Teaching assistant robots will reinvent academia
Successful trials of a robot tutor should encourage universities to ask which roles can never be replaced by artificial intelligence, argues Robert MacIntosh
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Graduates ‘more likely to oppose redistribution of income’
New research challenges narrative that in recent political battles, university leavers have tilted to the left
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Turkey is taking everything from academics
Attending the criminal trial of a dissident scholar brings home the inhumanity of Turkey’s academic purge, says Masi Noor, and underlines the importance of showing solidarity
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Irish applications to UK universities continue downward path
Latest data show that Republic is no longer source of strongest demand for UK courses within EU
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Sweden aims to create ‘Nordic knowledge hub’
Government inquiry on internationalisation also calls for increased outbound mobility
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We need to play the long game, not lose our cool
Universities must resist the urge to make knee-jerk cuts after disappointing application numbers – better times are on the horizon and we must be prepared, says Zahir Irani
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‘Low’ UK take-up of responsible metrics agenda causes concern
Survey finds that most research organisations do not have a policy on use of metrics
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Academics ‘fear they will be judged on learning gain data’
Staff must be reassured that information on students’ progress will be used for pedagogical purposes, conference hears
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Universities with biggest shares of 2:1s and firsts revealed
Latest Hesa data on degree classification shows where increase in top grades was highest in 2016-17
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Fear of Brexit and Trump ‘eases graduate brain drain’ in Asia
‘Students who would have gone abroad for their studies are already staying back in India and joining us,’ says vice-chancellor
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Interview with Hilary Grainger
The architectural historian on the mediocrity of postwar crematoria design and why we need to talk more openly about death
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Elizabeth Meehan, 1947-2018
Tributes paid to first female politics professor in any part of Ireland
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Universities take different paths on mature students and BTECs
Analysis of the latest Ucas recruitment data suggests some institutions have changed strategy in the past few years
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Career impact on relationships ‘worst for junior academics’
THE survey reveals how work pressures shape researchers’ decisions around relationships and family
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Leading universities oppose OfS pay transparency demands
Institutions will need to disclose full details of all those earning more than £150,000 under the regulator’s proposed new rule