Shutting down trolls is bad politics
Telling opponents of liberal values to ‘jog on’ may be tempting, but it risks confirming opponents’ claims that universities are aloof bastions of leftism, says Julie Odams
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Keep off the Brexit barricades
Partisan social media posts typically get more attention, but dispassionate analyses are what academics are valued for, says Stuart BrownÂ
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Vice-principal quits in protest at failure to punish colleagues
Paul Hagan says Robert Gordon University principal and fellow deputy should have been sanctioned for failing to declare conflict of interest
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USS announces increases in higher education pension contributions
University and staff payments set to increase even though Joint Expert Panel is yet to report
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NUI Galway lecturers promoted after gender discrimination row
Four women settle legal action against university over 2008-09 promotion round
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South African university drops gender titles in student correspondence
The University of the Witwatersrand will not use ‘Mr’, ‘Mrs’ or ‘Miss’ in official communications
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Predatory publishers probe snares prominent academics
Investigation discovers 400,000 researchers worldwide have used ‘pseudoscientific’ journals
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Extradition case against Catalan academic Clara Ponsati dropped
Lawyer says Spanish warrant means that economics professor remains an ‘exile’
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Lancaster mulls European branch campus post-Brexit
University says it is ‘exploring options’, but sector leaders urge caution
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Romanian universities cry foul over ‘political’ new ranking
Institutions set to be rated on metrics including the number of classrooms and dormitories that they have
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The evidence that active learning is more effective than lecturing is overwhelming
Promoting active learning is nothing close to ‘religious fervour’, but rather follows the findings of robust, evidence-based research, says Carl WiemanÂ
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Worrying signs for Australia’s gravy train
Is Australia’s higher education export industry destined to become a victim of its own success? Â
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Is Australia’s international enrolment tidal wave sustainable?
Likely downturn in recruitment coincides with dwindling domestic funding
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El Salvador rector at centre of national sanitation row
University of El Salvador rector Roger Arias calls on parliamentary groups to reconsider privatisation of water services
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Treasury guarantees UK academics’ European funding to end of 2020
Grants awarded under Horizon 2020 will still be paid even in event of ‘no deal’ Brexit