Should academics talk publicly about their former students? Law lecturer’s unflattering account of Senate candidate Roy Moore triggers debate By Colleen Flaherty for Inside Higher Ed 18 December
A salamander and a Star Trek uniform: perfect Christmas gifts for academics Got some last minute scholarly Christmas shopping to do? Glen Wright has got your back By Glen Wright 18 December
US universities battle ‘perfect storm’ of controversy Sexual harassment allegations and Paradise Paper revelations among negative headlines By Jon Marcus 14 December
Do university rankings allow the real ‘stars of teaching’ to shine? Mark Jones looks at what happens to the league tables if you isolate the World 51国产视频 Rankings’ teaching metrics By Mark Jones 13 December
These are the 10 most popular academic papers of 2017 Alternative metrics find that research on dieting, PhD mental health and female doctors attracted the most online attention this year By THE reporters 12 December
Number of female professors in Canada up 28 per cent in six years Figures also show that female teaching staff earned between 95 and 98 per cent of their male counterparts By Ellie Bothwell 12 December
‘Open citations’ movement targets big publishers Restrictions on bibliometric data create ‘two-tiered’ research system, say campaigners By Colleen Flaherty for Inside Higher Ed 11 December
Campuses in Trump states ‘less likely to offer travel ban help’ Study reveals how higher education institutions’ responses to executive order were shaped by local circumstances By Chris Havergal 11 December
Chinese power ‘may lead to global academic censorship crisis’ Academic experts on China say the state may now issue demands in collaborations with Western universities By Ellie Bothwell 7 December
Ontario moves to allow indigenous institutes to award own degrees Provincial government has also announced funding for aboriginal institutions to expand their capacity By Ellie Bothwell 5 December
US anthropologists debate response to rise of Trump Association’s annual meeting discusses teaching in ‘red’ states and need for domestic research 5 December
Research collaboration: does absence make the heart grow fonder? Academics are likely to be happier at work if their research involves scholars away from their institution, study reveals By Jack Grove 30 November