Men need not apply: university set to open jobs just to women
Science
A Dutch engineering university is taking radical action to increase its share of female academics by opening job vacancies to women only.
The five: unsung female scientists
The Guardian
The history of science has often seen women’s work overlooked and their credit stolen.
‘Positive signs’ but slow progress on South African diversity
Times Higher Education
Pretoria’s new vice-chancellor says ‘co-creating’ institutional cultures was critical for a diverse academy.
Female nurse who played crucial role in IVF ignored on plaque
The Guardian
Despite a senior colleague’s protests, Jean Purdy’s name was not included on memorial.
Direct help for female students beyond the Indian elite
Times Higher Education
Projects for tackling gender equality in Indian higher education must be extended to the whole system, says Antara Sengupta.
Australian universities cap international student numbers
Times Higher Education
Administrations ease back on foreign fee splurge to avoid financial overexposure and to protect student experience.
Racial and gender biases plague postdoc hiring
Science
Bradley Miller is more likely to be hired than José Rodriguez. And Miller is more competent and hirable than Maria Rodriguez or Shanice Banks.
Conference organisers urged to take action against harassment
Times Higher Education
Academics call for development of clear policies on misconduct, and lifetime bans for offenders.
London university develops ‘Indigenous-led’ teaching and research
Times Higher Education
King’s College London moves opens debate over role of such knowledge in countries without significant Aboriginal populations.
The heat is on: female students perform better in warm exam rooms
Times Higher Education
Experiment that saw students take tests in temperatures ranging from 16ºC to 33ºC finds men appear to score highest in the cold.
Twitter responses show sexual harassment is rife at academic conferences
Times Higher Education
Female academics on Twitter have exposed the shocking abuse they endured at academic meet-ups, observes Sara Custer.
India student gender gap at top universities ‘highest in world’
Times Higher Education
More needs to be done to encourage women into technology and engineering at school, say observers.
Netherlands and Germany ‘most supportive’ of internationalisation
Times Higher Education
British Council research warns that Brexit ‘may affect future international engagement’ of the UK.
2019 EU Prize for Women Innovators
European Commission
Commission awards four outstanding entrepreneurs.
Malaysia debates future of race-based admissions quota
Times Higher Education
Experts question government decision to continue reserving 90 per cent of pre-university programme places to Malay majority.
To close the student attainment gap universities must lead by example
Times Higher Education
The sector needs to share its successes and its failures to make progress, says Janet Beer.