When we at the University for the Creative Arts opened the Institute for Creativity and Innovation in Xiamen, China this autumn, we weren’t expecting headlines. After all, new overseas campuses have become a familiar story as the UK’s renowned universities do everything they can to protect and enhance their income streams. Except that, for me, […] … learn more→

If you take classes online, chances are you probably procrastinate from time to time. Research shows that more than 70% of college students procrastinate, with about 20% consistently doing it all the time. Procrastination is putting off starting or finishing a task despite knowing that it will seriously compromise the quality of your work – for instance, […] … learn more→

From antidepressants to vaccines, pharmaceutical companies have created medicines that save lives and improve the quality of life. At the moment, the US is the frontrunner in the pharmaceutical market, contributing 56.6% to the global sales of the best-selling drugs. On a global level, the industry is projected to reach over $1.5 trillion by 2023.  […] … learn more→

“To be or not to be” is a key question in philosophy. But no less relevant is the question of “to do or not to do”, another of the central topics of philosophy: it refers to the ability of the human being to act in different ways and, therefore, to take responsibility or take charge of […] … learn more→

Academic librarians are helpers. Facilitating access to learning resources, campus facilities and research materials is the core of what we do. Therefore, not being able to help people is a source of endless frustration to us. We don’t like having to say “no, I’m sorry, I can’t do that” – but that is increasingly what […] … learn more→

Australian universities have come to rely heavily on revenue from onshore international students. Numbers more than doubled in the decade to 2018. But the proposition that Australia’s public universities should step back 50 years, retreat from international education and focus wholly or largely on domestic students is naively nostalgic. Such a move would be a backward step […] … learn more→

Greenland is the largest island in the world and on it rests the largest ice mass in the Northern Hemisphere. If all that ice melted, the sea would rise by more than 7 metres. But that’s not going to happen is it? Well not any time soon, but understanding how much of the ice sheet might […] … learn more→

When COVID-19 hit the U.S., many experts warned that America’s colleges and universities could be devastated. Some of them predicted enrollment declines of up to 20%. So far, those initial forecasts were worse than what has actually taken place. One month into the fall semester of the 2020-2021 academic year, overall enrollment was only 3% lower than at […] … learn more→

Soon after universities across the UK started classes in September, many reported coronavirus outbreaks – some involving hundreds of students in their halls of residence. This sparked recrimination and controversy about the best strategy as governments and universities strove to ensure education continued while preventing a full-blown wave of infections and deaths. Many UK universities […] … learn more→

A recent amendment adopted within the framework of the Research Programming Law (LPR) calls into question the national framework for the recruitment of teacher-researchers by reverting to the obligation of qualification by the National Council of Universities of candidates for positions of university professor. Through petitions, open letters, press releases, academics are mobilizing . The amendment intends to “strengthen the […] … learn more→