Teaching and learning

Some fear anti-Anglicisation politician will stick to hard line if he wins big, but even milder consensus to limit non-Dutch teaching to a third of each programme would bring major disruption to many departments

Project 101 based around classroom observations and development of home-grown educational resources

Academics should be aware of how cohorts are structured so they can enable students to better distribute their emotional labour, says Miriam Johnson

For now, premier US university sees few good options beyond in-class assignments – at least among faculty taking the threat seriously

Truncated undergraduate degrees require between 90 and 94 credit hours instead of the standard 120

Major annual survey shows quality of remote teaching improving but enthusiasm for hybrid options cools

US universities look to alternative ways of ensuring diverse views are respected, reflecting differing approaches to the ‘crisis’

Period of relative stability offers chance to reassess discipline but also risks world losing interest, says director

If AI can perform or simulate a competency being assessed, is it really appropriate for students to use it, asks Andrew West

Review of surveys involving more than 4,600 participants suggests rates of academic misconduct rocketed during Covid-19 pandemic

Unless something is done, teaching and learning risks becoming a completely inauthentic spectacle, says Dan Sarofian-Butin

Following the removal of a question on overall satisfaction, Times Higher Education analysed the results to produce an overall ‘positivity measure’

It is easy to be consumed by the daily addressing of students’ needs but, for their sake, faculty need to hold the line, say Colleen Wynn and Elizabeth Ziff 

Those who took only pass/fail assignments in first year went on to achieve similar marks as their peers but levels of anxiety remained the same

Three hundred mathematicians expected to have retired by middle of the century

Cambridge-based chipmaker Arm warns of ‘clear mismatch’ between graduate skills and industry needs

Studies claiming how technology can ‘transform’ educational systems require more academic rigour, finds new report

Keith Brown likens academics taking part in ‘shameful’ industrial action to those who ‘build their lives on the shattered dreams of others’

Half of firsts cannot be explained by changes in prior attainment or choice of subject, sector regulator claims, although this is down from Covid-era peak

At risk to their careers, women teaching sciences shown in nationwide survey to be more willing to admit struggles with depression, poverty and attainment

Single department or minister should cover both teaching and research elements of universities, says Nicola Dandridge

Assessment rationales have not kept pace with AI translation and writing support tools, conference hears

Based solely on a Turnitin report, Emily was condemned for using ChatGPT to write her essay. Except that she hadn’t, writes Daniel Sokol

Trial ahead of LLE failed because of ‘utilitarian’ course offer while ‘top university’ prestige harms credit transfer prospects, says leader

‘Psychosocial harm’ clauses in workplace safety laws elevate administrators’ mental health obligations, expert warns

Analysts are enthusiastic about microcredentials but unsure about their suitability in universities

Students’ sometimes unexpected use of AI, from generating emails to translating their original work, is encouraging a ‘rethink’ by academics

For some students, a little more understanding of their difficult individual circumstances goes a very long way, says Hannah Forsyth

Australia is top-performing nation for first time in five years, while the United Arab Emirates is on the rise

When passable texts, images and music can be automatically generated, the creative industries may need fewer, better graduates, says Ian Pace

Ucea chair says all students at his university are graduating with full degrees but it took ‘huge effort’ to get there

Graduates who can make connections across time and disciplines would be more stimulated, in both the workplace and wider life, says Harvey Graff

Distance-learning provider seeks to fill university ‘cold spot’ in Milton Keynes

On a bipartisan basis, members of Congress see value in federal government tweaking rules to allow and encourage quicker pathways

New guidelines for government-funded universities in India lack critical engagement and follow a political agenda, scholars say 

Part-time entrants at levels 4 and 5 saw the largest proportional fall of all qualification levels

If passable essays can be generated in seconds, should educators refocus on originality and style – or reframe assessment entirely, asks Andrew Moore

The political will is there, but doubts remain about whether supply and demand will follow suit, say Peter Wolstencroft and Elizabeth Whitfield

Union says at least 5,000 students will not graduate this summer, but employers’ poll suggests disruption is ‘isolated’ and ‘limited’

Major annual survey finds marked increase in timetabled classes post-pandemic, with most being held in-person again

If you want to get promoted in UK academia you will probably need to apply for an Advance HE fellowship. But there is widespread scepticism that this extended ‘box-ticking exercise’ improves pedagogy, says Amanda Goodall, while Martin Rich considers how the programme might be made fit for purpose

Helping students learn is core to universities’ missions, but the buzz phrase ‘student success’ has come to designate something more. Exactly what, though, remains contested, and its pursuit has exposed age-old tensions between academics and administrators. Sara Custer reports 

Tsinghua vice-president Bin Yang outlines how the nation’s rapid digital development is evolving to boost the quality and accessibility of education and to give the world a window on China

Acting vice-chancellor urges staff to end refusal to assess work due to ‘enormous’ impact on students, including nine out of 10 postgraduates

The route will ease the staffing crisis by widening access, but apprentices will have to pass the same professional exams as everyone else, says Nichola Hay

Centre-periphery model of higher education ‘already obsolete’, with strong research output from a growing number of nations, scholar tells Boston conference

Low opinion of key exams connected to ‘disastrous’ decisions during Covid and a lack of understanding over how grades are awarded

Gaps between quality of providers’ teaching and the students they cater for identified in new Hepi report

First new college in half century at UC Berkeley reflects a nationwide effort to meet relentless rise in student interest in computing

The former vice-chancellor of the University of Johannesburg on the complexities of leading an institution in Africa 

The idea that humans’ inventiveness will always keep them one step ahead of computers may not turn out to be true, says David Sanders

Self-employment teaches valuable skills and offers more flexibility to fit work around academic and domestic demands, says Robert Phillips

Florida’s partisan attack on New College bolsters iconoclastic Massachusetts campus as it rebuilds from near closure

Academics’ rush to cater for different learning preferences with plethora of readings, videos and slides leaves course participants fatigued

Universities have focused on impact on assessments, but internet pioneer tells THE conference changes must extend to teaching and research

New College of Florida governing board assembled by governor refuses faculty-backed professor candidates

The sense of being part of a learning community is important – and you don’t get that from ‘captured’ lectures, says Michael Merrifield

Study finds trainee doctors become cynical, emotionally distanced and desensitised towards their patients

Ancient India and China were the first civilisations to educate young people to become whole individuals, says Kyaw Moe Tun

The UK’s trailblazing marriage of academic study and practical training is billed as a win-win for students and employers. But are universities and companies pulling their weight? Are students getting what they want? And what does it all mean for the future of traditional study, asks Tom Williams