Stop binning negative results, researchers told
A new Europe-wide code of research conduct has ordered academics and journals to treat negative experimental results as being equally worthy of publication as positive ones.
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Do private providers have higher dropout rates?
A common charge levelled against some new providers of higher education is that their students are more likely to drop out than those at traditional universities.
Using laptops in class harms academic performance, study warns
At times, it can seem as if the march of technology in higher education is unstoppable.
All take and no give? Many scientists resist shift to open data
Most academics are keen to access other researchers’ material but a third are yet to share their own
University autonomy in Europe ‘hit by austerity’
Economic austerity has led to declines in university autonomy across Europe as governments have increased their control of institutional finances, a major study says.
UK research loses more ground to Germany on ERC funding
The UK no longer secures the most research grants for established scientists from the European Research Council, new data reveal.
China’s universities: significant progress, but more to do
China’s rise as a global economic powerhouse hardly needs an introduction.
Assessing PhD supervisors ‘leads to higher completion rates’
Universities can improve their PhD completion rates by using metrics to assess the performance of supervisors, a conference has heard.
Canada science review: will funding plea be put into practice?
Scholars applaud recommendation to increase cash for basic research, but question significance of post-budget release
Universities urged to tackle PhD mental health crisis
Universities have been urged to do more to tackle a mental health crisis among postgraduates as new figures show that more than half of PhD students experience symptoms of psychological distress and one in three is at risk of having or developing a psychiatric disorder.
