Students aren’t prepared for UK master’s level, study finds
Staff say they are having to put in extra hours to bring master’s students’ skills up to scratch
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Hungarian government pushes forward plan to ban gender studies
University leaders were given less than 18 hours to respond to state plans to scrap the subject
The ‘gender gap in citations’: how female authors lose out
Study offers further insight into the persistent trend for women to be cited less frequently than men
Fears over potential publisher ‘monopoly’ in digital research tools
As Elsevier buys another academic workflow company, some worry about potential for publishers to ‘lock in’ scholars to their services
Tech giants lagging on publishing record
Analysis concludes universities are ‘moving towards a nearly exclusive monopoly’ over research articles
Far right turns fire on German universities
Far right turns fire on German universities
Journal with two-year publication backlog refuses submissions
Review of Higher Education says it cannot cope with significant increase in number of articles offered
Care leavers and HE: barriers that hinder and support that works
Experts look at the international picture for young people trying to move from care into universities
‘Hasty’ funding calls ‘prejudiced against women and carers’
Academics claim that funding application deadlines are becoming tighter
No laughing matter? Classroom humour treads a fine line
Funny jokes improve class cohesion and dud gags do no harm, study finds – but offensive quips can alienate learners
