10+ hour, 49+ min ago  (1294+ words) When, one night in May, a few lines appeared shortly after midnight in Turkey's Official Gazette ordering the closure of Istanbul Bilgi University, observers immediately worried that the presidential decree marked a revival of the fierce crackdown on Turkish higher…...

15+ hour, 50+ min ago  (409+ words) Often, faculty do not see themselves as writing instructors, but they're concerned about how students complete writing assignments for their courses. Based on my experience as a teacher and researcher in academic writing, here I'll offer suggestions for making shifts…...

15+ hour, 50+ min ago  (288+ words) Since launching the cards, we have had countless conversations with students and colleagues about AI's growing role in co-creation. We distilled these into three tensions." To use AI successfully in co-creation processes, we need to build up not just AI…...

15+ hour, 51+ min ago  (647+ words) The early- and mid-career academic stage is excruciatingly tough for scientists. After completing a Ph D and surviving the stress of postdoctoral fellowships, those who gain some career "security" through a tenured academic position can all too easily lose track…...

16+ hour, 51+ min ago  (682+ words) Two-thirds of people who start a Ph D in the UK hope for a career in research. Three years after they finish, however, only about a third are still in academia. And permanent posts have all but disappeared. This crisis…...

16+ hour, 51+ min ago  (642+ words) Different preferences for how feedback and course materials are delivered show it is unwise to provide the same type of support for undergraduate and postgraduate taught students, early findings of an Office for Students (Of S) study suggest. Drawing on the…...

16+ hour, 51+ min ago  (921+ words) Politicians from nearly all parties are increasingly questioning the value of a degree. While Reform and the Conservatives continually'bash so-called Mickey Mouse courses, Labour'recently warned prospective students'to "choose carefully" when considering a degree programme. Amid this noise, one party stands…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago  (691+ words) A "complete breakdown in cash management" and a "lack of expenditure control" at the top of the University of Dundee contributed to its perilous financial state, according to long-awaited accounts. As the 145-year-old university prepares to slash nearly 200 more jobs,…...

19+ hour, 51+ min ago  (626+ words) Universities will be expected to pursue "best-practice and meaningful consultation" over major restructure proposals, and to involve staff and students "prior to decisions being made", under recommendations accepted by the Australian government. Institutions will also be obliged to set minimum…...

21+ hour, 3+ min ago  (658+ words) More than 60organisations have backed the government's Women in Research charter, aimed at bringing the sector into line "with the vast majority" of workplaces. It is hoped female researchers will no longer have to "abandon their hard work" or accept "playing…...