18+ hour, 14+ min ago   (527+ words) Governments must not ignore the social sciences when they marshal researchers to address grand challenges like climate change, biodiversity loss, housing pressures, energy security and social inequality, a new report says – but the social sciences must also step up by…...

3+ day, 23+ hour ago   (254+ words) Universities invest heavily in supporting Black students, yet most of that support is built around what students supposedly lack. This deficit framing is well documented across the sector. The problem is that this approach overlooks the nuances between Black domestic…...

5+ day, 14+ hour ago   (439+ words) Work experience can be highly beneficial to bioscience students. It prepares them for the workplace, develops confidence and practical skills and helps to clarify career goals. However, access to such opportunities is unequal. Without financial support, many students cannot afford…...

5+ day, 15+ hour ago   (546+ words) Reform UK supporters are the least trusting of scientists among all British political parties, and polarisation could risk undermining strong public trust in science, a new survey has found. In the UK, trust in scientists is generally high, with 63 per…...

5+ day, 15+ hour ago   (928+ words) Growing numbers of US universities are making some of their courses “device free”, drawing mixed enthusiasm from edtech experts. In the latest move the University of Chicago is introducing a no-laptops and no-phones policy on three of its 15 required undergraduate…...

6+ day, 15+ hour ago   (814+ words) Students whose higher education providers or courses closed have subsequently endured homelessness, relationship breakdowns and the threat of deportation from the UK, a new study says. Drawing on interviews with students whose course or provider had unexpectedly shut down, the…...

1+ week, 14+ hour ago   (690+ words) Students become far more engaged when they can directly interact with AI systems, create projects, experiment with ideas themselves and see results immediately rather than simply listening to explanations about how AI works. Together, these principles help students move from…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (429+ words) At our university, effective AI literacy involves preparing faculty and students to critically engage with the tools, while exploring how it can support teaching, learning, research and the future workforce in meaningful ways. Students can now access information almost instantly…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (1070+ words) In her last year of studying her undergraduate degree at Harvard University, Evelyn Welch felt “ready to get out”. Although she didn’t move far – across the river from Cambridge, Massachusetts to the city of Boston – the new chair of the…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (583+ words) “If I had known this fact, I would have applied for that job, and maybe a lot more,” we were recently told by a female postdoc – let’s just call her X, after the chromosome – who has finally started to look…...