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.
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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.
Promoted from doctor to professor: what changes?
Times Higher Education
Scholars share what the title means to them and offer the newly promoted advice on handling the status update.
Gender Equality in Academia and Research
EIGE
GEAR tool: Making a Gender Equality Plan
Interview with the heads of new NCoEs
NordForsk
The Norwegian website kifinfo.no features an interview with the project leaders of NordForsk’s two new Nordic Centres of Excellence.
Towards a gender equal organisation
EIGE
An online guide to identifying and addressing gender equality challenges across different areas of society.
GENDER-NET Synthesis report
gender-net.eu
New European report on gender balance in academia.
Different paths to gender equality in Nordic academia
Genus.se
The higher the level in the academic hierarchy, the fewer the women. Several campaigns to increase the gender equality in academia are now underway.
Young, talented and fed-up: scientists tell their stories
Nature
Scientists starting labs say that they are under historically high pressure to publish, secure funding and earn permanent positions — leaving precious little time for actual research.
Pakistan’s women-only universities are 'progressive' spaces
Times Higher Education
Co-author of a major UK study of female advancement at Pakistan’s universities recounts positive experience of such institutions.
Hopes that Students at risk can be made permanent
Khrono
The Students at Risk program is still in a pilot stage. Rector at the University of Oslo, Ole Petter Ottersen, hopes that this program can be made permanent.
Two new Nordic Centres of Excellence to solve the Nordic Gender Paradox
NordForsk
NordForsk has awarded NOK 41.8 million for two Nordic Centres of Excellence (NCoEs) under the programme Solving the Gender Paradox.
Keep funding resarch/action on gender equality in science in Horizon 2020!
Change.org
Keep Funding Gender Equality.
The diverse spectrum of diversity
Times Higher Education
From decolonising curricula to ensuring right-wing viewpoints, calls for more representation and balance on campuses do not all share the same goals, says Tom Cutterham.