As peak marking season approaches, Julianne Law gives a frank assessment of where her university¡¯s new paperless marking system has gone right and what could be improved
There must be greater permeability between universities and tech giants if we want to protect data from corporate interests and use it for the public good
Psychologist Michal Kosinski¡¯s work shows how digital footprints can predict a person¡¯s sexual orientation, political views and more. Is it a danger or a warning about threats to privacy? John Morgan reports from California
Copyright policy would bar staff at University of Nottingham from objecting to edited versions of their own lectures, which could be used during a strike
Successful trials of a robot tutor should encourage universities to ask which roles can never be replaced by artificial intelligence, argues Robert MacIntosh
Imperial College London president predicts that higher education institutions will follow global corporations in screening applicants using AI-based algorithms
It may be five years since Moocs went mainstream, but Diana Laurillard and Eileen Kennedy believe they still have the potential to reach the hard-to-reach
An academic parent, a student and two researchers consider if the metrics approach is really the game changer for improving student outcomes that many claim, or if it has a dark side
Academics able to link their expertise to world events can raise their personal and institutional profiles to previously unimaginable levels, says Russell Reader