The failure to foresee Donald Trump’s election or Brexit revealed a profound misunderstanding of working-class voters. It’s up to academics to get to the truth.
By Harris Beider. He is professor in community cohesion at the Centre...
There is growing concern that China is trying to silence its critics in the West, with academic publishers a particular target. Tao Zhang considers the consequences for scholarly freedom – and what can be done to tackle such...
weiterlesenWill the Office for Students be able to deal with serious issues facing higher education, asks Bernie Evans. Also letters from Pete Dorey, Rosalind Garton, Saville Kushner and Gareth Reeves.
Wien (APA) - Auch wenn das Thema Forschung im neuen Regierungsprogramm nicht zu den Prioritäten zählt, zeigt man sich in der Forschungsförderungsgesellschaft FFG zufrieden mit dem Papier. Darin finde sich mit dem...
weiterlesenJunior researchers also more likely to feel they have to give credit to colleagues who made minimal contributions.
By Rachael Pells Twitter: @rachaelpells
Gesamtstudentenzahl an Unis und FHs stagniert bei knapp 328.500.
Wien – Das Bildungsministerium rechnet mit wachsenden Studienanfängerzahlen im laufenden Studienjahr. Wie das Ressort am Mittwoch mitteilte, wurden an den...
Wien (APA) - Österreichs Innovationssystem sieht eine Studie des Wiener Forschungsinstituts WPZ Research gewissermaßen im europäischen Mittelfeld gefangen.
Diverse dining options are part of institution’s recipe for success, says outgoing president Tan Chorh Chuan.
By Jack Grove Twitter: @jgro_the
As the weekly column which puts university life under a microscope turns four, we cast an eye back at this year’s best blogs.
t’s been a tough 2017 for universities in public life – and behind closed doors there have been struggles...
In an age of online referencing and essay mills, it’s easier than ever for students to plagiarise (wittingly or not). How big is the problem – and can it be prevented?
Jessica Johnson* was on the way to a funeral when she received...