Call for global overhaul of research evaluation gaining traction
‘Hong Kong Principles’ aim to tackle ‘perverse incentives’ in metrics-based policies and university promotion criteria
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Baltimore universities struggle to help as Trump attacks city
Decades of racial division hindering academia’s ability to alleviate poverty
Journal’s plan to review preprints aims to kill ‘desk rejects’
eLife editor says radical shift would help readers judge the real value of research, not just where it is published
Women participate less in bigger science classes, study finds
Universities urged to reconsider use of large introductory lectures
Turn away from tenure’s dark side
A significant minority of tenured faculty spend their lives undermining others when they could be working for progressive change, argues Douglas Dowland
Legal vindication does not end the problems for Turkey’s ‘Academics for Peace’
Those fired and imprisoned for signing a 2016 statement condemning Turkish military action still have a long struggle ahead
Want to improve your students’ attainment? Send them abroad
International education is not just about personal transformation – it also delivers better core academic outcomes
Flipped classroom ‘fails to improve student performance’
Authors of randomised control trial study warn that popular approach could be exacerbating achievement gaps between different groups of learners
Long commutes make students more likely to drop out
Travel time negatively affected progression at three of six London universities studies
Schoolchildren less convinced of importance of university
Social mobility charity says 11- to 16-year-olds in England and Wales may be increasingly aware of apprenticeship options
