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London Book Fair discussion dominated by concern over large language models using published works without citations or remuneration to authors or publishing houses

Investigation follows publishing controversy that saw chapter detailing allegations withdrawn by Routledge

Office for Students insists it has ‘no recommendations of directions of travel’ as it seeks views on distribution of £1.5 billion annual budget

UK universities must make flexible working ‘the default’, including in high-salary jobs, to tackle gender pay gaps, says thinktank

Emotional strain of facing near-empty auditoriums should prompt review of university lecturing, says psychologist

The redundancies and course closures proposed at many struggling UK universities follow a decades-long drift away from the idea of higher education institutions as charities whose non-commercial public benefit needs to be supported by profit-making activity, argues Martin Mills

Two years on from Russia’s invasion, displaced institutions are still teaching in temporary premises and online, while many researchers work abroad. But with a host of urgent quality problems to overcome, is it time for Ukraine’s academic diaspora to come home? Emily Dixon reports

Improved settlement for UK’s ‘biggest-ever’ doctoral training investment will deliver fewer funded PhD places than in previous years, UKRI confirms

Programme for young Americans to study in Ireland needs $40 million endowment to ensure future, founder says

Professor leading Migration Advisory Committee warns home secretary that two-month timescale is ‘much shorter than normal’ and will ‘substantially limit evidence’ that can be considered

Commission’s move following Percy affair provoking internal controversy, source claims

Heilbronn Institute director Catherine Hobbs warns that graduates of highly selective institutions are less likely to work in school sector