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
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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.
Overseas student enrolment in US ‘falls by 7 per cent’ post-Trump
The number of new international students enrolling in US universities has declined by 7 per cent in the past year, according to a snapshot study by the Institute of International Education (IIE).
University of Southampton to cut up to 75 academic jobs
University and College Union warns Russell Group institution will struggle to raise teaching quality while cutting jobs
Students ‘don’t trust lecturers who aren’t native speakers’
Academic warns universities need to take impact of accent on credibility seriously as it has ‘demotivated’ overseas lecturers
UK research grant success rates rise for first time in five years
The success rate for grant proposals at UK research councils has increased for the first time in five years, ending a steady downward trend that saw high numbers of applications rejected.
‘Macho’ men skew pain sensitivity studies, research suggests
“Macho” men who exhibit alpha-male competitiveness and aggression may be skewing pain research by being more likely to volunteer to be tested on their pain responses, a study suggests.
