Senior Nasa scientist jailed in Turkey on terrorism charges US Department of State ‘deeply concerned’ over lack of evidence against Serkan G?lge Jack Grove 2月 14日
European universities fight to save rare subjects Rare disciplines face a multitude of threats but are key to the biodiversity of academia, advocates say David Matthews 2月 14日
Funding taken away from PhD student after cancer diagnosis Claudia Pama launches campaign calling on research bodies to introduce proper sick pay provision Rachael Pells 2月 14日
Caution over Turnitin’s role in fight against essay mills New software to identify ghostwritten essays welcomed, but experts say it is not a panacea Jack Grove 2月 12日
Student satisfaction ‘unrelated’ to academic performance – study Open University study finds that, while students dislike collaborative learning, they are more likely to pass if they take part in it Sophie Inge 2月 12日
John Sutherland: fees a ‘con’ to keep younger generation down After writing The War on the Old, UCL professor turns to The War on the Young Sophie Inge 2月 12日
Irish applications to UK universities continue downward path Latest data show that Republic is no longer source of strongest demand for UK courses within EU Simon Baker 2月 10日
Sweden aims to create ‘Nordic knowledge hub’ Government inquiry on internationalisation also calls for increased outbound mobility Matthew Reisz 2月 9日
‘Low’ UK take-up of responsible metrics agenda causes concern Survey finds that most research organisations do not have a policy on use of metrics Ellie Bothwell 2月 9日
Academics ‘fear they will be judged on learning gain data’ Staff must be reassured that information on students’ progress will be used for pedagogical purposes, conference hears Sophie Inge 2月 9日
Universities with biggest shares of 2:1s and firsts revealed Latest Hesa data on degree classification shows where increase in top grades was highest in 2016-17 Simon Baker 2月 8日
Hilary Grainger: we need to talk more openly about death The architectural historian on the mediocrity of postwar crematoria design and why we need to talk more openly about death Ellie Bothwell 2月 8日
