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Over three weeks since the operation and I am still more post-op than recovery, sorting through my files and back-ups in between bed rest. Here is the next gem for you: Earlier this year I set out to ones and for all get my head around the changes to Enhancement and Assurance in the tertiary education sector in Scotland. Needless to say ADHD brain overwhelm with the amount of resources.

Exploring various ways to use AI tools as research assistants

Careers services go beyond preparing students for immediate graduate positions. They equip students to navigate their professional lives over time, to progress and adapt through change. Gemma Kenyon explains the nuances of delivering employability at scale

Today a week ago. I am just planning my day, trying to figure out all the things I need to sort before going to the hospital. I make my favourite weekend photo my screen protector. My surgeon's PA calls.'You are having open surgery tomorrow.' 'Yes.' 'You didn't have pre op.' He sounds almost accusatory.'No.' I swallow the: I tried to call but you didn't pick up the phone comment.

“And so perfect parallel constructions fill the lecture halls, the take-home tests, the school newspapers, and perhaps even the idiom of student chatter.”

By the time they arrive at university, most students are using AI. So, with the lines between AI use and original work increasingly blurred, academia now needs to teach them how to use the tools critically

Or rather collection of random notes from the last three days. I had a bit of a week... Three years ago I was once again at the  physio, once again lower back pain, and yes there is damage from a car crash, but she said: something isn't right do you mind if I check your abdominal area. Not at all. …

Loss for the publishing giant in its legal action over AI crawling will make it much harder for scholars to assert control on how their outputs are used, say experts

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CNN exposes an online network of men encouraging each other to drug and assault their partners, and swap tips on how to get away with it.

Scientists say finding is ‘very concerning’ as collapse would be catastrophic for Europe, Africa and the Americas

With "close to home" now the fourth most important factor in university choice, Mack Marshall and Jim Dickinson argue that DfT's failure to recognise students as a transport user group is becoming an...

The vast majority of data centers scheduled for completion over the next few years have yet to even break ground.

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Strict new visa rules are causing fresh challenges for British society and the jobs market

The UK is rejoining the EU's Erasmus scheme from 2027, meaning British students will be able to study in Europe for up to a year, and EU students will be abl...

Plus, the Choctaw Nation blocks massive ICE prison, courts slam Trump’s big tech oligarchs, and the resistance escalates

Anti-sycophancy tips with hands-on prompt examples you can follow.

With placement students routinely clocking 75-hour weeks across study, unpaid work and paid employment, Mary Lawler, Adrian Wright, Mark Wilding and Martin Lowe argue the system needs safeguards it currently...

Restrictions at the site of its first Scottish holiday village will come into force in April.