The UK’s copyright laws will hobble its AI ambitions
Without exemptions for commercial as well as academic data mining, the government’s AI for Science Strategy will fall flat, says Benjamin White
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Wendy Larner: ‘It isn’t easy to have your personal integrity impugned’
Cardiff’s January announcement of plans to cut 400 academic jobs and close several departments prompted a media firestorm that heaped opprobrium on its vice-chancellor. But she also received lots of...
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Overpayments persist despite ߣߣÊÓƵn student debt overhaul
Charging interest on loans already repaid would be illegal in other sectors, senator highlights
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Last-minute REF changes ‘show how far things drifted off course’
Decision to row back reforms demonstrates difficulties of using process to engineer social change, critics say, with little clarity over how newly revised ‘people’ section will work
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Academics far more likely to reply to elite university students
Researchers sent emails to authors of recently published papers to test how much prestige matters in access to academic resources
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STEAM-based education is the way forward
How to integrate science, technology, engineering, arts, humanities and mathematics to create interdisciplinary programmes that build skills and address real-world problems
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A university blueprint for teaching with GenAI
How a human-centred approach to embedding GenAI ensures the tool enhances human reasoning, rather than replacing it, institution-wide
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‘Universities need to be better prepared to handle anti-religious hate’
How can institutions navigate a landscape where some religious communities see equity, diversity and inclusion efforts as an essential safeguard, while others view these initiatives as an overreach?
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Using data to safeguard research
Universities in ߣߣÊÓƵ need data and transparent processes to confront evolving research-security threats
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Strengthening research security in the US
Drawing on collective resources and peer networks can strengthen institutions’ resilience to evolving research security threats
December 9, 2025