Canadian budget brings multibillion-dollar boost for research Academics celebrate major increase in basic research funding, but pledges fall short of recommendations in Naylor report Ellie Bothwell 2月 28日
Should universities still teach Woody Allen’s films? University of California, San Diego, rejects student-led petition to drop filmmaker from curriculum over sexual abuse allegations Colleen Flaherty for Inside Higher Ed 2月 28日
Mindfulness exercises ‘help students stay focused in class’ Undergraduates who took part in breathing exercise reported feeling less distracted and more positive Chris Havergal 2月 27日
Dezs? Horváth: master of business adaptation Long-serving dean says institutions must teach ethics and diversify programmes to maintain demand for management education Ellie Bothwell 2月 25日
US bill aims to hold colleges to account for campus sexual abuse Legislation would require university presidents to review all incidents of sexual misconduct perpetrated by employees Ellie Bothwell 2月 23日
Canada puts ?500 million into ‘innovation superclusters’ Government initiative funds five collaborations involving 60 academic institutions and more than 450 businesses Ellie Bothwell 2月 23日
Robert McCormick Adams, 1926-2018 Pioneer of innovative methods of landscape archaeology remembered Matthew Reisz 2月 22日
Is 70 the new 50? US university presidents are getting older Lawrence Bacow’s appointment at Harvard sparks discussion about the ‘greying’ of college leadership Rick Seltzer for Inside Higher Ed 2月 21日
University mails out science kits for online engineering degree University of Colorado Boulder master’s programme will ‘bring the laboratory experience’ to students at home Ellie Bothwell 2月 21日
Innovation Rankings: FAQs We answer some of your questions about the forthcoming Times Higher Education Innovation Rankings 2月 20日
‘Grand challenges’ reshape universities’ research agendas Twenty North American institutions using ‘moon shots’ to help focus and attract support for their scientific endeavours Rachael Pells 2月 17日
Yale students flock to the pursuit of happiness Class on ‘science of positive psychology’ becomes university’s most popular course Ellie Bothwell 2月 16日