Lecturer

Claire Grant on her tried and tested lecturing technique

Academic journal editor-turned-lecturer Hilary Hamnett explains the most common reasons why papers are rejected

Academic attainment of disadvantaged students can be improved if they can decide how they are assessed, study claims

The challenges of being a parent while studying must not be overlooked, says Helen Owton 

New study adds to concerns over the weakness of Chinese university teaching

A lack of strategy and autonomy are to blame for French universities’ failure to keep pace on transnational education, study suggests

A microbiologist who revolutionised the classification of bacteria has died

Federally funded research will now come with an open access clause – but uncertainties remain

New research also finds that the statistical power of studies in social and behavioural science has not improved in half a century

Students report hostility from traders and clashes over whether Hong Kong is part of China in new study

Peer reviews created by self-generated text machines are the latest threat to scientific integrity

Large-scale quantitative analysis of university grades confirms the existence of slump in second-year marks first observed in the 1950s

Post-coup crackdown has led to a huge number of requests for help, say charities for at-risk scholars

University of Essex vice-chancellor Anthony Forster outlines his university’s plans for postgraduates who take on teaching responsibilities – a thorny issue for the UK higher education sector

Neonatal consultant was an ‘inspirational and gifted teacher’ at the University of Leeds

Unhappiness at university and ‘fear of missing out’ could be driving distraction during lectures, study suggests

Students at Jiangxi University of Science and Technology selected younger academics who were ‘positive’ and ‘funny’

Universities must pay more attention to the difficulties faced by students, says Daniel Dennehy

Internal analysis finds women earn 10.5 per cent less than men of similar experience and research productivity

Seeking feedback from the well networked is better than gaining comments from famous scholars, a conference hears

With the link between frequent library use and higher grades confirmed, Jack Grove asks if it is time for more universities to start measuring how long students spend in the stacks

New study looks at what happened when a university made its publications publicly available through an institutional repository

Idea is one of several ways to speed the peer review process, although some think it will annoy academics

As the £650 million Crick Institute officially opens, here are some key facts about Europe’s largest biomedical research laboratory

When life gives you lemons, then make some lemonade says John Tregoning. Or something like that...

Welfare state expert Peter Taylor-Gooby cheerfully admits his research has had no real-world influence – but hopes a book might

Women's submissions to a leading seminar were viewed more warmly once a gender-blind process was introduced

Institutions should also appoint ‘hate incident champions’ to encourage students to report abuse, says study

Jack Grove asks whether the push to tackle gender inequality has led to discrimination against male scholars

It is unclear what Theresa May’s policy will mean in practice, but it could draw universities into the heart of economic planning

Unconscious bias training for those on promotion and recruitment panels may help tackle deficit of senior BME staff, says Leadership Foundation study

Levels of nepotism in scientific publishing have been revealed by report

Life sciences journal spends just over £3,000 per article, and has challenged high-profile rivals to release details of their costs

New English journals are ‘springing up like mushrooms’ so research can be read internationally, says report

Walking supervision sessions around Birmingham and pub-based academic chats have won praise from PhD candidates

Trends in international mobility may explain why fewer women are reaching the top ranks of academia, a Spanish study suggests

Number of students placed on results day drops 8 per cent year-on-year

Jeremy Berg warns scientists are straying into policy commentator roles

Warning from Nick Jennings, AI expert and new vice-provost at Imperial College London

Andy Miah, chair in science communication and future media at the University of Salford, on why academics should maintain their online presence

Outgoing British Council director in Iraq sees reasons for optimism, despite rise of Islamic State

New visa rules have failed to halt a decline in foreign graduates applying for work in Sweden after graduation

Dutch researchers find female academics 11 percentage points less likely to hit promotion threshold in course evaluations

Political pressure on scholars is mounting, writes Cem Oyvat

Some see changes as making it more attractive to hire younger researchers – but there could be new opportunities to game the system

A new condensed master’s will be offered by NMITE among other curriculum innovations

Matthew Reisz discovers that campuses in August may be a frenzied whirlwind of activity

Scores that will inform teaching excellence framework may herald rise of ‘new elite’

Higher education needs to embrace the positives of AI, not just look at the negatives, says Rose Luckin

European researchers call for a ‘radical reorganisation’ to help undergraduates and PhD students access grants

Centre for Macroeconomics survey finds support for ‘institutional change’ in profession

Vic Boyd was on the lookout for academic writing opportunities. What she found was somewhat less appetising...

The Sainsbury review represents a huge opportunity for UK universities, while institutions across the world can reap the rewards of vocational courses, says Martin Hall

Chair of independent review of research excellence framework also hopes to tackle 'game-playing'

Lord Stern's review of the research excellence framework was published today. This is how UK higher education is responding...

Academics in Turkey are scared, and they have every reason to be, says Serdar Değirmencioğlu

The D-PLACE tool means anthropologists and historians can finally statistically test theories about what shapes human culture and society

The grouping of subjects such as neuroscience and psychiatry with cheaper disciplines will lead to what critics say is a failure to fairly fund mental health research

De Montfort University is asking staff to record their lectures to help students with disabilities

Few academic department heads receive any formal leadership training when they step up into middle management, a study says