Is media studies about to go viral?
Ever since it emerged from English departments in the 1970s, media studies has been routinely dismissed as the archetypal ‘Mickey Mouse’ degree. But in an era of fake news and media hegemony, has...
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Scholars have added much to the Brexit debate – but at what price?
Academic lawyers have helped to resolve legal puzzles, but wider engagement can be demanding and ineffective, says Kenneth Armstrong
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Topic choice harms black scientists seeking US research funding
Finding illuminates US health agency’s overall avoidance of human-centred research
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Lithium-ion battery creators win Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Awarded trio includes John Goodenough, the oldest ever laureate at 97
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Renewed academic freedom curbs ‘hamper India’s eminence hopes’
‘Under these circumstances, high world rankings are just not going to happen,’ professor warns
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Flipping great? The case for and against flipping the classroom
A recent study suggested the approach had no impact on student achievement, but many academics believe the move away from lectures can improve learning – if it is done well
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Academics ‘lose a week a year’ to formatting journal papers
First analysis of economic cost of manuscript formatting highlights need for more flexibility from publishers, say authors
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Seven in 10 students disclosing mental health condition are female
Number of undergraduates disclosing mental health condition has more than doubled in four years, Advance HE data show
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Sexual consent training on two-thirds of UK campuses, survey says
UUK report says progress in implementing new guidance on handling complaints has been more mixed
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Student disadvantage does not end with graduation
Universities should offer a safety net for recent graduates forced into menial work by financial circumstances, says Roy Celaire
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University chair resigns amid Hong Kong discord
Head of the embattled MTR subway system steps down from Lingnan
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Jail threat for education officials over student debt collection
Trump administration defied court order to protect former for-profit students
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Keep trade books out of open access policy, says Universities UK
New report also calls for policy to consider embargo periods
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Academics ‘exaggerate achievements’ on CVs
Researchers examined a sample of CVs and found that scholarly dishonesty extends to job applications
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Stargazers and Big Bang expert win Nobel Prize in Physics
James Peebles, Michel Mayor and Didier Queloz share the 2019 award