"Our findings provide an evidence-based impetus to move away from the hierarchical league table culture promoted by media outlets, the government, and universities. Rather, there are good reasons to concentrate on the contributions to learning and research provided by the two institutional groups we have identified [...]."

#UniversityRankings #UKUniversities #indicators #HigherEducation

https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsocialsciences/2023/09/11/what-would-honest-university-rankings-look-like/

@Talia @sharoz We're doing a review of research misconduct procedures in the UK, aiming to tease out tensions and suggest solutions: https://ukrio.org/our-work/ukrio-research-misconduct-review-2023/

UK institutions should for now follow these guidelines: https://www.universitiesuk.ac.uk/topics/research-and-innovation/concordat-support-research-integrity
We have this model procedure, updated this year: https://ukrio.org/ukrio-resources/publications/misconduct-investigation-procedure/

Anyone with concerns about research linked to the UK can get our free advice: https://ukrio.org/our-work/get-advice-from-ukrio/

#ResearchIntegrity #ResearchMisconduct #HigherEd #AcademicMastodon #UKuniversities

"The risk of pitting us all against each other in some unholy research culture competition is that hyper-competition was always at the heart of so many of our unhelpful research cultures." - @lizziegadd in #WonkHE, on the increased weight given to #ResearchCulture in the UK's #REF28.

https://wonkhe.com/blogs/my-research-culture-is-better-than-yours/

#ReformingRA #ResearchAssessment #REF2028 #HigherEd #HigherEducation #UKuniversities

Sneak peak at #UKSG2023 from Kate Petherbridge and Dominique Walker about the founding of the Open Publishing Association for UK-based institutional publishers (‘new’ university presses, library-led publishing) who are either fully or partly #OpenAccess. Aim is to create a "community of practice", share best practices, and have a collective voice. See research.jiscinvolve.org for more details or email oipa.contact@gmail.com
#ScholComm #UKuniversities

Clare College bar, Cambridge is under threat from corporatization to turn it into "a soulless hotel lounge", interviewing for "a newly created role" - plus more corporate speak. Yuck. #ukuniversities #corporatization

[Eleaonor Harding wrote] “In one bizarre example, the QAA says computing courses should address how ‘hierarchies of colonial value’ are ‘reinforced’ in the field.”

She’s either hard of thinking, or a racist. Or both. Why? Here’s why (for a start!)

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/23/technology/speech-recognition-bias-apple-amazon-google.html

Please show Vicki Stott and the #QAA some love. The vile rag is publishing more today.

#education
#ukeducation
#ukuniversities

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[Eleaonor Harding wrote] “In one bizarre example, the QAA says computing courses should address how ‘hierarchies of colonial value’ are ‘reinforced’ in the field.”

She’s either hard of thinking, or a racist. Or both. Why? Here’s why (for a start!)

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/23/technology/speech-recognition-bias-apple-amazon-google.html

Please show Vicki Stott and the #QAA some love. The vile rag is publishing more today.

#education
#ukeducation
#ukuniversities

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[Eleaonor Harding wrote] “In one bizarre example, the QAA says computing courses should address how ‘hierarchies of colonial value’ are ‘reinforced’ in the field.”

She’s either hard of thinking, or a racist. Or both. Why? Here’s why (for a start!)

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/23/technology/speech-recognition-bias-apple-amazon-google.html

Please show Vicki Stott and the #QAA some love. The vile rag is publishing more today.

#education
#ukeducation
#ukuniversities