The week in higher education – 11 October 2018
The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media
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Swiss fear exclusion from EU research if voters back referendum
Ahead of Brexit, country’s plight highlights vulnerability of countries that associate to the bloc’s framework programmes
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£6 million boost for student mental health efforts in England
Office for Students initiative to focus on transitions, early intervention and cross-agency working
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There are multiple ways to measure equality
Ucas is attempting to get a clearer perspective of equality in higher education admissions by taking into account students’ sex, ethnic group, environment and free school meal eligibility, says David...
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New Zealand study highlights what matters for HE access and success
A landmark analysis of several government data sets will help policymakers make more effective interventions, says Roger Smyth
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We must take academic plagiarism seriously
Academia’s exacting standards on attribution are spot on. It is their inconsistent implementation that is the problem, says David Sanders
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Universities do not have a monopoly on academics
Many retired academics embrace the freedom to fully embody their view of the serious scholar, says Bruce Macfarlane
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Academic literary biography should revive the author
Scholars should not be walled off from mainstream biography’s playground of unlicensed fun, says Richard Bradford
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Brexit, Carillion and Grenfell legacy create uncertainty on UK estates
AUDE report highlights rise in building costs from weakening of sterling after Brexit vote, plus potential loss of EU construction workers
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Teaching resumes in Niger universities after month-long strike
Academics in Niger have suspended their action over pay and management
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Mexican universities face bankruptcy and closure
Ten regional public universities plead bankruptcy following sector cries of chronic underfunding
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Malaysia plans greater political freedom for students
Education minister says he will repeal laws that bar students from political activism
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Romanian student numbers ‘halve in a decade’
Latest fall in student numbers linked to mass emigration following European Union membership in 2007
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Mexico looks to Scottish universities for energy industry lessons
Government also strikes partnerships with London and French institutions to build skills in hydrocarbon production
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Bristol launches UK’s first science of happiness course
Class inspired by Yale programme aims to equip students with techniques to live more fulfilling lives