Drones and big data: the next frontier in the fight against wildlife extinction
Emerging technologies are a boon for the work of conservation researchers, but not all universities are equipped for themTechnology is playing an increasingly...
Levels of distress and illness among students in UK ‘alarmingly high’
Largest-ever mental health poll of universities ‘an urgent call to action’, say researchersA poll of almost 38,000 UK students suggests rates of psychological distress...
What is the point of higher education if it doesn’t make people happy?
Forcing universities to compete with each other is a bad idea. What we need is a Teaching Happiness FrameworkIn The Methods of Ethics,...
Set the children free – show them the joy of reading for reading’s sake
To slip the confines of reality for 15 or 20 minutes is a superpower too few of our schools are nurturingFor many young...
Universities should be punished for giving black students lower grades
The government should judge university teaching on the basis of how it promotes equality and diversityThe government has recently announced that it plans to improve how...
UK’s Prevent guidance to universities unlawful, court rules
Court of appeal finds Prevent guidelines on inviting controversial speakers violate freedom of speechThe government’s Prevent duty guidance to universities is unlawful and must...
Are university campuses turning into mini smart cities?
Universities are experimenting with AI and big data to improve how students live and learn on campusThink of a university campus: it has...
Award-winning teacher among staff needing charity to scrape by
Teacher poverty is now so acute that the Victorian charity helping them is running on its reservesIt was winning a national Teaching Award and getting...
Children to be taught dangers of female genital mutilation
Sex education shake-up in secondary schools means learning about grooming, forced marriage and domestic abuseThe dangers of female genital mutilation will be taught to...
Universities need to promote more women to professor
Women are still underrepresented in leadership positions in universities – this has to change“Science and everyday life cannot and should not be separated.”...
