Switch off your mobile phone if you want to switch on your brain Students and academics who look at their phones during breaks may perform more poorly as a result, researchers say Matthew Reisz 8月 24日
AI bot poses as essay writer for hire to catch contract cheaters Essay mill expert likens Georgia Tech’s tactics to entrapment Anna McKie 8月 21日
Morton Schapiro: sacking fears ‘silence US university leaders’ Northwestern head says declining terms of presidents leave serving leaders wondering when they will be pushed out Ellie Bothwell 8月 20日
Can mapping curricula shed light on teaching and academic impact? Columbia University project reveals which texts are set most often on university courses around the world Anna McKie 8月 19日
Minority students ‘may be penalised’ by learning analytics shift Universities split over whether data on achievement and engagement should be used to encourage learners to switch majors Paul Basken 8月 19日
Researchers struggle to defend web against ‘deepfake’ videos Academics are wary of directly verifying whether videos are faked, and warn they need social media companies to cooperate David Matthews 8月 18日
It’s time we replace our obsession with exclusivity with a commitment to inclusivity The responsibility for building an inclusive campus climate rests squarely on academic staff, administrators – and funders, says David Asai David Asai 8月 18日
Canadian university baulks on huge tuition hike for rejects Massive fee for those narrowly missing acceptance seen as warning of abandoned principles Paul Basken 8月 17日
North American professors slow to embrace sharing research data As academics fault journals on open access, data suggests significant responsibility also lies with professors Paul Basken 8月 16日
US science chief sees need for even-handedness in China crackdown National Institutes of Health’s reasons for pursuing scientists reflect behaviours long tolerated among domestic academics Paul Basken 8月 15日
Alaska governor halves ‘severe’ university budget cut Under pressure, state leader spreads smaller reduction over three years Paul Basken 8月 14日
Flipped classroom ‘fails to improve student performance’ Authors of randomised control trial study warn that popular approach could be exacerbating achievement gaps between different groups of learners Anna McKie 8月 13日