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Should university instructors disclose mental health conditions? It’s complicated

Jenn Bergen, University of Saskatchewan; Ana Carolina de Barros, University of Saskatchewan; Jan M Gelech, University of Saskatchewan; Shannon Forrester, University of Saskatchewan; Simonne Horwitz, University of Saskatchewan, and Vicki Squires, University of Saskatchewan

The choice about whether or not to disclose a mental health condition to colleagues or managers, or to share a personal mental […]

Health and safety, Students, Tuition and student fees

‘You have to suffer for your PhD’: poor mental health among doctoral researchers – new research

Cassie M Hazell, University of Westminster

Ms.Lotus Bua/Shutterstock PhD students are the future of research, innovation and teaching at universities and beyond – but this future is at […]

Equity and social justice, Free speech and expression rights, Health and safety, Performance assessment

Universities should no longer ask students for anonymous feedback on their teachers

Richard Lakeman, Southern Cross University; Deb Massey, Southern Cross University; Dima Nasrawi, Southern Cross University; Jann Fielden, Southern Cross University; Marie Hutchinson, Southern Cross University; Megan Lee, Bond University, and Rosanne Coutts, Southern Cross University

Shutterstock Editor’s note: This article contains language which some may find disturbing. Student evaluations, in the form of anonymous online surveys, are […]

Corporatization and commercialization, Governance

2 out of 3 members of Australian university governing bodies have no professional expertise in the sector. There’s the making of a crisis

Shutterstock To say Australian universities are in crisis is to state the obvious. A common narrative suggests the most immediate cause of […]

Corporatization and commercialization, Ethics, Health and safety, Public policy, Research and innovation

Banning non-disclosure agreements isn’t enough to stop unethical workplace leader behaviour

Peggy Cunningham, Dalhousie University and Minette Drumwright, University of Texas at Austin

Ending workplace sexual harassment means going beyond holding perpetrators to account to address a ‘network of complicity’ that enables unethical conduct. (Shutterstock) […]

International issues, Participation and enrolment, Public policy, Research and innovation

International student numbers hit record highs in Canada, UK and US as falls continue in Australia and NZ

Peter Hurley, Victoria University and Melinda Hildebrandt, Victoria University

Shutterstock International students are heading to Canada, the UK and the US in record numbers despite the pandemic, new research by the […]

Equity and social justice, Health and safety, History, Public policy, Students

The long fight against sexual assault and harassment at universities

Catherine Carstairs, University of Guelph and Kathryn Hughes, University of Guelph

Protestors attend a 2013 rally at Saint Mary’s University in Halifax to express concerns over a chant that promoted rape culture. THE […]

Equity and social justice

Female faculty of colour do extra diversity work for no extra reward – here’s how to fix that

Joya Misra, University of Massachusetts Amherst; Alexandra Kuvaeva, University of Maryland; Audrey J. Jaeger, North Carolina State University; Dawn Culpepper, University of Maryland, and KerryAnn O'Meara, University of Maryland

Time spent mentoring students is often ignored when it comes to faculty salary and promotion decisions. Peathegee Inc via Getty Images College […]

Equity and social justice, Intellectual property, Students, Tuition and student fees, Universities and the academic mission

Fair access to university depends on much more than making students ‘job-ready’

Sally Patfield, University of Newcastle

Shutterstock Today is World Access to Higher Education Day, but Australia is still a long way off fair access for students from […]

Environmental sustainability, Ethics, Research and innovation

The climate crisis gives science a new role. Here’s how research ethics must change too

Alexandre Wadih Raffoul, Uppsala University; David Fopp, Stockholm University; Emma Elfversson, Uppsala University; Helen Avery, Lund University, and Ryan Carolan, Swinburne University of Technology

Claudio Furlan/AP/AAP Young people across the world have taken to the streets again, demanding decision-makers at COP26 listen to the science. But […]

Should university instructors disclose mental health conditions? It’s complicated

‘You have to suffer for your PhD’: poor mental health among doctoral researchers – new research

Universities should no longer ask students for anonymous feedback on their teachers

2 out of 3 members of Australian university governing bodies have no professional expertise in the sector. There’s the making of a crisis

Banning non-disclosure agreements isn’t enough to stop unethical workplace leader behaviour

International student numbers hit record highs in Canada, UK and US as falls continue in Australia and NZ

The long fight against sexual assault and harassment at universities

Female faculty of colour do extra diversity work for no extra reward – here’s how to fix that

Fair access to university depends on much more than making students ‘job-ready’

The climate crisis gives science a new role. Here’s how research ethics must change too

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