Could generative AI improve the REF?
The task of reading and rating the thousands of outputs submitted to the UK’s Research Excellence Framework is notoriously Herculean. Could AI ease the burden – or would its use undermine the whole...
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Outward-facing Estonian universities ‘held back by Russia border’
Internationalisation and increased research funding could help country replicate success in primary education but neighbour’s long-running war is leaving its mark, says minister
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Cutbacks and mergers no ‘magic bullet’ for ailing universities
Risk of ‘progressively more destructive patterns of behaviour’ as UK institutions find themselves increasingly ‘boxed in’
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Business schools ‘could exit apprenticeships’ after funding axe
Programmes at risk at a time when more employers want to train their staff at higher level, say leaders
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UK immigration policy is destabilising international academics’ careers
The effort of staying compliant with fluctuating regulations diminishes the mental space for teaching, research and building belonging, say Zahra Sharifonnasabi, Fleura Bardhi and Laetitia Mimoun
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Less than half of academics happy with work-life balance
Satisfaction with pay and benefits lags well behind other sectors but career development improving, survey finds
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Universities lucky to avoid graduate visa ‘red card’, says v-c
Activities such as marketing MRes courses to circumvent dependants ban will only prompt tougher rules, according to Adam Tickell
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Research England to track how REF funding improves EDI outcomes
Pilot exercise will gather information on how quality-related funding is used to address EDI, according to new action plan
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AI tool uses enrolment information to pinpoint disengagement
Universities should not overlook artificial intelligence for student support purposes, says machine learning expert
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Russian students ‘told not to consider UK’ amid ‘hostile climate’
Number of Russians coming to the UK for study has ‘collapsed’ during war in Ukraine, with visa policy, links to Kyiv and feelings of not being welcome adding up to ‘unofficial ban’
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Russell Group aims for ‘transparency’ in contextual admissions
Research intensive universities to adopt ‘consistent’ language to help applicants ‘make better informed decisions’ as part of new plan to tackle education inequality
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If Horizon Europe’s brand is so valuable, let’s work to protect it
Now that the framework programme’s integrity appears assured, it’s time to address the details – together, says Jan Palmowski
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Attempts at change frustrated in implementation stage, says Blake
Repeated efforts to bring about ‘high-level systematic reform’ in English higher education flounder without buy-in from those doing the doing, says access tsar
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