UK graduates less likely to go straight into work after degree Young people experiencing increasingly turbulent starts to their working lives, study finds Chris Havergal 4月 17日
Universities’ ChatGPT misconduct focus ‘panicked students’ Institutions ‘got it wrong’ by putting all the attention on assessment when large language models first launched, say experts Tom Williams 4月 16日
‘Break out of silos’ to share research technology and data Tying state-of-the-art digital research infrastructure to particular research communities should give way to more equitable landscape, conference hears John Gill 4月 16日
Slash wasteful IT spend and invest in academics instead – expert Former government adviser says a modest cut in operating costs could allow for a doubling of the number of UK academics Tom Williams 4月 16日
Create European institute for AI research, Brussels told Artificial intelligence infrastructure currently dominated by corporations, scientific advisory group warns Emily Dixon 4月 16日
Glasgow principal Sir Anton Muscatelli announces retirement Long-serving leader will not seek fourth term, with handover scheduled for September 2025 Patrick Jack 4月 15日
Black vice-chancellor eyes new generation of minority researchers David Mba creates fully funded PhD studentships after taking reins at Birmingham City University Patrick Jack 4月 15日
UK urged to signal participation in Horizon Europe successor Stirling principal warns against repeat of post-Brexit inclusion but concedes ministers will need to see details of next framework programme Emily Dixon 4月 12日
Bounceback in days UK academics spend at public events Data reveals the amount of days academics devote to public events, but have scholars become ‘apathetic’ towards civic engagement activities? Patrick Jack 4月 12日
Gaza scrutiny ‘adding to pressure on university leaders’ Amid high-profile resignations, presidents face increased pressure over public statements Emily Dixon 4月 11日
Proportion of female winners of top ERC grants dips UK-based recipients of Advanced Grants will still have to move institution to secure Brussels funding, despite Horizon Europe association deal Patrick Jack 4月 11日
The OfS’ free speech guidance for English universities goes too far The regulator’s example scenarios fail to acknowledge the harm that even lawful speech can cause on campus, say Naomi Waltham-Smith and James Murray Naomi Waltham-Smith 4月 11日