Colombia partners with UK to build sustainable development
New partnership to help drive an economy which is no longer just a sleeping giant
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Half of academics confused about open data
Survey reveals three quarters of academics have shared data despite widespread uncertainty
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Do international students in the Netherlands really need lectures in perfect English?
Karl Dittrich sings the praises of an increasingly international Dutch higher education system, and dismisses concerns about English proficiency
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Doubts about data: US survey on academic attitudes to technology
Most say data-driven assessments are not helping them improve teaching, Inside Higher Ed finds
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Amity plans US campus for 10,000 ‘primarily’ American students
Indian private university adds Long Island to list of global campuses, but faces opposition on Boston plans
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‘Uberfied’ higher education threatens diversity, claims author
Spread of student ratings is part of trend that poses a threat to academic autonomy and diversity, says Coventry University academicÂ
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Pools of vomit and flying fists: a professor’s view of the battle for the White House
Duncan Wu watched the final presidential debate in a cinema in Virginia, but it was the discourse in the theatre – rather than on the screen – that caused him most concern
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Eric Schmidt: UK needs 10,000 computer science academics
Former Google chief says UK is facing a ‘computer science crisis’ that threatens its global position
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Academics ‘turning down UK jobs’ after Brexit vote
Head of England’s funding council says ‘future talent pool’ is big Brexit issue
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We cannot ignore the impact that financial stress is having on students
Rosi Prescott considers how universities should tackle the decline in students’ well-being often caused by financial stress
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Tufts president: ‘call people out’ over offensive comments
Anthony Monaco adds that the US has a more ‘holistic approach’ to recruiting students than the UK
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Research funding structures should be tailored to the needs of those doing the science
Early career researchers could benefit most from changes to funding structures, says Sven Sewitz, but he is concerned that there simply isn’t the will to make it happen
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Scholars of India ‘face increasing assaults’ on academic freedom
Attacks inspired by Hindu nationalism are now ‘transnational dynamics’, argues Cambridge scholar
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On this course, there are no grades, no syllabuses and no measures of success
A teaching collaboration between two very different institutions worked better than either could have hoped, write John Simon and Thomas Schutte