Yale sanctions open debate on lack of faculty-student party rules
US professors often extend off-campus invites, but generally without official guidelines
US professors often extend off-campus invites, but generally without official guidelines
Schools have more participation impact, leader of the 'no-bullshit university' tells Melanie Newman
Efficiency savingsIn praise of super scrimpersUniversities saved £1.38 billion between 2005 and 2011 by sharing high-value resources and using innovative technologies, a report has found. Examples of...
United StatesWell-funded Korea move for UtahA US university’s trustees have approved a plan to open a branch campus in South Korea. With the support of subsidies from the South Korean government, the...
United StatesTaster course credit incentivesSeveral public universities in the US are to offer a free introductory online course to anyone in the world in the hope that those who pass will go on to...
St. Francis Xavier had attributed idea to lack of insurance coverage
United StatesLegal challengeRepresentatives from the US legal profession have called for drastic changes in law education, including more practical training. The proposals come in the wake of...
United StatesBrains trustA businessman has pledged $200 million (£123 million) to a US university to establish an institute for neuroscience research. Mortimer Zuckerman, chairman and co-founder of...
United StatesIn two minds on training of mindsA national survey has found that Americans are split over the value of a degree. Six out of 10 respondents consider the costs associated with attending...
United StatesEnrolling bonus still out of boundsThe US Court of Appeals has upheld a federal rule barring for-profit institutions from paying recruiters bonuses linked to the number of students they...
United StatesContraceptives cause headachesA Pennsylvania university has denied that it is encouraging sexual promiscuity among students after gaining international notoriety for allowing...
IndiaHigher lab bench benchmarksA leading academic has urged India to strengthen science teaching in schools and universities to improve the country's research and attract overseas students. Baldev...
ItalySeismology shaken by trialThe decision to charge a number of Italian seismologists with man-slaughter for failing to predict a deadly earthquake has provoked outrage from their academic peers. A...
Assessments of institutions that give biggest boost to low-income students show Hispanic graduates and California publics topping their lists
Francis Crick InstituteYen for the Great Wen defendedThe government has dismissed concerns over the decision to base the UK Centre for Medical Research and Innovation in central London. In May, the...