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A student’s mysterious accusation of racism saw P. K. Newby removed from her course â€“ and another woman lost from the leaky pipeline

Marketisation, precarity and global competition have combined to create a vast market for academic ghostwriting, says an anonymous scholar

The Palestinian law professor talks about the overlap with his other job: as a stand-up comedian travelling the world talking about the Arab American experience

This growing but still unacknowledged phenomenon in higher education is badly in need of ethical oversight, says an anonymous academic

But research finds students prefer the mode over more traditional teaching methods

Claims that academics are indoctrinating their students with liberal propaganda are increasingly common in the right-wing media. John Morgan examines why such a conviction has arisen and whether there is any substance to it

Without devices, classes fostered engaged, active learning, writes Ioannis Costas Batlle

Key working group no longer active and grade inflation consultation makes no mention of initiative

Race-based student performance gap doubles when professors admit doubts about innate abilities

Academic turned wrestler Dan Mathewson is just one of many educators willing to go the extra mile for scholarship and learning, says Jack Grove 

Continental version of UK’s former ÌÇÐÄVlog Academy among suggestions on how to boost educational standards

Evidence from Canada highlights the scale of the challenge in preparing 21st-century workers and citizens, say Ross Finnie, Arthur Sweetman and Richard Mueller 

Using the teaching excellence framework to drive up teaching standards is fundamentally misconceived, says Matt Waddup

Gradings influenced more by sex and ethnicity than teachers’ experience

Switching to a six-point scale in surveys eliminates perceived gap in teaching performance, study finds

The case of Phillip Adamo, an academic at Augsburg University, provokes debate about the taboos of discussing literature

Teachers must guide science students in how to ‘tell a story’ in their reports, write Anna Sajina and Sergei Sazhin

Narratives of decline fail to take account of the recent revival of the liberal arts in India, says Saikat Majumdar

Far from being hotbeds of intellectual debate, universities enforce ideological conformity, follow rigid procedures and offer little that enthusiasts could not teach themselves. It is time for radical reform, says Lincoln Allison

Six scholars learn the career and life lessons of their greatest academic missteps

Joe Biden’s first presidential run was derailed by a scandal over a college law paper. Should he be allowed a second chance, asks Ararat Osipian

Star Trek-style headset combines electroencephalography sensors with a video camera

England’s loan system and high fees have fuelled students’ sense of entitlement but not of responsibility, says Beth Guilding 

Universities may feel held to unachievable standards, but removing barriers for all manner of talented people will make institutions better and stronger

The paradoxical resurgence of prudishness could get even Gregory Peck into hot water, says Felipe Fernández-Armesto

Putting universities in ‘special measures’ or even abolishing degree classifications altogether should be on the table, says Geoffrey Alderman

Types of assessment viewed as least susceptible to contract cheating are those least likely to be set by academics, Australian study finds

Robots and drones should be part of teaching and learning, says report looking into teaching trends in 2019

In Germany, Brazil and Hungary, students are being encouraged to film ‘biased’ professors, mirroring far-right tactics in US

Office for Students pursues collation of data on contact hours and class sizes outside teaching excellence framework

Australian government is underestimating the challenge, analysts say

The jury is out on the educational value of recording, but universities prize its ability to project them as accessible and inclusive, says Simon Fokt

The residential experience has its attractions for school-leavers, but most US students value low cost and flexibility above all, says Paul LeBlanc

Study raises doubts over value of ‘character education’ in universities

Equity ‘synonymous’ with excellence, creating the pre-conditions for multi-dimensional learning, conference hears

Hepi study also suggests number of classes requiring peak-time travel might have to be minimised

It is inexcusable that some people graduate from UK universities without a basic command of mathematics or grammar, says John Warren

‘Proactive’ female recruitment drive closes staff gender gap, but fails to keep pace with enrolments

Increased statistical evaluation will pinpoint the educational ‘treatments’ that work, says Yidan prizewinner

Australia is latest country to consider legislation against essay mills

Academic who has advocated new band of top degree marks now being considered by sector says system still needs ‘fundamental’ reform

Maintaining a breadth of curricular offerings is crucial if subjects outside the sciences are to retain their attraction in the digital age, says Dean Forbes

What single change to university practice would have the most positive and far-reaching consequences? Eight academics and thinkers give us their views

Annual NSSE survey of 400,000 US students finds gap between high confidence in job preparation and weaker assessment of skills

PhDs are becoming more programmatic in many countries, but the German one-on-one model retains considerable influence, says Glen Jones

Take-up of research by business is difficult to catalyse and record. Far better to focus on the impact central to universities’ missions, say Vince Mitchell and William Harvey

Data analysis by THE looks at three disciplines where the rise in firsts has been particularly high

Round-the-clock demands from students can take a toll on lecturers. With a THE survey highlighting rising expectations, Anna McKie asks where the line should be drawn between professional and private life

Drafting of learning expectations clears way for Calohee project to set student tests, but it may face resistance from prestigious universities

Dutch figures show just how little time professors get for their own research. It may be easier to pursue your intellectual interests outside the university system, says THE reporter David Matthews

Academics say that online recordings must be emphasised as a supplementary resource, not an alternative to lectures, or some students lose out

Degrees focused on specific careers need be no less rigorous or innovative than other graduate qualifications, say Sandro Galea and Lisa Sullivan

Trump administration plans to allow universities to attract federal funding for students based not on the amount of time they spend studying but on measurements of their ability

Half of continental institutions are developing online learning programmes, survey says

Joseph Aoun says campuses in North America and Europe are heeding his call for curriculum change

US medical training has embraced wider perspectives, but progress might be slower elsewhere, scholars say

A new teaching year has just begun in the northern hemisphere. Eight academics reflect on their experience of lecturing, and offer their tips on opening students’ eyes – and keeping them open

Justifications of suicide may risk promoting it, but censoring one side of an ancient argument would shortchange students, says David Baumeister

Don’t let immediate employability focus undermine â€˜blue sky teaching’, chancellor tells counterparts

Only students with the deepest pockets can afford to pay hundreds of pounds for ghostwritten work, says Anthony Smith