The World’s Most International Universities 2017
Times Higher Education
The institutions with the strongest global connections have a ‘cultural disposition’ to think beyond borders.
Norwegian academia opposes Trump's immigration order
Khrono
The Norwegian Association of Higher Education Institutions (UHR) is concerned by the consequences of US president Trump’s suspension of immigration.
Girls begin to doubt their own intelligence at age six, study shows
stuff.co.nz
Why do so few women end up in physics, mathematics and other fields traditionally associated with "brilliance"?
Report: 'Being a foreigner is no advantage'
Work Research Institute
Career paths and barriers for immigrants in Norwegian academia.
EU Prize for Women Innovators
European Commission
Meet the 12 finalists of the EU Prize for Women Innovators 2017.
Strengthening ties among women in physics
Harvard Gazette
Conference connects undergrads in a still-lopsided field.
Gender wage gap among Penn faculty
The Daily Pennsylvanian
City Hall has moved to pass a bill addressing the issue of wage inequality between females and males, prompting a much-needed discussion about discrepancies between professor's incomes.
Women engineers discuss ‘Hidden Figures’ and lingering challenges
The Newsstand
The non-fiction book and its film counterpart “Hidden Figures” revealed the genius behind the American space race in the 1960s.
Expert advice: fix the 'leaky pipeline'
Medianet
Half of Australia’s science university students are women. Why are only 21 per cent of the professors teaching them women?
US liberal arts colleges ‘less diverse’ than other private universities
Times Higher Education
Liberal arts colleges have lower levels of racial and socio-economic diversity among students, according to data collected by Times Higher Education.
Championing equality in HE
Edquarter.com
Uni of Leicester hands new Deputy PVC, Dr Kate Williams, a megaphone to champion her cause for equality & diversity in HE.
U.K. Report Finds Racial Inequalities In Hiring
chemicalprocessing.com
A report from the U.K.’s Royal Academy of Engineering (RAEng) reportedly reveals racial inequalities within the profession.
Limiting PhDs creates the wrong kind of elite
Times Higher Education
Fixing problems in the academic job market by reducing the number of PhDs would homogenise the sector, argues Tom Cutterham.
VP Joe Biden urges college presidents to do their part to stop campus sexual assault
Daily Kos
This morning Vice President Joe Biden published an open letter directed to the senior administration members of colleges and universities.
Julia Gillard on tackling sexism against female leaders
Times Higher Education
The former Australian prime minister on making the internet safe for women and helping universities prepare for change.
NordForsk at Gender Summit 9
NordForsk
Gender Summit 9 took place in Brussels on 8–9 November 2016, with 65 speakers offering their insight and expertise during the two-day event.