“There is a loss of any vestiges that the University of Edinburgh conceives of itself as primarily a Scottish institution.” – Alec Finlay. You could argue that this process began …

Online Launch: The Manifesto for Generative AI in Higher Education – The Book Project Join us online for the launch of The Manifesto for Generative AI in Higher Education – The Book Project on Thursday, 24 September 2026. Building on the original 30-statement Manifesto, the book brings together more than 40 contributors from across higher education to explore, challenge and extend its ideas. Launched by Professor Harriet Dunbar-Morris, the event will bring together contributors and colleagues to reflect on how the Manifesto has developed over the past year and, importantly, to ask: where do we go from here? This will be a short, conversational launch rather than a series of formal presentations, and online participants will be very much part of the conversation.

Nick Hulbert-Williams argues that what looks like low morale and change fatigue in HE may really be a crisis of belonging

We're here. You just can't see us. And that's a problem for you, not us

In the five years since the Taliban’s return to power, the walls have been closing in on the women and girls of Afghanistan. A dozen women and girls have, at great risk to their safety, documented the...

The Cambridge academic has rightly now resigned. But that won’t end the targeting of senior black figures or the lazy way institutions promote faux equality, says Guardian columnist Jason Okundaye

The 2026 NSS results bring evidence that most students are happy with their academic experience, and particularly appreciate the skills of their academic staff

You're seeking to save £140 million. You've just saved £73 million and are now £14 million in surplus. In that context, a bill for £200,000 may not seem particularly egregious. Yet a contract from E...

Apologies Dear Reader, it has been far too long since I last posted here. In fact, I wouldn’t blame you if you have given up completely on ever reading something new here. But I during the #e…

Jack Clark describes ‘vertiginous sense of progress’ and ‘profound changes’ to society alongside risks of technology

Naturalist says he has been ‘overwhelmed by greetings’ as milestone is marked with event at Royal Albert Hall

Gothenburg promised to optimise school admissions with a piece of code. The resulting chaos showed how unaccountable systems are ruining lives, says Charlotta Kronblad of the University of Gothenburg

Photo by Viktor Forgacs on Unsplash A new AI-driven digital learning platform launched by Arizona State University has set off alarm bells among academics. ASU Atomic is a pilot platform that uses …

We’re being sold a world where there’s no room for reflection or spontaneity. This is the Black Mirror stage of capitalism, says Alexander Hurst, who writes for Guardian Europe from Paris

A new class of AI startups say they are taking money that would normally be used to hire people and are spending it on AI compute instead.

An accessible guide to ABC Learning Design, showcasing its rapid, collaborative method and global adaptations that support innovative, flexible curriculum design.

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A while ago (way, way back) I wrote a few posts about things I was learning from my kids. As they approach their GCSE and A-level years, the topic of ‘what do you do next’ has risen a f…

Due to circumstances outwith my control (yes dear reader outwith is a real word), I had a slightly truncated visit to this year’s Digifest.  I also had to spend quite a bit longer of tra…

Kenyan workers are still the underpaid labor behind AI training, moderation, and sex chatbots. The Data Labelers Association is fighting back.

If POTUS can really bomb peace, stability and women’s rights into the Middle East, I’ll take my hat off to him. Judging by his role in Gaza, I won’t hold my breath, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

In the past five years, MPs’ attitudes in the House of Commons towards immigration have swung harder to the right than at almost any other time in the last century

We could never have imagined such tolerance of Putin’s criminal war. We normalise the horror just to survive, says Sasha Dovzhyk, a writer, editor and cultural manager

Objectification, hate, rape threats: the politicians debating online abuse mean well, but to truly understand, they need to see what I see

Exclusive: Research suggests official statistics could track as few as 6.5% of the true number of cases

The most disturbing revelation so far