Focus on active learning urged in response to rise of ChatGPT
Conference attendees discuss how to respond to the ‘600-pound gorilla in the room’ on university teaching
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What next for UCU and Jo Grady after strike ballot failure?
With one dispute won but another floundering, some believe lack of strikes could actually benefit UK’s main academic union in latest talks with employers, but others are preparing to try to unseat...
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Reshaped Hong Kong university council ‘brings political control’
Move is latest in sector-wide process of ‘neutering Hong Kong universities’ by giving legislators say over their decisions, says academic
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Science minister George Freeman quits in UK Cabinet reshuffle
Mid Norfolk MP says it is time ‘to focus on my health, family well-being and life beyond the front bench’
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The UCU’s failure on working conditions is not all down to Jo Grady
The general secretary’s visibility makes her a natural target for discontent, but many of the blunders arose from committee decisions, says Dyfrig Jones
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After a year of ChatGPT, is academia getting to grips with generative AI?
Students love it but faculty typically hate it. Both are asking for help with it. But how close are institutions to devising AI policies that protect both academic integrity and student employability...
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‘New ideas’ needed to tackle student housing shortage
Smaller rooms, repurposed golf courses, refurbished government buildings among the suggestions to tackle the ‘wicked problem’ of accommodating students in Australia
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More countries close to joining Horizon, says EU negotiator
UK and New Zealand’s long-awaited association will spur on talks with Canada, South Korea and Japan, according to Signe Ratso
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‘Narcissistic’ v-cs linked to declining university performance
Hiring committees should ‘measure the egotism of candidates’ for vice-chancellor roles, say researchers who compared leaders’ traits and institutional outcomes
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Funding council budgets fall despite hike in research spending
Core budgets of UK grant-awarding agencies eroded as new money goes elsewhere
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Why do the Tories keep talking about Blair’s 50 per cent target?
Rishi Sunak’s recent attack on higher education expansion as ‘one of great mistakes of the last 30 years’ leaves questions on economics and politics
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OA fee waivers must be offered by hybrid journals, too
Only offering discounts for publication in fully open access journals is limiting the options of researchers in lower-income countries, says Daniel Keirs
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Students fight anxiety on climate change but want it on curricula
Fears over future impact of environment damage causing worry and distress, especially among those studying its effects
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Leeds vice-chancellor Simone Buitendijk to step down
Union welcomes departure of former Imperial vice-provost, who will ‘seek new leadership opportunities’ in sector
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Hundreds of scholars urge reversal of AHRC PhD studentship cuts
More than 1,000 signatories back petition demanding the Arts and Humanities Research Council examine how doctoral funding changes will affect disadvantaged students