UK universities draw up guiding principles on generative AI

By: Sally Weale Education correspondent — July 3^rd 2023 at 23:01

All 24 Russell Group universities have reviewed their academic conduct policies and guidance

UK universities have drawn up a set of guiding principles to ensure that students and staff are AI literate, as the sector struggles to adapt teaching and assessment methods to deal with the growing use of generative artificial intelligence.

Vice-chancellors at the 24 Russell Group research-intensive universities have signed up to the code. They say this will help universities to capitalise on the opportunities of AI while simultaneously protecting academic rigour and integrity in higher education.

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Staff at 150 UK universities begin three days of strikes

By: Sally Weale Education correspondent — March 20^th 2023 at 16:33

Industrial action going ahead despite hopes of breakthrough on pay, conditions and pensions last week

Universities in the UK have been hit by strike action once again, despite hopes of a breakthrough last week with an offer from employers on pay, working conditions and pensions.

Tens of thousands of staff at 150 universities pressed ahead with planned strikes on Monday in the first of three days of industrial action this week, with many branches claiming big turnouts on picket lines.

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Universities rebuked over academic misconduct cases in England and Wales

By: Sally Weale Education correspondent — February 27^th 2023 at 19:38

Ombudsman report says students treated unfairly and changes to exams since pandemic created uncertainty

Universities have been reprimanded over unfair treatment of students accused of academic misconduct in a report by the higher education ombudsman for England and Wales.

The Office of the Independent Adjudicator (OIA) said changes to assessments, accelerated by the Covid pandemic when university examinations moved online, had led to uncertainty among students about what is and is not allowed.

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Jason Arday to become youngest ever black professor at Cambridge University

By: Sally Weale Education correspondent — February 23^rd 2023 at 06:00

Arday, 37, a sociologist, aims to inspire others from disadvantaged and under-represented backgrounds

A renowned sociologist who was unable to read or write until the age of 18, and was working part-time in Sainsbury’s less than eight years ago, is to become the youngest black professor ever appointed at the University of Cambridge.

Prof Jason Arday, 37, is a highly respected scholar of race, inequality and education, yet at three years old he was diagnosed with global development delay and autism spectrum disorder, and he did not learn to speak until he was 11.

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UK universities draw up guiding principles on generative AI

Staff at 150 UK universities begin three days of strikes

Universities rebuked over academic misconduct cases in England and Wales

Jason Arday to become youngest ever black professor at Cambridge University