By Ashleigh Vanhouten. At Congress, a popular Career Corner seminar gives actionable advice on how to increase the quantity, quality and enjoyment of your writing. More...
Don’t get mad – get involved!
By Andrew Park. Have political events ever made you so mad that you either had to stop reading the newspapers or step up and do something? If you have, and if you are anything like me, your initial flush of anger diminished after a while, but left you marinating in a toxic stew of discontent. More...
Canada has much to learn from Brazil
By Brian Stevenson. Brazil understands that investing in international study is a path to global competitiveness. More...
MOOC madness subsides
By Bruce Tsuji. The newer iterations are a much better use of the medium.
MOOC madness has taken a turn for the better. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOC) entered public debate in 2012 when Coursera, Khan Academy and Udacity, together with a number of prominent U.S. universities (Harvard, MIT) started to offer free online courses to anyone. More...
Some universities look to adopt indigenous course requirements
By Jennifer Halsall. U of Winnipeg and Lakehead University plan to implement new requirement for all undergrads starting next year. More...
Obama 'scraps' college rating plan
By Ellie Bothwell. US administration instead pledges to provide more data to students, researchers and institutions. More...
Remove barriers to open science, says head of EU policy unit
By Matthew Reisz. Jean-Claude Burgelman also tells London conference of need to 'embed' the concept in society. More...
Terrorists ‘targeting universities and scholars’ says report
By Matthew Reisz. Hundreds of incidents highlighted by international network. More...
Researchers go potty for pee at Glastonbury
By John Elmes. Scholars invite attendees to urinate in special toilet to harness their pee power. More...
Welsh government sets out ‘radical’ plans to transform teacher training
By John Elmes. Proposals follow recommendations in independent report.
The Welsh government has outlined plans to reform initial teacher education (ITE) in the country. More...