Ban academics talking to ministers? We should train them to do it
Ben Goldacre on why a ban on researchers speaking to politicians and policymakers fails the taxpayers who fund them
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The US risks falling behind on internationalisation
Stateside efforts to widen higher education’s global reach are fragmented and conflicting, says Philip Wainwright
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Former Soas director Paul Webley dies
Professor Webley was ‘inspired leader’ and will be ‘sorely missed’, say colleagues of the acclaimed academic
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Large rate my professor study finds gender bias in comments
University of Illinois research finds ‘brilliant’ or ‘genius’ more often used to describe male academics
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NSS and DLHE reform: don’t throw the baby out with the bathwater
John Cater argues that higher education would be poorer for the loss of student survey data
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Making contextual admissions work: the case of Jack and Jill
Universities should collaborate to make best use of data on students' backgrounds, says Joshua Oware
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Publish ideas from scholarly articles early, event told
Jisc Digifest hears openness could bring benefits, but some cite plagiarism risks
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Indigenous students up in Australia but concerns remain
Completion rates are main worry despite better figures on admissions
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Know your geography: quantitative skills aren’t just about maths
Students need to apply numerical and statistical methods to real-world contexts, says Rita Gardner
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Gaza universities repaired with money from UK charity
Organisation says it has helped enrich the educational prospects of more than 50,000 Palestinian students
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Leading social scientists honoured
Experts in everything from accountancy to China and spirituality to skills strategies appointed fellows by the Academy of Social Sciences
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Fiji cyclone – new v-c of FNU on storm impact
In the wake of Cyclone Winston, incoming v-c Nigel Healey says he will ensure emergency plans are top-notch for natural disasters
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Psychology reproducibility ‘crisis’ overstated, new report claims
But authors of original paper hit back, saying latest assessment is ‘very optimistic’
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Canada to relax citizenship process for international students
Legislation will allow overseas students to include time spent studying in Canada in application