Cutting NSF Is Like Liquidating Your Finest Investment
Look closely at your mobile phone or tablet. Touch-screen technology, speech recognition, digital sound recording and the internet were all developed using […]
From the University to the Edu-Factory: Understanding the Crisis of Higher Education
It is a truism that academia is in crisis, in the UK as much as in many other countries around the world. […]
AI Upskilling Can and Should Empower Business School Faculty
If schools provide the proper support and resources, they will help educators move from anxiety to empowerment when integrating AI into the classroom.
Reflections of a Former Student Body President: ‘Student Government is a Thankless Job’
Christopher Everett, outgoing student body president at the University of North Carolina, reflects on the role of student governance in the modern, and conflicted, university
Universities Should Reimagine Governance Along Co-Operative Lines
Instead of adhering to a corporate model based on individual achievement, the authors argue that universities need to shift towards co-operative governance that fosters collaborative approaches to teaching and research
Striving for Linguistic Diversity in Scientific Research
Each country has its own unique role to play in promoting greater linguistic diversity in scientific communication.
The Power of Fuzzy Expectations: Enhancing Equity in Australian Higher Education
Having experienced firsthand the transformational power of education, the authors wanted to shed light on the contemporary challenges faced by regional and remote university students.
Using Translational Research as a Model for Long-Term Impact
Drawing on the findings of a workshop on making translational research design principles the norm for European research, Gabi Lombardo, Jonathan Deer, Anne-Charlotte Fauvel, Vicky Gardner and Lan Murdock discuss the characteristics of translational research, ways of supporting cross disciplinary collaboration, and the challenges and opportunities of adopting translational principles in the social sciences and humanities.
Addressing the United Kingdom’s Lack of Black Scholars
In the UK, out of 164 university vice-chancellors, only two are Black. Professor David Mba was recently appointed as the first Black vice-chancellor […]
