Gradeless learning ‘fails to improve student well-being’
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
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French divided over Hippocratic-style oath for PhD graduates
September will see thousands of thesis defenders invited to swear oath to scientific ethics and integrity, but many remain sceptical of ritual’s value
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Ditch the spreadsheet mentality
There is near-universal dismay among scientists over continued delays to UK association to Horizon Europe. It is time to replace bean-counting with vision
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Publishers seek protection from AI mining of academic research
Publishers of big journals ramp up efforts to ensure more transparency over what material has been fed into the likes of ChatGPT
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The week in higher education – 3 August 2023
The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media
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Staff fume as downsizing university plans offshore campus
Revenue from Singapore venture crucial to ongoing sustainability, says Massey vice-chancellor
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IITs: Can the Indian premier league thrive on the international stage?
Admission to an Indian Institute of Technology is the prize every Indian school-leaver dreams of. But does the scramble for places prepare students well for higher study? Are the institutes’...
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The omertà on rampant cheating by overseas students can’t hold forever
Once it becomes common knowledge that a UK master’s degree is worthless, the sector will be in trouble, says an anonymous academic
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Graduates not claiming back student loan overpayments
Freedom of Information request reveals that UK university leavers earning below the annual repayment threshold handed over £102.5 million last year
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Sustainability in biomedical research ‘limited to lone efforts’
Greening of health research depends on goodwill and unfunded, uncoordinated efforts of individual researchers, according to study commissioned by Wellcome Trust
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Controversial gender studies scholar quits LSE over ‘harassment’
Former Mermaids trustee and trans activist Jacob Breslow says his gender studies colleagues should be ‘left to continue their vital teaching and research in peace’
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THE Awards MENA 2023: shortlist announced
Nearly 300 entries whittled down to 75 finalists ahead of inaugural ceremony
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Halfon: ‘No way am I going to advocate increasing tuition fees’
‘Not in a million years’ will English fee cap be raised during cost-of-living crisis, says minister, despite universities’ warnings on falling funding
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Universities try to keep abusive researchers on major projects
Leading science funder warns institutions that faculty who mistreat staff can’t remain as grant supervisors
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Hostility on Horizon for next European research commissioner
Deputies of Bulgaria’s Iliana Ivanova likely to have outsized influence on Horizon Europe and its successor, according to a national official unhappy that the planning process belongs to Brussels