Top #universities ‘will turn away more #UK #students’ as fees fail to match costs

Elite #RussellGroup says institutions will make up funds shortfall by increasing international intake
https://www.theguardian.com/education/2023/jul/29/top-universities-will-turn-away-more-uk-students-as-fees-fail-to-match-costs
#ToryPoliciesInAction #Education

Sometimes have to remind myself why I moved from a ‘prestigious’ #russellgroup to an apparently much lower league university. Well, having been awarded ~£2m of @nercscience funding as a Co-I or PI since moving to #Cumbria , developing lots of fascinating new research opportunities, and living in a place like this, I think I made the right decision!

Russell Group advice on AI in academia:
1. Support AI-literacy
2. Support students to use #GenerativeAI appropriately
3. Teaching and assessment should include using AI ethically
4. Uphold #AcademicIntegrity and rigour
5. Collaborate on best practice

https://russellgroup.ac.uk/news/new-principles-on-use-of-ai-in-education/

#AcademicMastodon #AIethics #RussellGroup #ChatGPT #Cheating #AIwriting #AIliteracy #TechLiteracy

We have a #fuckwit Prime Minister.
All of the top Universities ( the #RussellGroup) and 18 research bodies are calling for the UK to rejoin #Horizon now that the Northern Ireland issue has been solved ( for trading goods) , but #Sunak wants to 'take stock of the options' and possibly go it alone with some second rate plan B .
The man's a jerk.- https://on.ft.com/3ZeXngk via @FT

'We may break the conveyor belt that leads from #privateschools to the commanding heights of power with a simple change: ensuring that the intake of #Oxford, #Cambridge and all #RussellGroup universities reflects the proportion of people in the UK who are state educated (93%).'

*This will never happen -- but everything down to the last comma in this #Guardian article by #JohnHarris is exactly right

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/jan/29/elitist-leadership-zahawi-schools-britain

I am currently on #academic cloud nine, as the saying goes.

Just having simple recognition for your effort alongside valuable #feedback is an effective #morale boost and pushes further #enjoyment in the #research I applied to take on for the next 3.5 years.

Extremely pleased PhD #student for sure.

Anyone else having a positive #experience with their #PhD?

@phdstudents @phdlife #PhDLife #PhDStudent #LiteratureReview #Postgrad #GDSL #UniversityOfLiverpool #RussellGroup

Just a warning to everyone - the #University of #Southampton is presently offering several #researchsoftware #engineer #vacancies. While I would normally and heartily recommend such a role, the person you will be working for is a #narcissist, #bully and micro-managing dipshit, and while #Soton is itself a
#RussellGroup University, there is a serious undercurrent of #abuse there. Applicant Emptor.