AI: cheating matters but redrawing assessment ‘matters most’
Universities should prioritise ensuring that assessments are ‘assessing what we mean to assess’ rather than letting conversations be dominated by discussions around cheating
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Hong Kong universities asked to return reserves to government
Government announces 2 per cent cut to university budget in efforts to row back public spending
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Be careful what you wish for, Australian universities told
Advocate more judiciously, sector representatives urged, as they demand more money to ‘do our job for the country’
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Australian opposition eyes fee review, grant veto, v-c pay rules
Coalition has departed from usual practice, outlining a comprehensive suite of changes if it regains government
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Nine in 10 UK undergraduates now using AI in assessments – survey
One in four students tell Hepi they use text generated by tools such as ChatGPT in submitted work
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New UKRI chief ‘ticks right boxes’ for Labour’s research missions
Arriving from outside academia means UK Research and Innovation’s new chief executive is more willing to take unorthodox but correct strategic decisions, say scientists
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Cambridge bid to ban Senate House Palestine protests ‘shameful’
University seeks five-year year injunction against protests over Middle East conflict but faces opposition from union and civil liberties group
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Don’t lament the sunset of imperial language departments
Departments should refocus on brokering linguistic services to meet the needs of staff and students in a polyglot world, says Tomasz Kamusella
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‘Devastating’: jobs on the line as Edinburgh cuts £140 million
Principal warns of ‘radical university-wide actions, which will lead to a smaller staff base’
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OfS notified as Greater Manchester probes ‘concerning’ claims
Shadow minister urges government to investigate reports of attempts to pay money to relatives of university managers
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Trump ‘has public support’ to stamp out campus antisemitism
Universities must change their language to survive assault on DEI, says former Trump chief of staff
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Silver lining to international education crackdown
If doors to opportunity close, ‘it can become a potent political issue very quickly’
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O’Kane named interim head of Australian tertiary commission
Conference also hears that proposed streamline of ARC grant schemes will give early career researchers a ‘leg-up’
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Enrolment cliff ‘more fundamental’ threat to colleges than Trump
Fall in student numbers driven by lower birth rates, with smaller universities tipped to struggle
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Japan’s universities lean on venture capital as funding stagnates
Academic spin-outs have risen over the past decade, supported by a network of university-affiliated venture funds