Digital humanities scholars are like Silicon Valley ‘disruptors’
Many humanities scholars have praised the digital humanities as one of the more promising developments for their disciplines.
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Are older academics past their productive peak?
A recent paper claims that the quality of researchers declines with age.
UK Universities ‘should set targets’ on recruiting male students
Only two English universities have targets to increase recruitment of male students, according to a Higher Education Policy Institute report on the sector’s gender gap “problem”.
UK Student mental health: fresh spike in problems reported
Four out of five UK universities have reported a “noticeable increase” in serious mental health problems among students, according to a survey.
Unequal marking blamed on peer pressure, not disciplinary divides
Peer pressure and departmental culture, not a divide between quantitative and qualitative disciplines, may explain the variations between marks awarded to students in different subjects.
UK Universities told to look beyond sport in outreach for white boys
Universities must broaden their outreach activities beyond sport if they are to encourage more white working-class boys to enter higher education, a study suggests.
Syria’s exiled academics tell their stories
Academics are among the refugees – such as these crossing Croatia – fleeing fighting and often persecution in Syria to build new lives elsewhere
UK students ‘not enthusiastic’ about teaching excellence framework
Ministers pressed ahead with plans for the teaching excellence framework despite having been warned that students were “not very enthusiastic” about the exercise and that the preferred metrics may fail to significantly differentiate between institutions.
Chinese student market: can the West weather a perfect storm?
In the late 1970s, Marguerite Dennis was a young admissions officer at Georgetown University in Washington DC. At the time, Iranians were the most populous group of international students on campus.
FutureLearn launches first Moocs offering academic credits
FutureLearn, the UK’s massive open online course platform, is launching its first programmes that allow students to earn credits towards a university degree.
