AI research summaries ‘exaggerate findings’, study warns Bots’ tendency to display ‘unwarranted confidence’ and fixate on ‘pink elephants’ particularly risky in medical research, according to new paper John Ross 4月 16日
Defending status quo graduate visa wrong approach, says Skidmore UK should aim for growth in student numbers but recognise ‘opportunities to reform’ post-study work rights, finds commission convened by former universities minister Helen Packer 4月 16日
UCU calls for members to boycott Brunel University over job cuts Union declares institution ‘greylisted’, with academics urged not to apply for jobs or act as external examiners Juliette Rowsell 4月 15日
UK staff and course cuts ‘putting off prospective students’ Impact of cost-saving measures the first question being raised at open days, report academics at under-fire institutions Juliette Rowsell 4月 15日
Derby cuts hit ‘half of top researchers’ as Keele votes to strike Risk of ‘lasting damage’ to academic reputation in latest round of job losses Juliette Rowsell 4月 14日
Universities urge stability with UK graduate visa at risk Alarm that immigration targets may trump universities’ pleas as government mulls new policies Helen Packer 4月 14日
Ethnic diversity of UK academics still lags behind student body Institutions mustn’t let diversity efforts go backwards as funding crisis grows, vice-chancellor says Helen Packer 4月 14日
Reconsider reliance on US big tech, universities warned European universities urged to review dependence on Amazon, Google and Microsoft as Trump policies expose vulnerabilities Emily Dixon 4月 14日
Technological universities ‘losing talent’ without professorships Irish institutions hope new employment grade could help retain staff and drive research Emily Dixon 4月 13日
Cardiff union goes ‘nuclear’ with marking boycott plus strikes University and College Union disputes institution’s claim to have significantly reduced job cuts figure Juliette Rowsell 4月 11日
Will unions’ new wave of anti-cuts strikes change anything? Activists say action is ‘keeping vice-chancellors at the negotiating table’ but experts believe reversing overall direction of travel is unlikely Juliette Rowsell 4月 11日
Many UK universities’ trans inclusion policies contravene equality law Recent cases brought by gender-critical employees show that going beyond the law can easily turn into stepping outside the law, says Akua Reindorf Akua Reindorf 4月 11日