Flipped classroom ‘fails to improve student performance’
Authors of randomised control trial study warn that popular approach could be exacerbating achievement gaps between different groups of learners
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Francis Collins: science’s great survivor – and cheerleader
Despite reservations over staying on in Trump administration, National Institutes of Health director is glad he did
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UK universities must not turn away from Europe
Pan-continental prosperity will suffer if the UK’s near-absence from the European University project is a sign of things to come, says Martin Paul
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Legal vindication does not end the problems for Turkey’s Academics for Peace
Those fired and imprisoned for signing a 2016 statement condemning Turkish military action still have a long struggle ahead, says Mehmet Ugur
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Fear of unfair punishment under Australian performance funding
Diverse measures guard against unintended consequences but suggest few universities can achieve top marks
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US campuses report surge in student mental health woes
Four out of five presidents in survey describe escalation in recent years
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Goldsmiths bans beef in bid to go carbon neutral
New warden of London institution also announces levy on single-use plastic
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THE Live 2019: programme announced
Two-day event to focus on how UK universities can ‘change the story’
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Cardiff in recruitment drive for fixed-term ‘brilliant lecturers’
University says scheme will give junior academics ‘opportunity to experience life as a full-time lecturer’, but critics suspect REF link
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UK’s first ‘dean of place’ turns civic thinking into action
Newcastle’s Jane Robinson wants to work strategically with local partners to help address north east’s post-industrial challenges
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Taiwan technology merger eyes Asian university race
But academics question the logic of consolidating three institutions in different locations
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Universities are key to eradicating vices of the mind
Cultivating open-mindedness and intellectual humility is the best way to combat arrogance and insouciance, says Bethan Willis
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Want to improve your students’ attainment? Send them abroad
International education is not just about personal transformation – it also delivers better core academic outcomes, says Kent Anderson
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Men with low marks ‘better off at college’, but not women
Gender determines whether university study is in directionless students’ interests
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Contextual admissions should be extended to postgraduates
If we want academia to be more diverse, we need to give students from disadvantaged backgrounds more opportunities to enter, says Comfort A. Moye