HE body moots changes to academic promotion criteria

Outlook India 23 February 2018

The University Grants Commission of India has proposed to do away with most of the existing rules on promotions for the post of associate and assistant professors, reports Outlook India.

For instance, according to existing regulations, ‘successfully’ guiding a PhD student is mandatory for direct recruitment to the post of associate professor. The proposed regulations seeks to do away with that requirement.

"Associate professor is a higher level post and therefore requires candidates with an independent research record. Guiding a PhD student is a sure-shot way to assess a person’s capability in doing independent research and mentoring," a professor told Outlook. “All reputed universities in India and abroad require evidence of independent research output like quality publications and successful PhD guidance.”
Full report on the Outlook India site

Receive email updates from UWN

Global newsletters    Africa newsletters    Other
    (other includes related events and webinars)

Data will be processed according to our standard terms & conditions.

Research focuses on production of jet fuel from halophytes

UAE University staff

With an eye to developing a clean, alternative aviation fuel to reduce carbon emissions, researchers at the United Arab Emirates University have been focusing on the production of jet fuel from sustainable resources such as halophytes, which are salt-tolerant plants that could be cultivated on a wider scale in the region’s coastal areas.

The value of being human: How teachers can work alongside AI

Michael Milligan

Artificial intelligence is now a part of our evolution in technology and teachers need to be encouraged to find ways to bring AI into the classroom and have students use it in a way that is beneficial to them in the long term.

Ground-breaking research on seawater biodesalination

UAE University staff

As water scarcity reaches critical levels globally, a research team at the United Arab Emirates University seeks to revolutionise seawater desalination practices, offering a path to mitigate water scarcity while championing environmental preservation.