Ungarn lenkt im Streit um Hochschulgesetz mit EU-Kommission nicht ein - APA, 16.08.2017
16 August, 2017 - 23:32
Ten years on, how has the financial crisis changed universities? - timeshighereducation.com, 12.08.2017
12 August, 2017 - 14:10

New data show how universities took up the slack when businesses cut back on R&D. But the crisis also led to greater demands on universities to boost growth.
By David Matthews  Twitter: @DavidMJourno

England ‘should learn’ from US troubles with performance funding - timeshighereducation.com, 11.08.2017
11 August, 2017 - 12:12

Paper highlights possible negative impact of performance-related funding and for-profit universities on widening participation.
By Ellie Bothwell  Twitter: @elliebothwell

The human cost of the pressures of postdoctoral research - theguardian.com, 10.08.2017
10 August, 2017 - 20:54

A paper on conformal algebra has recently caused a stir on social media. Not because of the science, but rather the heartfelt plea in the acknowledgements.
Every scientist knows how difficult it is to get a research paper published...

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Danes step away from patenting in favour of ‘open science’ - timeshighereducation.com, 10.08.2017
10 August, 2017 - 20:51

Aarhus University has signed up companies to fund fundamental research in what it calls a ‘patent-free playground’.
By David Matthews  Twitter: @DavidMJourno

Zwei neue Professoren wechseln an das IST Austria - APA, 10.08.2017
10 August, 2017 - 20:50
How to teach students to think beyond their subject - timeshighereducation.com, 09.08.2017
9 August, 2017 - 21:28

The Humboldt University of Berlin, the historical home of interdisciplinarity, is experimenting with new ways to encourage a broader perspective.
By David Matthews  Twitter: @DavidMJourno

The hangover: academic bad behaviour bites back in class - timeshighereducation.com, 09.08.2017
9 August, 2017 - 21:25

Study finds that students who witness lecturers misbehaving are more likely to display incivility in lectures or seminars.
By Chris Havergal  Twitter: @CHavergalTHE

FFG eNewsletter - ffg.at, 09.08.2017
9 August, 2017 - 21:23

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Studienplätze: Bundesverfassungsgericht prüft Numerus clausus - ZEIT.de, 08.08.2017
8 August, 2017 - 19:57

Mehr als 40.000 Bewerber auf 9.000 Studienplätze und die Auswahl bestimmt nur die Abinote? Ein Gericht in NRW bezweifelt das – und lässt das Verfassungsgericht prüfen.

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