‘Endemic’ casualisation ‘a choice, not a necessity’, says UCU
Union ranks institutions on efforts to better support precarious workforce, and finds most failing to get to grips with the issue
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Used as a learning co-pilot, ChatGPT puts students on the road to success
With careful prompting, the AI can offer personalised tutoring that helps students understand where they need to go, says Dan Sarofian-Butin
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Publishers resist changes to textbook access scheme
Policy that has allowed universities to automatically charge students for course materials comes under threat from Biden administration
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Canadian universities blast international student visa cap
Requirement for new applications to be accompanied by letters of attestation means limits are effective immediately, universities say
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Most overseas graduates switching visas are working in care
Oxford researchers say more international students are staying in UK beyond two-year period allowed by post-study work visa, but many of them are not going into graduate-level jobs
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Nottingham introduces ‘reduced offers’ for international students
Russell Group university follows York in dropping entry bar, but sector is warned of hit to reputation
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Teaching caps at risk as Brighton redraws academics’ contracts
Time reserved for research ‘being eroded’, says UCU, as university insists it is seeking to create ‘more flexible workforce’
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Offer pregnant applicants more flexibility, research funders told
Pregnant researchers and new parents describe how they were hindered by inflexible interview process
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Irish postgraduate researchers set to strike for staff status
Other universities could follow Trinity and announce action, says union president
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Widening access ‘not at expense’ of more privileged Scots
Commissioner for fair access warns that rate of progress may be slowing as he sets range of recommendations for government
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University hiring must be centrally organised around interdisciplinarity
Allowing a thousand flowers to bloom is no longer practical for universities aspiring to be better known for their research, says Robert Brown
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Ex-science minister says he quit over mortgage bill increase
George Freeman says he could not cope with doubling of monthly bill on annual salary of £118,000
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France axes immigration law’s international student restrictions
Plans to charge overseas students ‘return deposit’ must be tossed out, Constitutional Council rules
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Sub-Saharan Africa University Rankings 2024: time to submit your data
Universities are invited to participate in the second edition of the regional ranking