Dear Philip, Please find attached an amended version of your slides for your mini lecture, “Artificial Intelligence, Atom By Atom”, as part of our virtual open day events. I’ve blended your slides with our template. Is that OK? Many thanks… That is an excerpt from an email I received recently from our external relations and marketing […] … learn more→
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Ethical challenges loom over decisions to resume in-person college classes
By early July, about 80% of U.S. campuses were planning to resume at least some in-person instruction, even as a growing numbers of faculty are voicing concerns about safety. As Michael Sorrell, president of Paul Quinn College, argues, “Because we do not yet have the ability to bring students and staff back to campus while keeping them safe and healthy, we simply cannot […] … learn more→
I’m dyslexic and academic publishing is twice as hard
Rejection is a word and an experience I’ve become well acquainted with since starting my PhD. Around every corner is another rejection; it’s just a fact of academic life. A career in academia means dedicating time to publishing your research in academic journals. When I started my course, I was told that I needed to […] … learn more→
The pandemic must not be allowed to erode universities’ student focus
Since coronavirus forced the switch to remote learning, I have seen many universities share infographics and statistics about their online teaching. These self-congratulatory messages highlight how vast numbers of courses, video lectures and online sessions have been delivered by a large number of faculty and attended by a much larger number of students. However, I […] … learn more→
Cheaper courses won’t help graduates get jobs – they need good careers advice and links with employers
The Australian government’s higher education funding changes aim to ensure graduates are “job-ready”. Students will be charged more for courses the government deems have poorer employment outcomes, to incentivise them into cheaper courses with supposedly better job prospects. But these changes seem ignorant of the research surrounding future jobs, and the unpredictable nature of the […] … learn more→
Solidarity with contingent faculty entails more than signing statements
At the end of April, several prominent scholars began boycotting universities that were failing to support contingent faculty during the coronavirus pandemic. Early signatories of Covid-19: A Statement of Academic Solidarity included Judith Butler, Donna Haraway, Naomi Klein and Chandra Talpade Mohanty. Within days, thousands of additional staff members of all ranks joined the cause. A few […] … learn more→
What do we know about the perpetrators of sexual violence between students?
Sexual violence is frequent in the university environment and affects around 30% of the student population. The victims of these sexual assaults, rapes or harassments are mainly women and the perpetrators of men. In 9 out of 10 cases, the victims know their attacker who may be the boyfriend, a romantic partner or another student. Most often, it is a matter […] … learn more→
The promotion of academic fraud through search engines
In recent years, as we have previously written, we are witnessing the emergence of platforms for the sale of academic works “Made in Spain”. Most of these websites, which in an aseptic and politically correct tone can be classified as “academic services” and with another more daring but adjusted to the reality of “facilitators of academic fraud”, are […] … learn more→
Covid-19 is no longer a short-term crisis for higher education
As Lenin put it, there are decades when nothing happens and then weeks when decades happen. And we aren’t out of the woods yet. In fact, we are still heading inwards. For universities and students, hopes of a return to normal campus life in the autumn term are long gone, and hopes for a return […] … learn more→
So you want to blog – should I write a guest post?
Why blog? Well, there are reasons. Maybe you’ve heard, or been told, that blogging is a good way to reflect on your research, share your research and/or think in in public. That’s all pretty true. Maybe you have heard, or been told, that a side benefit of blogging is that it improves your academic writing. That’s […] … learn more→
