US university persistence rates slip during Covid
Share of freshers returning for sophomore year hit 74 per cent last autumn, 2 percentage points below usual level
Share of freshers returning for sophomore year hit 74 per cent last autumn, 2 percentage points below usual level
With AI threatening to ramp up the plagiarism arms race, we must plan for the future – and deal with the present
连续的出版强化了研究效果,预出版使过程更加便捷。那么为什么期刊仍然对此如此警惕呢?乔希•哈迪(Josh Hardy)问道
There is still much controversy about whether the virus that causes Covid-19 was released from a laboratory. David Sanders considers the nature of ‘gain-of-function’ research, what it can teach us –...
Tributes paid to a Nobel laureate forever seeking ways to ‘apply the fundamentals of chemistry in our everyday lives’
The former Austrian molecular biologist explains how a boring childhood was an advantage, why he switched careers and how designing board games is like basic research
Recent detentions may put a dampener on field research and outreach, even if borders reopen
Scholars say that the new institute, whose remit describes the genocide as ‘baseless’, will lack credibility
Sustainability is an urgent and high-profile priority for universities worldwide, as evidenced by this ranking, which testifies to the many ways institutions are tackling today’s great challenges
But about 20 universities appear to be keeping fees at UK levels for at least one more year, according to The Knowledge Partnership database
The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media
Intelligence test: is AI in the academy a cheating machine or just a super-calculator?
Demand from some countries has fallen by three-quarters, Ucas data show
人工智能很快就能像人类一样进行研究和写作。那么,真正的教育会被这种作弊的浪潮淹没吗?还是说,人工智能只会成为教学和评估的又一种技术辅助手段?来自约翰·罗斯(John Ross)的报道
THE forum hears Manchester v-c spotlight social sciences and humanities, plus universities’ local roles, in vision for post-pandemic future