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Scammers, fraudsters are putting academia in peril. What can we do?

University Business

The world of higher education was shocked when Marc Tessier-Lavigne, the former president of Stanford University, stepped down after an independent review found his published research fell short of “scientific rigor and process” and was mired with flaws and manipulated data. appeared first on University Business.

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UAE seeks ‘global innovation centre’ status in strategy

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The UAE’s ministry of education has released an innovation strategy in an attempt to promote “the development of creative ideas and capabilities”. The researchers selected for collaboration were from existing university partners. “[The

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Scholar focuses on LGBTQ in China's universities

Inside Higher Ed

Despite an increasingly repressive environment in Chinese universities, there continues to be a “huge gap” in scholarly research on queerness in Chinese academia, according to Cui Le, a sociologist at the University of Auckland who has made it his mission to tell the world about the country’s largely invisible gay scholars.

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China considers easing immigration for international scientists

The PIE News

The report also vowed to “open up talent exchange channels between universities, research institutes and enterprises” and “improve the mechanism for overseas talent introduction and form a talent system with international competitiveness”. China has a few areas where it really excels to attract these students,” said Weeks.

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UGC chair reveals committee to review Indian entrance exam irregularities

The PIE News

The test is used to determine the eligibility of candidates for junior research fellowship, assistant professors and PhDs in Indian universities and was supposed to take place on June 18. Keeping up with international universities, Indian higher education institutions can now hold admissions twice a year – in January and July.

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Israel: BGU launches new aid scholarships

The PIE News

Israeli institution Ben-Gurion University of the Negev has launched a new aid scholarships program for new immigrants following the war in Ukraine. The program is an initiative of BGU, but run with the assistance of the Ministry of Immigrant Absorption and the Ministry of Education. “It