Student evaluations of teaching ‘methodologically flawed’
Putting aside questions of sexism, racism and homophobia, Australian literature review finds that SETs are just poor science
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Biden challenges universities to meet surge in training demand
Infrastructure plan poised to bring millions of new students as well as billions of research dollars
Biden proposes 40 per cent budget boost for education
Higher education priorities include racial and economic diversity, and science
Treating diversity as common good ‘less help for black students’
Students fare better when campuses frame equity as quest for justice, Princeton analysis finds
Bullying up: academic ‘incivility’ exerts heavy toll on deans
Senior scholars increasingly victims of gossip, muttering and insubordination, researchers say
Extra study time in lockdown ‘may have driven rise in firsts’
Universities UK and GuildHE say ‘unintended consequence’ of pandemic was less time for socialising, more time for studying
UK parents ‘want children on vocational courses, not degrees’
Polling accompanied by call for Westminster government to set out more details of lifetime learning plans
Thinktanks ‘have stolen universities’ clothes’
Relying on academic research, thinktanks translate findings into the language of politicians and media, EUA president Michael Murphy argues – but not always accurately
Work to rule at Liverpool over ‘rank and yank’ cuts
Union threatens strikes and marking boycott after staff identified for redundancy based on research grant income and citation impact scores
EU-backed tool to combat cheating in online exams finally ready
‘Tesla’ creators say accuracy and security in design were more important than rushed roll-out
