Interview with Farshida Zafar
Expert in online education long before it became fashionable discusses what can be learned from the gaming industry, common mistakes innovators make and why her own undergraduate experience was an...
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‘Questionable’ research practices proliferate under precarity
Fraud and fabrication are not rarities, suggests ߣߣÊÓƵn survey of early career scholars
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A Christmas cat-astrophe
The University of Rural England’s wildly popular moggie mascot, Mr Tibbles, has disappeared and suspicion falls on the vice-chancellor. As the frenzy mounts, can our lovelorn hero save his reputation...
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How to write a successful trade book
For academics trained to plough a narrow, deep, heavily footnoted field, writing for a more general audience can be difficult. But the rewards, both personal and financial, can be considerable....
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‘Shocking’ lack of attention to climate change in textbooks
Growth of chapters seen in the 1990s has tailed off, and they are increasingly pushed towards the back
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The week in higher education – 22 December 2022
The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media
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International student cap would torpedo levelling up – Greening
Former education secretary joined by 14 vice-chancellors in warning Westminster government against restricting overseas enrolment to ‘elite’ universities only
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We need a statutory qualification for practitioners in higher education
Some research presentations by practitioners are more akin to sales pitches than free enquiry, says Ian Pace
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Former USW v-c to chair Wales’ new post-16 education regulator
Dame Julie Lydon joined at Commission for Tertiary Education and Research by former Research England chief David Sweeney
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New Zealand signs association deal for Horizon Europe
European Commission hails first association of a highly industrialised country outside of Europe
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ERC evaluation overhaul focuses on proposals over track record
Tweaks to assessment processes are designed to broaden assessment and mollify disciplines that felt disadvantaged
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Taliban’s ban on female students at universities ‘heart-breaking’
Decision ‘is in clear violation of Afghanistan’s obligations under international law’, says UN high commissioner for human rights
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Centralised hiring a barrier to research assessment reform
Systems with national hiring and promotion systems such as Italy, Poland and Spain may struggle the most with European agenda
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Option to bypass unions in employment agreements could close
Poorly understood clause in new ߣߣÊÓƵn act may oblige universities to reach terms with representatives, just as they develop a taste for dealing directly with staff
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If Penn doesn’t, will lack of student interest force Amy Wax out?
Professor known for statements widely perceived as racist has had low class sign-ups for several years, suggesting campus verdict ahead of formal sanction review