Ethics committees ¡®struggling to deal with¡¯ AI research Governance of data science research makes it difficult to highlight potentially harmful impacts that might arise, says ethics review report By Jack Grove 13 December
Wellcome Trust director takes World Health Organization role Infectious disease specialist who came to national prominence during Covid will become WHO chief scientist By Jack Grove 13 December
Weak leadership and law-making ¡®undermining EU alliances¡¯ Ambition of European Universities Initiative will be realised only by competent leadership and ceding more power to EU officials, says EUA president By Ben Upton 13 December
Fiona Hill: higher education¡¯s future ¡®is on the line¡¯ After elite universities took her from County Durham to White House, next Durham chancellor aims to work on spreading benefits of higher education beyond elites By John Morgan 13 December
Anton Muscatelli on social justice and Brexit The principal and vice-chancellor of the University of Glasgow discusses the economics of higher education By Rosa Ellis 13 December
Only about 20 per cent of school-leavers need to go to university Massification, metrics and consumerism have eroded what was distinctive about UK higher education, says Philip Langton By Philip Langton 13 December
UUK seeks ¡®bold and serious¡¯ solutions to underfunding of sector Vice-chancellors¡¯ group launches ¡®national conversation¡¯ on future UK-wide research funding and teaching support in England By Chris Havergal 12 December
¡®Avoid all-metric approach to REF¡¯, says review Bibliometric-led evaluation of research outputs unable to replicate ¡®richness¡¯ of peer-review model By Jack Grove 12 December
REF robot reviewers ¡®not yet ready¡¯ to replace human judgement Automation should only be used to support peer review and not usurp it, finds major study By Patrick Jack 12 December
Why are Russian universities pushing African students to fight in Ukraine? While students are exempt from Russia¡¯s mobilisation, African students¡¯ financial precarity leaves them open to pressure, says Ararat Osipian By Ararat Osipian 12 December
UK-Ukraine dual degrees to help post-war reconstruction Institutions invited to host master¡¯s programmes to address skills shortages in areas such as bridge-building By Ben Upton 10 December
Keir Starmer¡¯s trip to his alma mater reflects universities¡¯ regional clout But institutions will contribute much more to both their localities and their planet if they collaborate more, says Simone Buitendijk By Simone Buitendijk 10 December
