Tufts president: ‘call people out’ over offensive comments
Anthony Monaco adds that the US has a more ‘holistic approach’ to recruiting students than the UK
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Research funding structures should be tailored to the needs of those doing the science
Early career researchers could benefit most from changes to funding structures, says Sven Sewitz, but he is concerned that there simply isn’t the will to make it happen
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Scholars of India ‘face increasing assaults’ on academic freedom
Attacks inspired by Hindu nationalism are now ‘transnational dynamics’, argues Cambridge scholar
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On this course, there are no grades, no syllabuses and no measures of success
A teaching collaboration between two very different institutions worked better than either could have hoped, write John Simon and Thomas Schutte
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Universities must offer ‘joined-up’ response on harassment and abuse
UUK report brings together best practice for combating abusive behaviour
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Keep freedom of movement for academics post-Brexit, says Willetts
Former universities minister says researchers deserve same guarantee as bankers
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Oxford’s vice-chancellor is wrong: universities should not see running schools as ‘a distraction’
Higher education institutions can and should do more to influence education at a secondary school level, says Edward Peck
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Interview with Chris Day
We talk about growing up in the North East of England, alcohol consumption advice and international cricket aspirations with Newcastle University's new head
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US universities mull ditching criminal conviction question
Advocates for using education to help former inmates get their lives back on track say that current policies are deterring applications
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Henry Thomas James, 1915-2016
A highly innovative former dean of the Stanford School of Education has died
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Secret shoppers ‘pimp’ academics’ online profiles
Australian university seeks to improve researchers’ digital identities. But does this risk excessive uniformity?
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Should student attendance in classes be compulsory?
As universities tighten attendance policies, an education professor has argued that scholars should be more prepared to accept absence
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Left Out: The Forgotten Tradition of Radical Publishing for Children in Britain 1910-1949, by Kimberley Reynolds
Once upon a time, authors pushed young readers to see the world very differently, says Shelley King
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Ethics in the Real World: 82 Brief Essays on Things That Matter, by Peter Singer
A controversial philosopher turns his mind to subjects ranging from happiness and euthanasia to vegetarianism, incest and doping, says Jane O’Grady