We need a legislative ban on essay mills
On the International Day of Action Against Contract Cheating, Chris Husbands urges more university leaders to lobby the government to put an end to the pervasive practice
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World University Rankings 2019 by subject: business and economics table information
Key statisticsThe data shown under key statistics is that provided by the university itself in its submission to the Times Higher Education World University Rankings. It represents data from the 2016...
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Middlesex robot ‘gives evidence’ to MPs – sort of
Pepper the robot appears before House of Commons Education Committee
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Australia shifts research focus to ‘grand challenges’
New projects at two Sydney universities show move towards multidisciplinary scholarship
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Impact agenda ‘at odds with future workplace needs’
Don’t let immediate employability focus undermine ‘blue sky teaching’, chancellor tells counterparts
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Secrets of the US colleges where students graduate happy
Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education College Rankings find broad decline in number of US college students who would recommend their own institution – but some campuses buck the trend
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Europe’s Plan S aims for expansion to US and beyond
Open-access agreement’s founder says enthusiastic response has already increased ambition
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Experts question promise of India joint recruitment strategy
Scholars say Indian Institutes of Technology will ‘struggle to recruit talent from abroad’ despite initiative to pool resources
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It’s time universities walk their decolonial talk
Universities must do more to counter Euro-white supremacy in their own operations if they are going to effectively support decolonisation of disciplines, argues Heather McLean
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Major donation bankrolls MIT’s $1 billion AI research drive
$350 million gift from investor Stephen Schwarzman aims to deeply integrate computer science knowledge with expertise in ethics and other realms of social science
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Horizon Europe must find its equilibrium
A number of competing priorities are on the table as European lawmakers decide on the next phase of the continent’s research funding programme, but finding the right balance among them is crucial,...
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How universities can help peace and reconciliation to thrive
University of Melbourne meeting lays the foundations for a new global academic network, hearing from experts on indigenous cultures and historic injustices
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Students less likely to drop out if taught via lectures, study finds
Thinking about dropping out is associated with perceptions of low one-to-one contact with staff and non-traditional delivery methods, research on one university suggests
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PhD viva rule is ‘unfair on female academics’
New rules requiring a female presence on doctoral defence panels at the University of Glasgow will push more ‘unrewarded’ academic tasks on to women, critics claim