New Zealand’s vice-chancellors are also walking a tightrope over China
Recent clashes over Hong Kong and Tiananmen Square have strained universities’ diplomatic sinews
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Notre Dame’s controversial Columbus murals still stand, uncensored
In January, University of Notre Dame President Rev. John Jenkins announced that murals on campus depicting Christopher Columbus’ journey and arrival to the Americas in 1492 would be covered up, calling the explorer’s arrival “nothing short of a catastrophe” for natives.
Brain hack devices must be scrutinised, say top scientists
Devices that merge machines with the human brain need to be investigated, a study has said.
The dangers of fluent lectures’
A study says smooth-talking professors can lull students into thinking they've learned more than they actually have -- potentially at the expense of active learning.
Why college tutors help high schoolers with homework
Student tutors take calls nightly at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology and a few other colleges and universities
Pro-life org doesn’t buy survey showing that young Americans, college grads tend to favor abortion
A new survey shows that more young Americans tend to favor legalizing abortion than do their older counterparts.
Amazon Echo devices made by Chinese teens ‘working through night’ – reports
Amazon has pledged to investigate allegations that hundreds of teenagers are working illegal hours at a Chinese factory producing its Echo devices.
Does the postgraduate premium really exist?
A new survey of employers raises questions about the labour market value of postgraduate study
Experts say China has the edge in internet of things
China's faster-than-expected 5G development is giving it an edge in the internet of things — technology that has the potential to run just about any kind of electronic device imaginable.
Many universities ‘going backwards’ on gender equality in science
Decline in female representation reported at four in 10 institutions covered by study
