In post-colonial Africa, the ethical neutrality of AI is pure fantasy
If we treat AI as a purely rational evolution of human intelligence, we risk repeating colonial erasure on a digital scale, says Agnieszka Piotrowska
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EU competitiveness agenda ‘disconnected from daily challenges’
Commission ambitions diverge from major issues universities face, leading sector figures tell parliament event
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UK talent visas stagnate as MAC review gets under way
Influential body to assess effectiveness of routes into country for top talent, as latest figures show numbers have not increased despite government attention
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Reform promises Welsh universities sustainable funding model
Party says it will recognise universities as central to ‘Wales’s economic future’, while cutting funding for institutions perceived as curtailing free speech
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Rise in unconditional offers could ‘distort’ students’ decisions
Guaranteed places may be ‘irresistible’ to UK students but unlikely to be in their best interests long term, warn experts
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Stalling German economy prompts graduate ‘poverty’ fears
Concerns degrees are losing value may be misplaced, say economists, but high unemployment and rise of AI ‘sinking all ships’
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UK academic stuck in Dubai keeps teaching amid Iranian attacks
Professor who expected flying visit to teach on MBA course trapped in city after flights grounded due to missiles
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Is authors’ treatment by publishers getting worse?
Complaints from authors abound about interminable delays, long silences, unfair rejections and shoddy copy-editing. But are standards really slipping? And, if so, where does the blame lie? Matthew...
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What Zohran Mamdani can teach us about changing the publishing system
His successful insurgent campaign for New York mayor was not driven primarily by moral appeal but by sustained fieldwork, says Mayank Chugh
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Review whether students with no A levels should get loans – v-c
‘Difficult questions’ must be confronted as English funding system ‘not working for anyone’, says Birmingham’s Adam Tickell
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Ministers urged to investigate students’ posts mourning Ayatollah
Islamic student groups in the UK say statements calling Iranian supreme leader a ‘martyr’ were ‘free speech’ and deny inciting violence
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UK study visa ban for four countries ‘cruel and short-sighted’
ÌÇÐÄVlog Office puts ‘emergency brake’ on some applications after surge in asylum claims, affecting thousands of potential students
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Women lead almost three in 10 of world’s best universities
Experts welcome milestone from THE analysis as ‘cause for cautious celebration’
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