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Nottingham UCU to strike for two months and start marking boycott

University faces major escalation of industrial action after putting 2,700 people at risk of redundancy

Harvard faculty votes to impose 20 per cent cap on A grades

Bard president didn’t opt to retire – the board voted for It

Grade inflation much higher in ‘AI-exposed’ degrees

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

Staff see King’s merger as start of ‘bifurcation’ of sector

Attitude towards proposed deal mixed across two institutions, with Cranfield staff hoping for more security while many King’s employees see move as risky

Ban for authors submitting AI content ‘welcome but unenforceable’

Research integrity experts commend arXiv’s crackdown on bogus AI-written citations but warn it may be impossible to police at scale

José Manuel Barroso: Horizon shift needed in ‘difficult’ times

Former commission head discusses competitiveness focus of ‘revolutionary’ Horizon programme, why Europe has to increase spending on defence research and the need for more scientific expertise in...

English universities’ caution about the LLE is hardly surprising

For the initiative to fulfil its potential, we need funding incentives, clearer understanding of demand and better policy alignment, says Jamie Roberts

Eudcation department sued by 25 states over student loan limits

One in four ߣߣÊÓƵn graduates ‘squandering their skills’

Lack of ‘suitable jobs’ for PhDs represents a ‘structural failure’ to capitalise on the ‘public investment’ in their education

Why we are not appealing the Sussex free speech case

Letting the judgment against the OfS stand is the best way to achieve freedom of speech and academic freedom across English HE, says Josh Fleming

Office for Students declines to appeal Sussex free speech ruling

Regulator says ‘prolonged litigation’ not in best interests of students or universities after High Court blocked record fine

Grant vetoes add to delays and confusion for ߣߣÊÓƵn research

Fears country is going ‘back to the old days’ as minister declines to explain why projects blocked, and researchers wait months longer for funding decisions