Why the ‘leftward lean’ in UK universities matters John Morgan looks at the ‘culture wars’ approach to universities emerging on the Right, and the counter-arguments John Morgan 6月 1日
Of monsters and mentors: PhD disasters, and how to avoid them Despite all that’s been done to improve doctoral study, horror stories keep coming. Here three students relate PhD nightmares while two academics advise on how to ensure a successful supervision Contributors 6月 1日
UK universities sign up to ‘technician commitment’ Sector-wide initiative led by Science Council seeks to address ‘overlooked’ part of academic workforce John Elmes 5月 31日
University tells women to wear ‘low-cut’ outfits to graduation Belgian institution says message was ‘contrary’ to university’s values following outcry on social media Ellie Bothwell 5月 31日
German hopes of recreating US-style bursary culture stutter The Deutschlandstipendium, which sponsors students with a mixture of public and private funding, has disappointed some critics David Matthews 5月 31日
Hopes rise for solution to Central European University stand-off Budapest institution says it will take in students for 2017-18, but its future is still not secure David Matthews 5月 30日
Post-Brexit UK ‘may need to launch global funding council’ Country’s scientists must be able to demonstrate that they can continue competing on the world stage, senior academic says Holly Else 5月 30日
Universities combine to steer German internet policy New institute will receive €10 million a year for interdisciplinary research David Matthews 5月 30日
Dutch business school rocked by criticism of its links to Shell Rotterdam School of Management contract with oil company ‘promised influence over curriculum and admissions’ David Matthews 5月 30日
Learning analytics: a better way to measure student satisfaction Dragan Gasevic looks at how learning analytics can be used to support the student experience as a tool for learning gain Dragan Gasevic 5月 28日
AI bot ‘more than halves’ time students spend finding courses ‘Alex’, set to be rolled out at the Technical University of Berlin, is first chatbot to have benefits to students measured David Matthews 5月 28日
Jacques Biot: ‘We must prepare our students for the fourth industrial revolution’ Ahead of the THE Innovation and Impact Summit, École Polytechnique president Jacques Biot urges universities to prepare for ‘Industry 4.0’ Jacques Biot 5月 27日
