Lifelong Learning Is Becoming an Economic Imperative
Technological change demands stronger and more continuous connections between education and employment, says Andrew Palmer.
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Lifelong Learning Is Becoming an Economic Imperative
Technological change demands stronger and more continuous connections between education and employment.
This University Has No Teachers, Syllabus or Fees
Paris's École 42 is reinventing education for the future
Imagining the ‘Open’ University
The potential for open scholarship to improve university research and education, as well asincrease the impact universities can have beyond their own walls.
Best Universities in the World for Learning to Code
A worldwide coding competition reveals the universities producing the very best coders.
Higher Education Funding Council
A document that sets out the proposals of the four UK higher education funding bodies for the second Research Excellence Framework (REF) for the assessment of research in UK higher education institutions. The proposals seek to build on the first REF conducted in 2014, and to incorporate the principles identified in Lord Stern’s Independent Review of the REF.
Turn Children on to Science Through Reading
Books have the power to trigger a lifelong urge to know more about the world and its environs.
The Gamble of a PhD Hiatus
Pressure to barrel through a PhD can make taking a break seem daunting — but there are ways to limit career damage.
Mining the Secrets of College Syllabuses
The creators of the Open Syllabus Project hope that sharing data can both improve and reward teaching.
STEM Is Vital, but Not at the Expense of the Humanities
The need to teach both music theory and string theory is a necessity for the economy to continue as the preeminent leader in technological innovation.
Where Nobel winners get their start
Undergraduates from small, elite institutions have the best chance of winning a Nobel prize.
New study could be another nail in the coffin for the validity of student evaluations of teaching
New study could be another nail in the coffin for the validity of student evaluations of teaching
New study adds to evidence that student reviews of professors have limited validity.
Danish universities face more cuts and more political control
The Lars Løkke Rasmussen government is moving to cut funding for universities and the student financing system and increase political control over higher education institutions.
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