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Amid mission drift and falling public support, we must reject the assumption that teaching is primarily a window into how great minds think and reconnect with its value as a practical, trainable vocation – from which even research is a potentially expendable distraction, says Arjun Appadurai 

Covid’s cultural effect is difficult to overcome, but we can at least resist the trend of infinite accommodation, say Mario Senovilla and Elena Liquete

Given AI’s ubiquity in the workplace, some believe that students should now be assessed on their aptitude in working with it. But others insist employers are still more interested in innate ability – and rampant undeclared AI use demands the revival of traditional ways of testing it. Juliette Rowsell reports

The popularity of an undergraduate course in Hong Kong reveals an enduring hunger to examine what makes life worth living, says McQueen Sum

Thought of being in a room with large group of ‘strangers’ putting learners off, admissions service leader says

High-profile case involving popular science communicator shines light on how institutions deal with research misconduct

Anxious students offer rich pickings for those offering to check their AI-likelihood scores, say Benjamin Luke Moorhouse and James Mian Jia

South-east Asia must take a wider approach to addressing the region’s rapidly evolving skill needs, forum hears

Imagine if every student graduated with evidence not only of what they knew, but also of how effectively they could communicate it, says Bruce Hood

Rampant technology considered both essential knowledge and an employability threat, survey finds

Study finds detectors struggle to accurately identify amount of AI content when papers have been partially human written

Regulator scraps overall ratings after consultation on revamped exercise but commits to plans to limit growth at bronze providers

Head of learning initiatives for Google Deepmind says debates about use of new technologies should focus on how to embrace more holistic teaching methods

To protect graduate employment, universities must explicitly teach and assess the skills that AI still can’t replicate, says Boxi Yang

Offering microcredentials can help universities better prepare students for work, claims edtech firm leader, but degrees still ‘primary currency’

In the four years since its commercial launch, generative artificial intelligence has had a profound impact on personal and professional life. But are academics enthusiasts or sceptics? Five scholars explain how the technology has affected their own practice – for good and bad

Academic standards will only be restored when universities align incentives with rigour, integrity and meaningful learning, says Mohan Rao 

Greenwich-accredited courses to resume in September after DfE backtracks on decisions made in ‘market review’

Universities must provide more of the types of experiences that would once have been gained during first graduate job, says vice-chancellor

Audit of all UK institutions reveals lack of coordination in how student AI use is being managed, with 40 per cent lacking any public policy

Rise in top marks was most prevalent when students completed written tasks at home, says University of California, Berkeley scholar

Universities still sending mixed messages, with survey finding even split between those who feel encouraged and discouraged to use new technologies

Drop in campus attendance a key trend identified in student experience over period that spanned fee rises, marketisation and pandemic

With data potentially stolen from 200 million users at 9,000 institutions worldwide, staff and students told to be alert for more sophisticated attempts to steal data

Postgraduate business degree with no undergraduate admission requirements ‘could be transformational’ in an ageing world, says dean

The idea of shortening the duration of degrees has always run into concerns about loss of intellectual depth or infringements on academics’ research time. But amid concerns about universities’ finances and students’ debt levels, has the idea’s time finally come? Juliette Rowsell reports

Pan-European initiative EuroTeQ has made studying across the continent easier for students, but coordinating between nine different higher education institutions can be harder than building the digital infrastructure itself 

Universities looking to AI to defend against growing virtual threats

AI glasses and other smart apparel may be impossible to keep out of exams, adding to universities’ woes about the future of assessments

College Unbound granted full accreditation for degrees aimed at adults with some college experience but no qualifications, with institution’s flexible design mooted as a remedy for declining student numbers

Students expected to use AI for information before evaluating technology’s output as institution seeks to prepare learners for changing labour market

Informal applications of AI, such as academics using tools to grade student work, could potentially fall foul of wide-ranging legislation, policy expert warns

Experiential learning only becoming more important in age of AI, according to outgoing leader of university known for its joint work and study programmes

Patchy uptake of new technologies across region, survey finds, with limited connectivity a potential barrier

Creators hope website will help universities interpret scores more accurately and make fairer hiring and promotions decisions

Despite a rebound during the pandemic, ߣߣ��Ƶns increasingly shunning structured learning as AI raises questions about ‘credibility of degrees’

London School of Innovation set to launch in June after being given stamp of approval by regulator

Ivy League university also urged to look again at tuition costs, free speech rules and admissions policy after wide-ranging inquiry into declining public support

Expert says ‘coordination problem’ leaves degree courses out of sync with business needs

Calls to ditch AI because it is destroying students’ analytical skills ignore institutions’ questionable record at developing complex reasoning, says Ian Richardson

With undergraduates viewing education as a transaction and AI offering helpful summaries, reading is dying out on UK campuses, says Agnieszka Piotrowska

Extending UK government technology funding to universities could save sector millions of pounds a year, argues new report

Some of the most important questions around accuracy, bias, authorship and appropriate use might not be immediately visible, says Santa Ono

Productivity gains from using technology to mark students’ work a ‘false economy’ given loss of skills and relationships, argues new paper

The brief launch of an app promising to attend students’ lectures as well as write their assignments caused some academics to despair at a dystopian near-future in which learning becomes a pointless sham. But others believe the abyss can be bypassed. Juliette Rowsell reports

Face-to-face learners said to be more collaborative workers than online-only peers, survey suggests

Auckland survey finds 45 per cent of respondents are ‘food insecure’, while Otago study traces ‘persistent’ reliance on food banks

US homework help giant fined A$500K in first for ߣߣ��Ƶn anti-cheating laws

Pilot study that has seen UK institutions test software that can give students grades and feedback ‘confirming importance of educators in the process’, say organisers

Academics raise concerns over ChatGPT owner’s links to US military and claim tools are ‘looking to replace knowledge workers’

Fully funded places on master’s courses seen as first step in attracting more academic talent to Orkney and beyond

Universities told to adjust to new attitudes on HE expansion, as figures show boom in new entrants who have few to no qualifications

Reliance on legacy systems and lack of investment in new technologies leaves universities struggling to meet demand for more personalised learning, report finds

Positive impact of channelling government funding into charity at expense of universities has yet to be proven, argues learned society

‘Expert review’ function that promises feedback ‘inspired by’ work of well-known scholars faces growing backlash over claims it ‘misrepresents views’

Latest survey of UK undergraduates’ attitudes to new technologies shows little agreement on whether huge increase in usage has been a good thing

Humans’ epistemic arrogance belies the fact that subject knowledge is always incomplete and cognitive bandwidth is strictly finite, says Prince Sarpong 

Growing industry of companies offering students help in navigating misconduct proceedings operates in ‘regulatory and ethical grey zone’

Federation launches new online learning system to allow students to dip in and out of modules at their own pace

Adopting a ‘two plus two’ system including longer integrated master’s would boost access, employment and the economy, argues Anthony Finkelstein