Nobel laureate: how (not) to apply for a postdoc position
Martin Chalfie argues that young scientists who ‘play the game’ of publishing in selective journals are less likely to win permanent posts
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Hybrid journals can advance the move towards full open access
Hybrid journals can extend open-access publishing to authors in journals with a strong reputation and that still have a stable subscription model, says Steven Inchcoombe
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Supervisor-student sexual relationships ‘never OK’
Australian sector adopts ‘united viewpoint’ against unequal relationships
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Major report backs teaching excellence framework for Australia
Ten-point plan for post-school education also backs merger of vocational and university funding systems
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US religious universities speak out with authority in Trump era
University of Notre Dame president says faith-based institutions have unique ability to counter fear and anxiety with hope
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Brexit: four big stumbling blocks for HE after the White Paper
In light of the UK government’s recent statements on the future relationship with the EU, what do policy experts see as the key areas of Brexit uncertainty to be addressed for higher education?
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Questionable techniques ‘rife’ in ecological research
Study suggests reproducibility crisis may not be limited to psychology and biomedicine
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Dealing with the ethics of animal research as an ECR
Tom Burns gives his advice to early career researchers faced with the dilemma of using animals in their research
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Coventry announces plans to open Polish branch campus
University set to offer English-taught degrees in Wrocław from next year
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Hundreds of academics give advice to their younger selves
If only they knew then what they know now about meetings, work-life balance and the importance of being kind
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Germany focuses on quality after hitting foreign student target
Country faces dilemmas over language of instruction and how to tackle dropout rate
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Higher education ‘turned upside-down’ by Polish reforms
Limitations on powers of new university councils are ‘mostly cosmetic’, academics say
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REF submission rules ‘could increase burden’ on departments
New rules for staff eligibility designed to make compliance easier are in fact more complicated than before, academics warn
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Victoria faces defeat as council supports name change
The long-reigning monarch’s name faces removal from another of the world’s universities
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The lecture is an invitation to slow down and think differently
The benefits of active learning may be backed by numerous empirical studies, but it’s no replacement for the lecture and should not be the dominant teaching method in higher education, argue James C...