Senior academics ‘take too much credit’ in co-authorship
Junior academics are being “held back” in their careers as a consequence of more senior research partners being over-credited on co-authored papers, the results of a global study suggest.
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US university puts ‘patriotic education’ on the curriculum
College of the Ozarks president says new course demonstrates importance of pride in your country
Fugitive academic Howard Fredrics finally given all-clear
A music lecturer who has waged a decade-long war against his former vice-chancellor has been told that he is no longer an international fugitive.
One-size-fits-all quality system ‘forces private colleges to lie’
A senior academic standards assessor has hit out at England’s “one-size-fits-all” quality system, claiming that it forces staff at alternative providers to fabricate evidence for inspections.
France’s most iconic university, the Sorbonne, is reborn
Few universities loom as large in the public’s imagination as “the Sorbonne” – known more prosaically as the University of Paris.
Male scientists more likely to share work with other men, study finds
Researchers blame ‘old boy’ networks and evolutionary history for male tendency to stick together
EU recruitment woes push business schools towards ‘tipping point’
Four out of 10 UK business schools have reported a decline in applications for undergraduate courses from European Union students, according to a survey that has triggered warnings that any fall in revenues could have a significant impact on universities’ bottom lines.
French universities overturn selection taboo
French universities are being given more powers to select their intake, in a move that observers believe could make institutions more attractive to international students and potentially lead to a more stratified, UK-style system.
Ireland to tackle ‘inexcusable’ lack of female university leaders
Ireland has set up a task force to investigate the lack of women in university leadership.
US free speech tracker aims to ‘calm things down’
Scores of masked individuals deliberately setting fires and throwing fireworks in the grounds of the University of California, Berkeley in protest against a planned speech by far-right commentator Milo Yiannopoulos.
