Focus on research ‘excellence’ is ‘damaging science’
For researchers, it has become impossible to escape from the word “excellence”. The government’s new higher education White Paper uses it 115 times. T
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Obama goes on tirade against Trump over ‘dangerous’ Muslim ban, ‘radical Islam’
President Barack Obama lit into Donald Trump Tuesday, turning the tables to make the impassioned case that Trump is the one who's un-American.
London traders brace for biggest night since ‘Black Wednesday’
The world's biggest banks including Citi and Goldman Sachs will draft in senior traders to work through the night following Britain's referendum on EU membership, set to be among the most volatile 24 hours for markets in a quarter of a century.
Maps have ‘north’ at the top, but it could’ve been different
Imagine looking at the Earth from space. What is at the top of the planet? If you said the North Pole, you probably wouldn’t be alone. Strictly speaking, you wouldn’t be right either.
Getting Tough With a Gatekeeper
Education Department staff proposes termination for ACICS, threatening access to federal aid for the 243 institutions -- many of them for-profit -- the national accreditor oversees
What would a global warming increase of 1.5 degrees be like?
The Paris climate conference set the ambitious goal of finding ways to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius, rather than the previous threshold of 2 degrees.
No makeup ACT for South Korea, Hong Kong after leak cancellation
There will be no makeup ACT college-entrance exam held in South Korea and Hong Kong, which is used to gain entry to U.S. universities, after the weekend cancellation of the tests due to leaked test material
EU referendum: nine out of 10 university staff back Remain
Nearly 90 per cent of those working in UK higher education will vote Remain in the European Union referendum, while 40 per cent say that they are more likely to leave the country in the event of a Brexit
Trumped by candidate’s rhetoric, Republican lawmakers at a loss for words
The awkward efforts of Republicans to embrace their party’s standard-bearer Donald Trump looked particularly painful in Congress this week as lawmakers ducked into elevators, dashed away from reporters, ignored questions or, worse, tried to answer them.
Zuckerberg backs Andela, a startup more elite than Harvard
You know you're onto something when you have Mark Zuckerberg and Google behind you.
