The Technological University of the Shannon (TUS) Compendium of Approaches to Integrating Digital Competencies into the Curriculum exemplifies the University’s commitment to embedding digital capabili...

“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