A start-up created by a former Australian chief scientist has unveiled what is claimed to be a global first initiative to guarantee the authenticity of university qualifications, amid fears that AI is getting “out of control” timeshighereducation.com/new…

Student anti-government demonstrators in Serbia have won a historic victory in snap parliamentary elections but now face the challenge of turning a protest movement into a functioning government, writes @sehra852 #highered #elections #protests timeshighereducation.com/new…

The former prime minister of New Zealand is set to become a professor at the University of Sydney timeshighereducation.com/new…

#Oracy skills can empower graduates to contribute meaningfully to societal challenges in an increasingly dynamic and interconnected world, says Paul Demetriou, who shares practical advice: timeshighereducation.com/cam… #Highered #Teaching

Publishing giant @SpringerNature and the UK-based lab @GoogleDeepMind have partnered on research seeking to produce an artificial intelligence peer review assistant #research #peerreview #AI timeshighereducation.com/new…

Liverpool mayor Steve Rotheram and physicist Brian Cox among those expressing ‘deep concern’ over threats to UK science ahead of Budget timeshighereducation.com/new…

One week until the next Campus webinar, “Retaining students to completion”. The panel will discuss how to remove barriers to completion as well as the reasons that students withdraw from their course. Register here: ow.ly/P0Hp5100W4T #Highered #Retention

Students learn more, contribute more and mature as scientists when given active roles rather than supporting parts in research teams: timeshighereducation.com/cam… #Highered #STEM

One university found student retention greatly improved when it made a few tweaks to its campus environment, fostering a warmer and more connected culture. Here’s how: timeshighereducation.com/cam… #Highered

Perth’s Murdoch University has become the latest Australian institution to flag potential job cuts after federal government rule changes triggered a decline in international education earnings timeshighereducation.com/new…

Long read: Music is among a number of subjects in which vocational provision now dwarfs scholarly approaches. But the latter must be preserved, and grouping scholarship-focused students in fewer departments could be the best way to achieve that. @drianpace runs the numbers #highered #music #scholarship timeshighereducation.com/dep…

The latest branch campus to open in India is offering biosciences as well as targeting the country’s burgeoning tech sector, with low pricing helping to attract one of the largest cohorts yet timeshighereducation.com/new…

Hardest-hit staff groups stage pre-Budget ‘day of action’ as they criticise ‘inadequate’ response from central union timeshighereducation.com/new…

With industry positions at a premium, Chinese doctorate holders could be left fighting for ever more precarious academic positions, says Grace Chau timeshighereducation.com/opi…

Australian policy regime ‘more restrictive than ever’ as international education industry figures gather for annual summit in Sydney timeshighereducation.com/new…

“Minimum provision guarantees” should be introduced across English regions, a report has argued, with universities being encouraged to work closer together on course offerings to stop academic “cold spots” from opening up #highered #coldspots timeshighereducation.com/new…

University students describe the frustrations motivating them to keep protesting despite a major security operation planned for the weekend. @sehra852 reports #highered #France #protests timeshighereducation.com/new…

Strike action has been called off at the University of Dundee after the new vice-chancellor agreed to pause compulsory redundancies timeshighereducation.com/new…

One of the longest serving vice-chancellors in the UK is to depart his “hometown university” early next year timeshighereducation.com/new…

Connection in online learning does not happen accidentally; we must design and nurture it through feedback. Because good feedback conveys attention, recognition and care, write María de Lourdes Gómez Calvo and Estefannía Garza Tamez: ow.ly/BZmh5100al6 #Highered