Top universities with the best student-to-staff ratio 2018 - timeshighereducation.com, 16.01.2018
20 January, 2018 - 16:33

Data from the Time Higher Education World University Rankings reveal the top universities with the best student-to-staff ratios.
A lower student-to-staff ratio can help students to cultivate closer relationships with their...

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Angewandte schafft Protest-Struktur und neue Studienangebote - APA, 19.01.2018
19 January, 2018 - 13:42

Wien (APA) - Die Universität für Angewandte Kunst Wien wird "eine Struktur" aufbauen, die dazu dienen soll, "rasch auf gesellschaftliche Gefährdungspotenziale und manifeste Fehlentwicklungen" zu reagieren. 

Blockchain ‘could help combat mistrust in scientific process’ - timeshighereducation.com, 19.01.2018
19 January, 2018 - 10:47

Technology behind Bitcoin is not just hype, say advocates, but could prevent data tampering and improve reproducibility.
By David Matthews  Twitter: @DavidMJourno

The secret to getting in to a top university? Piano and ballet lessons - theguardian.com, 19.01.2018
19 January, 2018 - 10:45

Giving students university admissions points for skills such as dance and music as well as A-level grades restricts choice and hinders social mobility.
Anonymous academic

Academic moonlighters: a bit on the side - timeshighereducation.com, 18.01.2018
18 January, 2018 - 13:46

Those who cross distant disciplinary boundaries are seen as unusual and viewed with suspicion. A handful of scholars tell Matthew Reisz why it suits them to stray.
By Matthew Reisz  Twitter: @MatthewReiszTHE

One year of Donald Trump: how are US universities faring? - timeshighereducation.com, 18.01.2018
18 January, 2018 - 13:44

John Morgan travels to the University of California, Berkeley, a key battleground in the campus culture wars, to assess the mood towards US higher education and the threats that it faces.
By John Morgan  Twitter: @JMorganTHE

Studiengebühr: Berufstätige Studenten müssen wieder zahlen - diepresse.com, 18.01.2018 (Meldungen editiert: 22.01.2018)
22 January, 2018 - 18:26

Das Wissenschaftsministerium repariert die Gebührenregelung nicht, die der VfGH zuletzt aufgehoben hat. Studenten und SPÖ sind "bestürzt" und "empört".
Quelle: APA

Kritik an ÖH: „Parteipolitisch motivierte Mobilisierung“ - diepresse.com, 17.01.2018
18 January, 2018 - 13:39

Die ÖVP-nahe Aktionsgemeinschaft kritisiert, dass die Hochschülerschaft nun 250.000 Euro in eine Kampagne gegen Regierungspläne steckt.

Privatunis verzeichnen erneut Studentenzuwachs von fast 20 Prozent - APA, 17.01.2018
17 January, 2018 - 17:05

Wien (APA) - Ein deutliches Studenten-Plus von 19,5 Prozent verzeichnen die 13 heimischen Privatuniversitäten im aktuellen Wintersemester 2017/18. 

UCL to launch open-access megajournal - timeshighereducation.com, 17.01.2018
17 January, 2018 - 17:04

London institution thought to be the first in UK to launch open-access publishing platform, as academics move away from traditional scholarly journals.
UCL is to launch an open-access megajournal to contend with the likes of Plos...

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