Dutch doctors warning on student mental health Extra pressure created by the need to take on part-time jobs after study grants were axed, medics warn David Matthews 8月 15日
Economics 'trapped in narrow paradigm' German students – and academics – still go along with controversial mainstream theories in order to get ahead, researcher argues David Matthews 8月 15日
UK falls behind US in ‘educating world leaders’ league table Hepi says educating ‘leading lights’ builds up ‘incredible soft power’ John Morgan 8月 14日
A no-deal Brexit is a no-go for UK universities ‘Swivel-eyed’ Brexiteers must acknowledge that leaving with no deal in March would be disastrous for UK higher education, says Hywel Williams Hywel Williams 8月 13日
Hungarian government pushes forward plan to ban gender studies University leaders were given less than 18 hours to respond to state plans to scrap the subject Rachael Pells 8月 13日
Students aren’t prepared for UK master’s level, study finds Staff say they are having to put in extra hours to bring master’s students’ skills up to scratch Anna McKie 8月 13日
Marx, Locke and Rousseau ‘key to Macron’s European universities’ New president of German Rectors’ Conference thinks it is crucial that all students know the European canon David Matthews 8月 12日
Scholars put polemics over universities’ tainted legacies in context Perspectives of historians, funders and fundraisers address ‘Maoist moralizing’ and shaking up ‘complacent’ institutions Matthew Reisz 8月 11日
Nature chief: editors must improve journal-researcher relations Magdalena Skipper lists dedication to high-quality, reproducible science and greater transparency in decision-making as priorities Rachael Pells 8月 10日
New boost for preprints after acceptance by ERC European Research Council says move is to support open access and get round often lengthy publishing process David Matthews 8月 9日
Irish law to clamp down on essay mills ‘could be model for UK’ Irish bill criminalising the provision and advertising of cheating services could hit Google and Facebook, experts predict Anna McKie 8月 9日
Giant’s Causeway inspires building at University College Dublin Landmark architectural project for campus will echo one of Ireland’s most striking natural phenomena Matthew Reisz 8月 9日