Degree courses ‘need adapting for commuter students’
Assessment, timetables and module weighting could be altered to reduce pressures for students who travel a long way to university each day, says study author
Assessment, timetables and module weighting could be altered to reduce pressures for students who travel a long way to university each day, says study author
‘Unexpected’ twist occurred after a seven-year-old’s manuscript on bats was accepted by a pay-to-publish journal
Politics scholar angered by what he claims was ‘ruthless’ attempt to discredit him by citing non-inclusion in UK’s research excellence framework
De Montfort University is asking staff to record their lectures to help students with disabilities
Focus on teaching in proposed framework ignores its primary role as extra quality assurance tool, claims researcher
Universities are beginning to explore using a new set of social media apps as students give up on Facebook and Twitter
The value of the humanities to business is underestimated, but few departments are able to demonstrate relevance of studies to industry, Singapore audience is told
Academic ‘scallywags’ are gaining doctorates thanks to the circulation of dodgy theses within some universities, says the founder of plagiarism pressure group
Street mime artist-turned-professor Gilberto Scaramuzzo explains to Jack Grove how the wordless theatre form can enrich university teaching
Alice Dreger resigns her post after institution censored a risqué story in a medical journal
Russell Group’s review body on ice after education secretary hits pause button
Black scholar at UCL claims that he lost out on a permanent job after his proposed course ‘scared’ the academy
Academics complain after ‘technical difficulties’ delay responses and modelling tool
Universities have proposed wide-ranging changes to modern languages A levels as “serious deficiencies” mean they are seen as “dull and uninspiring”.
University of Greenwich’s report following the murder of Fusilier Lee Rigby suggests the ‘area was a centre for radical Islamic movements’