Number of female professors in Canada up 28 per cent in six years Figures also show that female teaching staff earned between 95 and 98 per cent of their male counterparts By Ellie Bothwell 12 December
‘Open citations’ movement targets big publishers Restrictions on bibliometric data create ‘two-tiered’ research system, say campaigners By Colleen Flaherty for Inside Higher Ed 11 December
Campuses in Trump states ‘less likely to offer travel ban help’ Study reveals how higher education institutions’ responses to executive order were shaped by local circumstances By Chris Havergal 11 December
Chinese power ‘may lead to global academic censorship crisis’ Academic experts on China say the state may now issue demands in collaborations with Western universities By Ellie Bothwell 7 December
Ontario moves to allow indigenous institutes to award own degrees Provincial government has also announced funding for aboriginal institutions to expand their capacity By Ellie Bothwell 5 December
US anthropologists debate response to rise of Trump Association’s annual meeting discusses teaching in ‘red’ states and need for domestic research By Nick Roll for Inside Higher Ed 5 December
Research collaboration: does absence make the heart grow fonder? Academics are likely to be happier at work if their research involves scholars away from their institution, study reveals By Jack Grove 30 November
Interest in study abroad declining among UK students Just 18 per cent of undergraduates said they were interested in studying overseas By Ellie Bothwell 29 November
Christian college’s ‘biblically consistent’ curriculum under fire Former scholars at Cedarville University say staff are ‘terrified of losing their jobs’ after being told to avoid referencing ‘immoral’ artwork By Ellie Bothwell 28 November
World Academic Summit 2017: Nicholas Dirks in conversation In-depth chat with the former chancellor of the University of California, Berkeley 27 November
Do outnumbered men feel 'uncomfortable' on campus? Texas higher education commissioner expresses concern about male graduate and enrolment rates By Rick Seltzer for Inside Higher Ed 27 November
World University Rankings 2018 by subject: physical sciences results out now Expansion of league table reveals a more diverse list of countries and institutions By Ellie Bothwell 27 November
