Checking in to Japan’s robot hotel
From robot receptionists to robot porters, everything at Japan's Henn na or "Weird" hotel is handled from check-in to check-out.
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Help poorer students to ‘navigate’ university, says Harvard professor
US universities must provide more “navigational” support to help students from poor backgrounds succeed in higher education, according to one of the world’s leading authorities on social mobility.
Can a Professor Be Forced to Assign a $180 Textbook?
The choice of a single textbook for one section of a course at one university might seem like a decidedly local issue.
A delicate balance: Protecting Northwest’s glass sponge reefs
Rare and extensive reefs of glass sponges are found only one place on earth ...
Alamo Colleges board to have the final say on majors
In a vote on Tuesday, the Alamo Colleges board of trustees could end a yearlong struggle over whether to list majors on transfer student records ...
The most innovative schools in America
There are schools in America intent on breaking away from the norm.
Artist Ai Weiwei hits out over Lego ‘censorship’
Artist Ai Weiwei has accused Lego of "censorship and discrimination" after the company refused to let him to use its bricks in a new exhibition.
Kabul University launches women’s studies class
Kabul University begins a brand new course in gender and women's studies. As Krista Mahr reports, it's a controversial topic in a country with a history of massive gender inequality.
Sustainable Development Goal 17: Strengthen the global partnership
As written, SDG No. 17: Strengthen and revitalize the global partnership for sustainable development clearly refers to the U.N. process of developing the global sustainable development agenda.
Papers retracted after authors used unauthorised data from junior researchers
Two papers have recently been retracted after authors included the work of more junior researchers without their permission, highlighting concerns about use of early career academics’ research by senior scholars.
