UK-Russian graduate school’s loss of accreditation sparks anguish
“Absurd” and “overzealous” regulation has been blamed for the decision to deny accreditation to one of Russia’s most respected independent universities.
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All learning ‘is going to happen digitally’, Coursera boss says
Eventually “all learning is going to happen digitally”, according to Jeff Maggioncalda, the chief executive of online learning platform Coursera.
Peer review ‘works against’ early career researchers
Australian group asks whether costs of ‘gold standard’ assessment are always warranted
Dutch artificial intelligence programmes overwhelmed by demand
Stampede to study AI has led to warnings that the number of lecturers cannot keep up with demand
Australia set to overtake UK in global student race
Research shows that Australia’s overseas student numbers have surged while Brexit will ‘compound the decline’ in UK’s global position
Doctoral graduates ‘need five years of post-PhD career support’
Early career social scientists should be entitled to extensive support from their university long after attaining their doctorate, study says
Brain drain takes worst academics as well as the best, study says
Analysis of Italian PhD graduates finds that the ‘milk’ as well as the ‘cream’ leave
NUI Galway lecturers promoted after gender discrimination row
Four women settle legal action against university over 2008-09 promotion round
Multimillion-pound grant for footballers’ ‘university’ criticised
Funding will support Lancaster to develop curriculum for Manchester-based University Academy 92
Thousands back professor fired for missing grant income targets
Jim Newell’s dismissal by Salford ‘speaks volumes’ about extent of sector marketisation, campaigners say
