Poor preparation ‘mars overseas learning stints’
Australian study-abroad alumni mull improvements as ‘enforced immobility’ leaves mobility programmes in limbo
Australian study-abroad alumni mull improvements as ‘enforced immobility’ leaves mobility programmes in limbo
Academics offer advice on how to turn glumness into enthusiasm
With many doctoral candidates unhappy and reporting mental health problems, Emma Pierson suggests ways supervisors could reduce pressures
Stop clinging to the way you’ve always done things and work a little smarter, says Chris Moore
Finding writing partners online can impose some productive accountability, says Alice Kelly
The ability for PhD students to research previous students’ experience with particular examiners could reduce bad practice
Three institutions agree to changes over fees, course costs and progression
An academic parent, a student and two researchers consider if the metrics approach is really the game changer for improving student outcomes that many claim, or if it has a dark side
Ransomware victims must either line the pockets of criminals or face the financial penalties and PR disaster of a data breach, says Chris Cobb
The school system’s focus on relative over absolute standards makes it difficult to judge applicants’ potential, says Conor King
Giulio Regeni’s murder poses difficult questions for the sector on what doctoral students’ research should entail
The UK’s requirement that dyslexia tutors have specialist qualifications is a strain on hourly paid tutors and limits universities’ pool of workers, says Stephen Campbell
Peer-assisted learning allows advanced students, such as third-years, to help new students to develop their study skills. It's not, however, an excuse for lecturers to put their feet up, as Harriet...
The sudden closure of university campuses across China and elsewhere has necessitated the virtual delivery of vast numbers of courses. And while there have been inevitable teething problems,...
Students’ union objects to change that will make thousands ineligible for extra weeks of support via ‘long courses loans’