GoLookUp United States is Offering a National State University Scholarship for Anyone in the United States holding a GPA of 3.0 or higher, majoring in computer science programs. GoLookUp, a web data and information provider offering unlimited access to background checks, address searches, reverse phone lookups, companies information, criminal and sex offender records, and other […] … learn more→

I was having difficulty in organising the case law that I wanted to talk about in my thesis so that it worked as a narrative, not as disjointed notes. I needed to find the links between cases relating to the different areas relating to DNA evidence, but where to start? Everything seemed relevant. Sitting down […] … learn more→

Starting in 2018, Australian universities will be required to prove their research provides concrete benefits for taxpayers and the government, who fund it. Education Minister Simon Birmingham recently announced the Australian Research Council (ARC) will introduce an Engagement and Impact Assessment. It will run alongside the current Excellence in Research Australia ERA assessment exercise. This follows a pilot of the Engagement and […] … learn more→

It seems every week we learn another thing is racist, from milk, to showing up on time, or…whatever. The latest assertion is that mathematics, the ultimate measure of every civilization, does, in fact, have a racist component to it. As always I can’t make this stuff up: Professor Claims Math, Algebra And Geometry Promote ‘White […] … learn more→

Where do research topics come from? The research topic you have at the start of your PhD may come from work you did in your Masters. It may come from a professional or policy context, perhaps your own professional work situation, or something you’ve read about in the media. Or it might come from the […] … learn more→

Technology critics and defenders alike argue that human jobs are being eliminated by workplace automation, minimizing the need for human interaction. Another way to see it is that emerging tech is increasing our capacity to focus our collective energies — on the social, cultural, ethical and emotional demands of our rapidly changing world. Everything from smart phones to smart cities are freeing us […] … learn more→

Educators and students often struggle to learn from each other through the use of feedback. Our research into feedback practices has found that students and staff find feedback practices largely unsustainable, de-motivating and without opportunity for improvement. Researchers generally describe current feedback practices as lacking in detail, difficult to understand, ambiguous or simply unusable. The 2015 Graduate […] … learn more→

Ah the fragile college “snowflake.” These precious students are so delicate that they must be protected from shock at all times, must be provided safe spaces filled with puppies and Play-Doh. If you check alternative news, you can find endless videos of these creatures, as well as campuses eager to protect their genteel sensibilities from […] … learn more→

You’ve decided a long time ago that university is the next step. Sure, there are other paths that you can follow, but you want to find a good job. Contrary to popular belief, a degree can help you secure a good job. While there are other factors that come into play, like communications skills or […] … learn more→

The changes to the Universities Superannuation Scheme that Universities UK proposed on Friday will substantially alter the nature of academic employment in the pre-92 universities and will damage higher education irrevocably. They will mean academic salaries having to rise substantially to attract the best both internationally and from other industries to maintain standards. As such, […] … learn more→