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Assessment rationales have not kept pace with AI translation and writing support tools, conference hears

Based solely on a Turnitin report, Emily was condemned for using ChatGPT to write her essay. Except that she hadn¡¯t, writes Daniel Sokol

Trial ahead of LLE failed because of ¡®utilitarian¡¯ course offer while ¡®top university¡¯ prestige harms credit transfer prospects, says leader

¡®Psychosocial harm¡¯ clauses in workplace safety laws elevate administrators¡¯ mental health obligations, expert warns

Analysts are enthusiastic about microcredentials but unsure about their suitability in universities

Students¡¯ sometimes unexpected use of AI, from generating emails to translating their original work, is encouraging a ¡®rethink¡¯ by academics

For some students, a little more understanding of their difficult individual circumstances goes a very long way, says Hannah Forsyth

Australia is top-performing nation for first time in five years, while the United Arab Emirates is on the rise

When passable texts, images and music can be automatically generated, the creative industries may need fewer, better graduates, says Ian Pace

Ucea chair says all students at his university are graduating with full degrees but it took ¡®huge effort¡¯ to get there

Graduates who can make connections across time and disciplines would be more stimulated, in both the workplace and wider life, says Harvey Graff

Distance-learning provider seeks to fill university ¡®cold spot¡¯ in Milton Keynes

On a bipartisan basis, members of Congress see value in federal government tweaking rules to allow and encourage quicker pathways

New guidelines for government-funded universities in India lack critical engagement and follow a political agenda, scholars say 

Part-time entrants at levels 4 and 5 saw the largest proportional fall of all qualification levels

If passable essays can be generated in seconds, should educators refocus on originality and style ¨C or reframe assessment entirely, asks Andrew Moore

The political will is there, but doubts remain about whether supply and demand will follow suit, say Peter Wolstencroft and Elizabeth Whitfield

Union says at least 5,000 students will not graduate this summer, but employers¡¯ poll suggests disruption is ¡®isolated¡¯ and ¡®limited¡¯

Major annual survey finds marked increase in timetabled classes post-pandemic, with most being held in-person again

If you want to get promoted in UK academia you will probably need to apply for an Advance HE fellowship. But there is widespread scepticism that this extended ¡®box-ticking exercise¡¯ improves pedagogy, says Amanda Goodall, while Martin Rich considers how the programme might be made fit for purpose

Helping students learn is core to universities¡¯ missions, but the buzz phrase ¡®student success¡¯ has come to designate something more. Exactly what, though, remains contested, and its pursuit has exposed age-old tensions between academics and administrators. Sara Custer reports 

Tsinghua vice-president Bin Yang outlines how the nation¡¯s rapid digital development is evolving to boost the quality and accessibility of education and to give the world a window on China

Acting vice-chancellor urges staff to end refusal to assess work due to ¡®enormous¡¯ impact on students, including nine out of 10 postgraduates

The route will ease the staffing crisis by widening access, but apprentices will have to pass the same professional exams as everyone else, says Nichola Hay

Centre-periphery model of higher education ¡®already obsolete¡¯, with strong research output from a growing number of nations, scholar tells Boston conference

Low opinion of key exams connected to ¡®disastrous¡¯ decisions during Covid and a lack of understanding over how grades are awarded

Gaps between quality of providers¡¯ teaching and the students they cater for identified in new Hepi report

First new college in half century at UC Berkeley reflects a nationwide effort to meet relentless rise in student interest in computing

The former vice-chancellor of the University of Johannesburg on the complexities of leading an institution in Africa 

The idea that humans¡¯ inventiveness will always keep them one step ahead of computers may not turn out to be true, says David Sanders

Self-employment teaches valuable skills and offers more flexibility to fit work around academic and domestic demands, says Robert Phillips

Florida¡¯s partisan attack on New College bolsters iconoclastic Massachusetts campus as it rebuilds from near closure

Academics¡¯ rush to cater for different learning preferences with plethora of readings, videos and slides leaves course participants fatigued

Universities have focused on impact on assessments, but internet pioneer tells É«ºÐÖ±²¥ conference changes must extend to teaching and research

New College of Florida governing board assembled by governor refuses faculty-backed professor candidates

The sense of being part of a learning community is important ¨C and you don¡¯t get that from ¡®captured¡¯ lectures, says Michael Merrifield

Study finds trainee doctors become cynical, emotionally distanced and desensitised towards their patients

Ancient India and China were the first civilisations to educate young people to become whole individuals, says Kyaw Moe Tun

The UK¡¯s trailblazing marriage of academic study and practical training is billed as a win-win for students and employers. But are universities and companies pulling their weight? Are students getting what they want? And what does it all mean for the future of traditional study, asks Tom Williams 

As AI makes giant strides, threatening to digitise a whole host of graduate careers, the need to ensure that human employees can regularly upskill and retrain is more urgent than ever. An early pioneer of mass lifelong learning, does Singapore point the way forwards? Pola Lem reports from the Lion City

Unions representing full-time and adjunct faculty walk out at New Jersey¡¯s three-campus 67,000-student system

Assessment needs rethinking, but ChatGPT et al could streamline processes, improve tutoring and highlight collaborations, says Nick Jennings

The aspiration is commendable, but the downsides of running short, flexible courses must be considered from the outset, says David Spendlove

Basing teaching around the fundamental challenges faced by society will benefit both the humanities and humanity itself, says Doug Haynes

To retain students, US institutions must give credit for learning that occurs in professional settings, say Stephen Handel and Eileen Strempel

Universities should do all they can to expand students¡¯ horizons by exposing them to the transcendentally vast, says Andy Tix

Fayneese Miller, university¡¯s first black president, to retire after months of battling over propriety of Muhammad painting in art class

Focus on jobs and commercialisation inconsistent with sector¡¯s ¡®intrinsic purposes¡¯, says Simon Marginson

V-c Wim de Villiers advocates multilingualism within higher education, but investigation finds university ¡®violated rights¡¯ of Afrikaans students

Grading fills students with anxiety and academics with guilt. It is the enemy of real education. Time for a rebellion, says Andy Farnell

OECD education director Andreas Schleicher urges shift towards lifelong learning, but says universities enjoy ¡®nice monopoly rent¡¯ from status quo

Former Cape Town v-c Mamphela Ramphele warns that higher education has been captured by elites and needs to prioritise tackling climate crisis

Focus on impact and deep evaluation far more important than whatever is in vogue, renowned education researcher says 

Retrofitting traditional assessment methods with more accessible and inclusive overlays is not the right way to go, says Katie Stripe

Students need to know the broad outlines of global imperial history if they are to judge claims for themselves. But, typically, they don¡¯t, says Ian Pace

The honours system has too narrow a scope and too few grades. Why not embrace the Hear and the GCSE scale, asks Zahir Irani

Disappointing results from pilot scheme indicate a focus on 10-credit modules, rather than 30-credit courses, is the way forward, says Annabel Kiernan

Developed techniques to create virtual field trips are proving a boon to students¡¯ education and morale, say Simon Hutchinson and Nataliia Popovych

Poll reveals how once ¡®non-existent¡¯ path to top tier of academia has now become ¡®common¡¯

Eerie AI simulations of academic writing show why student essays must return to their more imaginative and freewheeling roots, says Colm O¡¯Shea