Scientists split as Europe paves way for ‘Cern of AI’
Brussels wants to create centre hosting ‘the best talents in the field’, but some researchers doubt that a single organisation can tackle all the challenges
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Call to create Europe-inspired African Research Council
Leading university networks in Africa and Europe say a body based on the European Research Council is needed to boost African research
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Canada found lacking in battling campus sexual assault
Years into the MeToo era, half of nation’s provinces lack campus-specific policy
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Jobs set to go as business school ‘disestablishes’ professoriate
University of Salford says ‘consultation is ongoing’ with eight professors in its business school as ‘newly focused research strategy’ is implemented
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Are you writing a grant application or announcing the Second Coming?
Impersonating the Messiah is apparently a necessity for funding success – but it’s hell, says Piers Kelly
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USS whistleblower ‘breached confidence’ by talking to press
Leaked summary of report into Jane Hutton’s conduct on USS board says speaking to media ‘by no means a proportionate response’ when regulators were still investigating concerns
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Bloomberg offers Democrats common ground on college costs
Billionaire’s detailed plan affirms broad party unity on key Trump vulnerability
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Cheats ‘exploiting false sense of security’ in exams
Australian study warns against jettisoning essays in favour of invigilated assessments
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‘Stand-off’ as both sides dig in for UK sector strikes
Union and employers refuse to make further concessions as 14 days of industrial action continue at 74 universities
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China’s universities have been at the centre of its #MeToo movement
Student protests have won victories since the movement began two years ago, but big changes must be made to protect women’s rights in China, says Lü Pin
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US visa obstacles stopping visiting scholars in their tracks
With visiting academics’ visa offers suddenly being withdrawn or delayed, one professor says they are being ‘targeted’ by the US government
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Focus on existential threats, philosopher tells researchers
Toby Ord urges academics to reflect far more deeply on the risks of everything from asteroids to rogue artificial intelligence
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Zero-sum thinking is an AI talent killer
We need a global Silicon Valley because open collaboration is essential to closing the artificial intelligence skills gap, says Huawei’s Jack Lyu Ke
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Do graduate students really have to raise their hands in class?
In a class full of highly opinionated young scholars, it’s hard to get a word in edgewise, but more structure is needed, says Desiree Thorpe
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Copy corporations to improve trust, says university president
Virginia leader sees lesson in companies vowing social concern