18 practical steps to help universities better serve Generation Z - timeshighereducation.com, 15.01.2018
16 January, 2018 - 20:41

Mary Visser asks if universities are delivering for people born in the late 1990s.
By Mary Visser

IST Austria erhält in nächsten drei Jahren 219 Mio. Euro vom Bund - APA, 15.01.2018
15 January, 2018 - 14:27

Klosterneuburg (APA) - Das Institute of Science and Technology (IST) Austria in Klosterneuburg (NÖ) erhält im Zeitraum 2018 bis 2020 vom Bund 219 Mio. Euro.

Students defend the future of facts on Wikipedia - timeshighereducation.com, 15.01.2018
15 January, 2018 - 11:24

As part of US initiative, undergraduates are given assignments to create articles, helping to develop critical appraisal skills.
By Holly Else  Twitter: @HollyElse  ...

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Now students pay thousands, firsts are on the rise - theguardian.com, 14.01.2018
14 January, 2018 - 10:15

For those who went to university a while ago, a remark might be in order if you won a Desmond or higher.
By Vanessa Thorpe

Mozarteum bleibt weiterhin ohne Rektor - derstandard.at, 13.01.2018
14 January, 2018 - 10:09

Ein erneuter Anlauf zur Bestellung eines Leiters der Salzburger Musikuniversität ist gescheitert. Im März werden alle Uniräte des Landes neu besetzt.
Von Renate Graber

Trolling on social media is never a good look – that applies to academics too - theguardian.com, 12.01.2018
14 January, 2018 - 10:06

Academia should be collaborative, not competitive. So why do I feel like some junior colleagues are rushing to tear each other’s work apart online?
Ihad always imagined academia to be a collegial environment. I pictured teams of...

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Studium: Wissenschaftler muss ohne Gehalt lehren - Gericht findet das in Ordnung - sueddeutsche.de, 11.01.2018
12 January, 2018 - 10:06

Der Regensburger Philosoph Günter Fröhlich will seinen Fall nun vors Verwaltungsgericht bringen.
Von Rudolf Neumaier

Trolling on social media is never a good look – that applies to academics too - theguardian.com, 12.01.2018
12 January, 2018 - 10:03

Academia should be collaborative, not competitive. So why do I feel like some junior colleagues are rushing to tear each other’s work apart online?
I had always imagined academia to be a collegial environment. I pictured teams of...

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Forschungsförderung: Was sich ändern müsste - science.orf.at, 11.01.2018
11 January, 2018 - 11:55

Österreichs Universitäten sind in internationalen Rankings nur im Mittelfeld; auch Innovationsvergleiche sehen das Land nicht vorne dabei. Was müsste sich strukturell ändern, damit Österreich besser abschneidet?
„Wissenschaft und...

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Winning at all costs: US college athletics and the curse of money - timeshighereducation.com, 11.01.2018
11 January, 2018 - 11:53

College sport is a wildly popular, multibillion-dollar industry, but rampant commercialism has led to numerous ethical, financial, academic and scandals, while spiralling expenses are placing the whole US higher education system under...

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