Joan Petersilia, 1951-2019
Tributes paid to ‘a committed visionary’ whose research and lobbying helped transform the Californian legal system
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Students fail to spot simple calculator errors
Researcher says experiment demonstrates that students mistake benefits of technology for increase in ‘internal ability’ to solve problemsÂ
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UK students spending less time studying, says survey
Less than half of undergraduates now spend 11 or more hours a week in classes, according to Advance HE study
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Kurds fear ‘displacement’ by Turkey’s Syria campuses plan
Ankara may be seeking long-term presence in Syria through campuses that will bring influx of non-Kurdish refugees, according to experts
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The week in higher education – 31 October 2019
The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media
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Ghost stories can inspire teaching tricks
Look to uncanny ghost walks for new ways to engage students in difficult topics, say four urban researchersÂ
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Failing better: How to live with academic rejection
Academics’ deep identification with their work means that the failure of a book proposal, grant application or promotion request can cut deeply. But in a competitive profession, such knock-backs are...
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Interview with Daniel Markovits
The Yale Law School professor discusses the ‘sham’ of meritocracy, the damage the idea causes and why elite universities are part of the problem
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Careers intelligence: why be a head of department?
Negative perceptions surround the head’s role, but those who have taken up the challenge speak of a range of benefits, write Navé Wald and Clinton Golding
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Superscoring standardised admission tests will supersize advantage
Allowing university applicants to retake specific sections of the ACT will aid only those able to afford tutors and multiple test fees, says Anthony P. Carnevale
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US universities see growing numbers of returning students
Too many institutions, however, don’t properly serve them, advocates warn
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Unconditional offer students ‘more likely to drop out’
OfS data analysis suggests that almost 200 students who dropped out may not have done if they had been given a conditional offer
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NCAA to let US student athletes earn outside money
US governing board bends as pressure builds after California showdown
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Racism against students ‘taken more seriously than staff abuse’
Equality and Human Rights Commission data show staff complaints take longer to investigate and are less likely to lead to redress
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Horizon Europe association hopefuls ‘out of time’ for 2021 start
UK and Switzerland risk missing out on beginning of €100 billion (£86 billion) programme, alongside potential newcomers Australia and Canada