After trending upwards since the pandemic years, sick leave is on the decline within academia. However, Universitetsläraren has found that there are still differences between higher education institutions.
Evelina Edfors
For university teachers, the line between work and leisure is becoming increasingly blurred....
Students are overrepresented when it comes to mental health issues. By having the...
There will now be the same conditions for international doctoral students as for...
Information overload. Fact-filled seminars. Cramming. This common educational dilemma has many names. There...
The Social Democrats, with the support of the Sweden Democrats, passed a parliamentary...
This spring, Queen's University Belfast cut nearly 270 jobs, causing concern ahead of...
Flexible office solutions are increasingly common at universities and colleges. Working spaces are currently being redesigned in both Trollhättan and Västerås. But not having permanent office space is not really suitable for university teachers and researchers.
Data scientist Lisa Kaati builds software that can identify toxic language online and...
Recently, there has been much talk of a "reading crisis" among young people,...
The cost of a gym membership increases over time. Meanwhile, a survey carried...
Research into a sustainable and viable food supply system has been given a...
She is a determined educator who is passionate about sea cucumbers, has sent...
Under the cooperation agreement between the government and its support party the Sweden Democrats, two universities are to help the UHR to design a citizenship...
Proud that the university is standing up to Trump, but also greatly concerned for colleagues at other American universities after the president's attacks on academic...
Migration insecurities compromise academic freedom and research integrity in Sweden. Universities must not be complacent, or complicit, writes Aimee Miles, spokesperson for the SULF Doctoral...
In some programmes, teaching empathy is compulsory. In others, it is up to the individual teachers. The aim is to increase students’ capacity to see...
It is common for students to find public speaking intimidating, and around one in ten may suffer from social anxiety. Supporting them to participate orally...
Lecturing is a craft that both beginners and more experienced people can improve. There is good advice you can follow when you stand in front...
These are exciting times for nuclear research, and more and more money is flowing in. But the rapid expansion is causing growing pains. And will...
From long-term massive investments in atomic power and the development of a nuclear power industry, to a ban on the whole idea and research put...
"I now need to develop questions that will stump an AI but not a knowledgeable human." Universitetsläraren's columnist Oskar MacGregor has changed the way he...
