars and experts weigh up the damage done to universities by his authoritarianism, and what needs to change.
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There is "deep concern" from researchers over the European Research Council's restrictions on grant applications - particularly on the retroactive impact for previously unsuccessful applicants.
@francesjones.bsky.social hears about the worries.
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There is also now an open letter opposing the ERC grant restrictions, signed by over 800 researchers, which says: "Restricting access is at odds with scientific excellence."
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‘More radical’ approach urged to cope with rising research grant bids.
Universities must help ‘limit the flow’ of applications as funders grapple with volume, experts say.
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Peer-reviewed papers are ‘old hat science’, says millionaire investor.
Candy Crush businessman Mel Morris says universities “must embrace AI” to transform into economic powerhouses.
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I spoke to a few people involved in randomisation in research funding in some way for this piece, none of whom seemed to be aware that UKRI had moved towards lotteries being an optional tool in grant assessment
Most were also supportive of the idea in general, but there were plenty of questions
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UKRI urged to be ‘transparent’ after adopting grant lotteries.
Funder’s quiet introduction of randomisation option across opportunities prompts questions, plus support for “innovative” action.
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Universities must help ‘limit the flow’ of applications as funders grapple with volume, experts say
