Teaching and learning

A new humanities-based major focused on how global commerce, businesses and societies shape one another points the way forward, says Karen E. Spierling

Encouraging Chinese students to access non-Chinese media sources can ease fears of systematic bias, says Tao Zhang

Using free online teaching materials instead of textbooks lessens student debt and sparks pedagogical innovation, says Steven Murphy

International School for Government chaired by former Australian foreign minister and launched by former UK prime minister Tony Blair

Italian mathematician Alessio Figalli says falling short demonstrates the testing and unknowable nature of research

Harvard professor says universities must take on responsibility for morality in a post-institutional and post-religious world

Teachers can use the reading list to help students understand the process of learning, writes Richard Steadman-Jones

Victoria University will also implement model for vocational qualifications, after success at undergraduate level

A bold policy to internationalise Turkey’s universities by teaching in English should be abandoned, says Sinan Bayraktaroğlu

Former UCL students complain about ‘Eurocentric’ curriculum

The current generation of students often come under fire for supposedly being excessively brittle and demanding. But does the reality bear that out, and what are the teaching techniques to which they respond best? Six scholars recount their own experiences and offer their tips

Mounting evidence of favouritism towards white male instructors doesn’t dissuade universities

Event will host the launch of the 2020 Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education US College Rankings

Essay mill expert likens Georgia Tech’s tactics to entrapment

University campuses are microcosms of the universe and offer multiple opportunities to put abstract theory into action, says Peter Harper

Columbia University project reveals which texts are set most often on university courses around the world

Universities split over whether data on achievement and engagement should be used to encourage learners to switch majors

Legal structure could offer opportunities for horse trading on proposed scheme

Authors of randomised control trial study warn that popular approach could be exacerbating achievement gaps between different groups of learners

Diverse measures guard against unintended consequences but suggest few universities can achieve top marks

Cultivating open-mindedness and intellectual humility is the best way to combat arrogance and insouciance, says Bethan Willis

International education is not just about personal transformation – it also delivers better core academic outcomes, says Kent Anderson

Continuous retraining is widely seen as the answer to the coming job losses caused by automation and artificial intelligence. But are universities the best places to provide it? And are their courses, structures and funding systems optimised to do so? Anna McKie reports

As in the UK and the US, universities face questions about whether their curricula feature enough non-white voices

Universities urged to reconsider use of large introductory lectures

Call for other sector agencies to take on research from regulator

Students want above all to develop ties with the people and places they interact with, say Liam Keenan and Maddy Thompson

Students’ talents wear many guises, depending on the person, the field and the judge. But instilling ethics is also crucial, says Howard Gardner

Australian report suggests scholars should ‘focus on areas where AI is ineffective’

More must be done to understand and help students who register for courses but then fade into the ether, says Bret Stephenson

Survey affirms need for boosting human-based concerns in admissions and curricula

External examining will make you rich – in new ideas, that is, writes Robert MacIntosh

Calls for critical thinking from their students are rarely reflected in academics’ own writing or institutional behaviour, says Alex Wright

Landmark development ‘blurs boundaries between education and research’ and aims to deliver work experience for students

Several years on from Rhodes Must Fall, the hoped-for revolution in South African university teaching has not happened, says Saloshna Vandeyar

Provision of teacher residencies and mentoring by universities seen as key to long-term science improvement

UUK report urges government to promote ‘earn while you learn’ courses to meet student, parent and employer enthusiasm

In today’s political and psychological climate, teaching some liberal arts standards has become an abyss to avoid, says Crispin Sartwell

Despite win, academic acknowledges critics of tactic of rapid-fire attacks on president

Only a quarter of biology conferences set rules on attendee behaviour and penalties for misconduct are even rarer, study finds

More than half of academics surveyed said being videoed makes them less spontaneous, but importance to students is clear

Proposed legislation could thwart peer support, universities say

The use of anonymous online student forums alarms many tutors. But Patricia Xavier believes universities can make them work for everyone

If academics want students to see value in course-based activities, we need to make clearer to them exactly what broader skills they will learn by completing them, says Tanya Martini

A punitive attitude towards incarceration limits the access of the US’ uniquely large prison population to college degrees. But there are signs that attitudes are finally shifting. Paul Basken considers the arguments and looks at some prime examples of what can be achieved with a captive audience

The Augar review should prompt the creation of a network of secular synagogues devoted to adult peer learning, says Tom Schuller

Tutors struggle to prepare reporters for public less interested in facts

South Wales lecturer shared incorrect advice on issues such as electrical safety, fire doors, and indoor barbecues

Universities in most nations are now obliged to prioritise graduate career prospects, but how it should be approached depends on your view of the meaning of education. Academics need to think that through much more clearly, says Tom Cutterham

Disengaging from ‘whiteness’ is not alienating: it is an opportunity to reflect on why we are in academia in the first place, says William Barylo

Immersing students in an entrepreneurial and innovative environment will allow them to thrive in an AI world, says Sethuraman Panchanathan

University of Derby project will produce guidance on improving curricula, pedagogy and assessments

Narrowing financial buffers raise questions over Australian universities’ goals of being comprehensive

Hepi/Advance HE annual survey finds improvements, but lower perceived learning gain on some courses will be scrutinised in post-Augar era

Experts say rules are too unclear in light of rise of online commercial checking services

Academics fear women and ethnic minorities will be particularly exposed to abuse on module discussion boards

Shigeru Miyagawa describes how artificial intelligence could transform teaching and assessment

Western ‘settler’ nations such as Canada and Australia are wrestling with how to redress historical injustices visited on their native populations. One proposal is for universities to embrace Indigenous knowledge. But what does that mean in practice? Will it achieve its aims? And where does it leave science? Matthew Reisz considers the arguments

A new approach focused on prevention is needed to arrest rise in number of students facing charges of academic misconduct, writes Rachel Maxwell

Schedule reform refusal points to deeper problem, pioneer tells conference