Low-quality and AI-generated papers ‘could overwhelm publishing’
Survey of more than 3,000 researchers by Cambridge University Press reveals widespread concerns over the rise of ChatGPT-assisted papers
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Students who stay in home region ‘marginalised’ by policymakers
School-leavers incentivised to move away from local area to attend university, despite the benefits that staying put can bring, according to MillionPlus
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NUS launches first-of-its-kind music PhD as creative sector grows
Dean hopes new model for postgraduate study in Asia will influence education in the region more broadly
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‘Painful job losses likely’ as AI fills university admin roles
Institutions should retrain staff affected now rather than ‘sustain jobs which machines can do better and cheaper’, expert argues
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Hate the compact? Start building a better case for academic freedom
The Trump administration is trying to extort universities to submit to its control. To defend the university against such overreach is to affirm a broad constitutional tradition that limits state...
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Athena SWAN is a facilitator of genderwashing
Even successful applications lack specificity and ambition, ignoring universities’ own data about where problems and strengths lie, says Pat O’Connor
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Use budget to increase fees and grants, ministers told
UUK calls on government to hit pause on fee levy plans amid fears chancellor will progress policy next month
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Call funding review post-election, Welsh v-cs tell parties
Universities’ manifesto ahead of 2026 Senedd poll also wants independent commission on participation
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Two-thirds of providers below OfS franchising thresholds
Regulator says universities should only enter partnerships when they are satisfied that teaching and support standards will be maintained
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‘Sampling’ of foreign students’ English skills mooted by Canberra
Potential language reforms part of a bigger ‘social licence’ project, assistant minister tells conference
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Australia to change student visa processing rules again
Government ‘will not back off’ from managing size and shape of onshore international enrolments, assistant minister warns
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Multiple possibilities now the norm for student globetrotters
Most prospective students have at least three countries in the frame, survey finds
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Committees and IT departments have captured the university
Teaching missions would be easier to fulfil if academics did not have to seek so many permissions to do their jobs, says Akhil Bhardwaj
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Large employers hire more apprentices as graduate jobs cut back
Number of applications for every role reaches highest level in two decades, according to annual survey
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Radenka Maric: foreign academics won’t give up on American dream
Bosnian-born president of University of Connecticut says her unusual academic career shows how US promotes outsiders like no other country