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21 juin 2018

‘Gendered language’ off limits at universities

In a move towards gender neutrality, some universities in Australia have taken to banning words with gendered meaning such as ‘she’, ‘mankind’ and ‘workmanship’, which are among the terms that have been banned, reports Newshub.
As a result, students are losing marks on assignments if they are seen to be using language that isn't inclusive. Queensland University of Technology has employed the policy, excluding terms such as ‘wife of’ or ‘mother of’ as exclusive words, and has deemed the suffix ‘man’ as sexist. The University of Sydney claims it would prefer its students to just be grammatically incorrect over being politically incorrect. More...

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21 juin 2018

Universities chastised for unconditional offers to pupils

School pupils are being told by universities that they don’t need to finish their A-levels, it has been claimed, as Bill Watkin, chief executive of the Sixth-Form Colleges’ Association, has warned of the “unhelpful” impact on schools and colleges of unconditional offers, which promise university places to pupils regardless of their A-level results, writes Alix Robertson for Schools Week. More...

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21 juin 2018

President calls for end to ragging at universities

Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena said a combined programme should be implemented immediately in collaboration with all relevant parties to eliminate from the university system the brutal ragging practice during initiation for new students, reports the Colombo Page. More...

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21 juin 2018

IP policy reform needs to start at universities

Concerns about Canadian intellectual property (IP) moving offshore raise a broader and more important issue about made-in-Canada IP. Across the country, universities have no common or baseline intellectual-property policy; each institution has developed its own approach based on its own worldview, writes Gordon Harling for The Globe and Mail. More...

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21 juin 2018

Students dodge debts, paid for by taxpayers

More young Americans are pursuing a degree in Germany to save money – courtesy of German taxpayers, but the government says the investment in foreign students pays off, writes John Blau for Handelsblatt. More...

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21 juin 2018

Network shows how universities can help refugees

A global network of universities is helping to create positive change for the experiences of refugees and migrant families. On 7 June, scholars and students travelled to the United Nations headquarters in New York to share how they are supporting refugees – and how small actions can make a big difference, writes Mark Charlton for Inter Press Service. More...

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21 juin 2018

Campus sexual harassment not being tackled – Report

Years of efforts to prevent sexual harassment of women in the fields of science, engineering and medicine have not succeeded, and a sweeping overhaul is needed in the way universities and institutions deal with the issue, a major new report by a national advisory panel in the United States concluded last Tuesday, writes Pam Belluck for The New York Times. More...

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21 juin 2018

Scottish universities warned of organised crime threat

Police Scotland has warned universities and colleges not to fall victim to the risks posed by serious organised crime amid a period of growth for the higher and further education sectors, with some institutions investing millions of pounds in new building projects and developments, writes Maxine McArthur for Evening Times. More...

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21 juin 2018

Protests against new higher education reforms

Earlier this month a group of students and professors from the University of Warsaw entered the Kazimierz Palace, the official office of the university’s rector, to protest against new higher education reforms in Poland, writes Marysia Ciupka for Political Critique. More...

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21 juin 2018

New admission plan gives students ‘faster option’

The University of New Hampshire in the United States says it will start accepting scores from the Chinese higher education entrance exam, making it the first flagship state school in the US to evaluate Chinese applicants using the results from that exam, known as the Gaokao, reports The Straits Times. More...

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