New studies cast further doubt on scientific standards
Reports question whether scientists are removing sources of bias in experiments involving animals
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Academic failure: four more ways to deal with it
In his second blog, John Tregoning offers some more advice on coping with scholarly stress
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Suffragette: Royal Holloway launches campaign to tie in with film
Women Inspire aims to show how the fight for the vote still has much to teach us today
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Jacob Zuma condemns ‘violence and destruction’ at South African universities
President responds to wave of violence at campuses across country
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Lecture theatres should be ditched for ‘21st-century teaching spaces’
Education and design consultant says institutions must bring their infrastructure up to date with modern forms of learning
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Simon Singh criticises wasteful spending in science outreach
The best forms of public engagement tend to be ‘dirt cheap’ and profitable, says author
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The Texas students using dildos to fight guns
Scott Jaschik reports for Inside Higher Ed on an unusual protest against concealed carry on campus
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Teaching excellence framework: a case of history repeating?
Roger Brown urges the current government to learn from the mistakes of past teaching assessment exercises
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NUS and UUK join EU ‘in’ campaign
‘Scientists for EU’ also issues warning on research funding
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Angus Deaton wins 2015 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences
Princeton academic recognised for work on poverty and consumption
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University of Oxford entry interview questions revealed
Sample list of questions says applicants were asked about bankers’ pay and invited to carry out an engineering experiment with a ruler
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Social network overload ‘wastes academics’ time’
Sheer number of online profiles to be filled out a ‘disservice’ to scholars, Amsterdam conference hears
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London Met to focus teaching on single campus
Teaching on its Aldgate and Moorgate campuses will be moved to Holloway Road from 2017
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World University Rankings blog: the challenges facing world-class universities
Ellie Bothwell reflects on the ÌÇÐÄVlog World Academic Summit
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Make science courses more accessible to stop women dropping out, says author
Stereotypes, prejudice and laddish behaviour still deter young women interested in physics, engineering and computer science, says Eileen Pollack