Journalists and scientist bloggers poke and point to dodgy bits of literature using limited resources. Is there a better way to support them, and defend them against multimillion-dollar lawsuits?
New conservative-focused standardised college admissions exam-maker says it aimed for private-sector customers, and now sees greater potential at public institutions
As a parliamentary committee inquires into a proposed merger of two universities, institutional accounts suggest they coasted through the last big scare
As scientists pursue groundbreaking discoveries for understanding the universe, ingrained publishing habits appear to leave students contending with outdated theories
New graduate employment measure indicates that university leavers working in education and healthcare find their work most meaningful, with some jobs usually considered ‘highly skilled’ falling short
After the celebrations, German and UK research universities have immediately begun to swap notes on how the latter can best shape proposals for the programme’s remaining calls
Authors of Swedish study caution that one experiment should not be used as basis for ‘radical overhaul’ of education policy but urge ‘more informed discussion’
The astronomer discusses the discovery of stars that explode as supernovae, having his work replicated in Minecraft and the importance of public understanding to astrophysics
So far few oppose the inclusion of climate change sociology and economics in university-wide undergraduate courses, but support is thinner for their integration into other curricula
Academia can only host a fraction of doctoral graduates, but few universities collect destinations data showing where their other PhDs end up, making it hard to prepare new recruits for appealing alternatives
With concerns about AI writing applications and the ongoing fall-out from the end of affirmative action, some institutions are seeking to get to know potential students better by inviting them to campus