Technology and new media

Sir Michael Brady believes generous scholarships and opportunity to create post-oil economy will prove attractive

Repository of research findings to help social scientists see ‘what we’re actually grappling with’

Investment will create 2,700 new PhD places in biosciences and AI research

There is a vast universe of information about people’s online behaviour. But academics say social media firms are restricting access to it, leaving us in the dark about the web

Tim Cook will chair the business school’s advisory board  

Graduate institution to be led by former Oxford professor

Canadian cooperative approach seen as a model for finding students looking to start careers in technology sector

Event in Russia will explore how universities can adapt to changes in technology

Social scientists argue a lack of access stops them and the public understanding online phenomena – but hope pressure from Brussels could change this

Imperial College London reports positive results from experiments in lectures and academic seminars

Less than one-third of institutions are utilising technology that could boost innovation and fundraising, report finds

Algorithms may simply lead to ‘self-fulfilling prophecies’ and do not give reasons for their decisions, Oxford researcher warns

Universities also warned that lack of diversity in AI is leading to missed opportunities to solve important problems

World Economic Forum economist Saadia Zahidi says campuses must prevent ‘hollowing-out of the middle class’ for sake of social stability

The futurist on her gutsy mum, why technology should liberate not control, and how graduates are turning their backs on Silicon Valley

Government also commits to regional education strategy and changes to free speech questionnaire

Students and academics who look at their phones during breaks may perform more poorly as a result, researchers say

Essay mill expert likens Georgia Tech’s tactics to entrapment

Universities split over whether data on achievement and engagement should be used to encourage learners to switch majors

Academics are wary of directly verifying whether videos are faked, and warn they need social media companies to cooperate

Europe and Japan take different approach to US and China on potential risks of technology

Continuous retraining is widely seen as the answer to the coming job losses caused by automation and artificial intelligence. But are universities the best places to provide it? And are their courses, structures and funding systems optimised to do so? Anna McKie reports

John Brinnamoor’s floundering doggy-paddle is no match for the voracious jaws of his university’s antiquated data-gobblers 

Tropical breakthrough represents the latest research application for the tiny aircraft

Australian report suggests scholars should ‘focus on areas where AI is ineffective’

More than half of academics surveyed said being videoed makes them less spontaneous, but importance to students is clear

Gallup-Northeastern University report analyses views on AI revolution from survey of 10,000 members of public across US, UK and Canada

‘Irresistible’ network technology raises threat level from crooks and spooks, says Jeff Bleich

The use of anonymous online student forums alarms many tutors. But Patricia Xavier believes universities can make them work for everyone

Editors say episode demonstrates need for humans to review work of software

Donation from philanthropist Stephen Schwarzman is institution’s ‘largest since the Renaissance’

Academics fear women and ethnic minorities will be particularly exposed to abuse on module discussion boards

Shigeru Miyagawa describes how artificial intelligence could transform teaching and assessment

Almost two decades of records accessed in latest attack

New institute intends to marshal all academic fields to nudge artificial intelligence and its uses to more positive place

Artificial intelligence may be threatening employment but it could also be key to helping humans find alternative jobs, argues Shigeru Miyagawa 

Leading professor who backs creation of ‘Cern for AI’ calls lack of decisive government action ‘disturbing’

Software could be adopted across the sector as early warning system for standards issues

David Peña-Guzmán says philosophy undergraduates have enthusiastically embraced experiment designed to ‘reignite their love of attentive reading’

The use of VR in psychology experiments is being driven not just by increasingly affordable technology but also by concerns about the reproducibility of many real-world studies. But do humans really behave in the virtual world as they do in reality? And does it matter? David Matthews investigates

As universities try to demonstrate actions and developers sense an opportunity, researchers express concern about lack of evidence behind mobile tools

Those on the ground are often able to recognise the folly of supposed efficiency measures imposed from on high, writes Peter Barry

The UK’s research excellence framework is slow, expensive and disruptive. The time and technology is ripe for a better alternative, says James Tooley

Members of the public will be able to run their own experiments, producing data that could be valuable for scholars

Students in different cities simultaneously performing version of play interact at six separate points via technology

Report discloses attack by North Korean and Iranian-sponsored criminals on UK higher education institutions

What are university leaders and chief technology officers doing to meet future challenges?

How will the rise of artificial intelligence affect universities’ carbon-based employees? John Gilbey runs the algorithm

Times Higher Education’s poll of artificial intelligence experts defies predictions that university jobs will be cut as technology advances

C$100 million donation from entrepreneurs to fund two-tower downtown complex

Teenagers from deprived areas with slow broadband may be less likely to use internet for studies, and hence less likely to see academically orientated promotions

Technology now enabling rapid expansion of the worldwide sharing of classrooms

Huge price tag demonstrates power of plagiarism-checking company

Winchester apologises after putting address details in ‘to’ or ‘cc’ fields, not ‘bcc’

In a rapidly changing world, is a broader approach to the university curriculum needed to develop the critical thinking and creativity increasingly sought after by employers, Anna McKie asks

But research finds students prefer the mode over more traditional teaching methods

Universities and scholars told to establish ‘the boundaries of acceptable speech’ as staff report meetings with managers over online activities

Star Trek-style headset combines electroencephalography sensors with a video camera

Pledges of huge investments in higher education to secure the tech giant’s second headquarters could strain academic autonomy, says Michelle Dimino

Scholars offer their advice on the art of promoting research online