Fresh warning on Australian universities’ China exposure
Times Higher Education
Institutions assume they will be bailed out if enrolments fall because they are ‘too big to fail’, says report.
Male economists more likely to accept papers by other men
Times Higher Education
Gap in acceptance rates for major European conferences entirely down to behaviour of male referees.
Mostly men at the top in academia
Tidningen Curie
Men continue to dominate the top level of academia, a report from the AllBright Foundation shows.
Domestic students feel more isolated than foreign learners
Times Higher Education
International students feel “at home” while locals feel left out on outsized Australian campus, says Michael Spence.
US science chief sees need for even-handedness in China crackdown
Times Higher Education
The director of the US National Institutes of Health has denied any xenophobic intent in its crackdown on academic scientists with ties to China.
Women participate less in bigger science classes, study finds
Times Higher Education
Universities urged to reconsider use of large introductory lectures.
German academia faces reckoning over lack of diversity
Times Higher Education
As in the UK and the US, universities face questions about whether their curricula feature enough non-white voices.
Canada sets new equity targets for premier science grants
Times Higher Education
Updated settlement ties racial and gender distribution to national shares of population.
Penn under pressure after professor opposes ‘non-white’ immigration to US
Times Higher Education
Law dean calls Amy Wax’s views ‘repugnant’ but does not answer demands for her removal.
Gender equality in research aims to boost EU competitiveness
European Commission
An EU-funded project is developing tools to improve gender balance in research institutions and higher education, helping to sustain female talent.
US campaign vows might mean limited help for black colleges
Times Higher Education
Minority institutions wary of big candidate promises to lavish them with support.
Gender equality in AI research going backwards, study finds
Times Higher Education
Nesta finds proportion of female AI researchers was higher in the mid-1990s – although universities fare better than tech firms.
Universities should offer restorative justice for sexual misconduct victims
Times Higher Education
Facilitated meetings can encourage early admissions of guilt from perpetrators and provide recognition of victims’ experiences, says Clare McGlynn.
Academic conferences ‘lack protections against sexual harassment’
Times Higher Education
Only a quarter of biology conferences set rules on attendee behaviour and penalties for misconduct are even rarer, study finds.
UK universities condemned for failure to tackle racism
The Guardian
Guardian investigation reveals widespread evidence of discrimination in higher education.
Want to get women to ask more questions at events? Talk about it
Times Higher Education
Study backs up earlier findings that women are less likely to ask questions at conferences, even when they are in majority.