Pearson turns artificial intelligence attention to essay marking
New tool will learn how academics grade papers and replicate their approach
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Do students appreciate having international classmates?
Experts say institutions must improve global experience in classroom as figures show domestic students are concerned about impact of overseas peers
German and Swedish libraries shrug off Elsevier shutdown
No sign of breakthrough as boycott yet to have significant impact on publisher
Irish law to clamp down on essay mills ‘could be model for UK’
Irish bill criminalising the provision and advertising of cheating services could hit Google and Facebook, experts predict
Saudi removal of students from Canada is ‘warning shot’ to US and UK
Experts warn that row shows how globally mobile students can be used as pawns in era of ‘political overreaction’
Students aren’t prepared for UK master’s level, study finds
Staff say they are having to put in extra hours to bring master’s students’ skills up to scratch
Hungarian government pushes forward plan to ban gender studies
University leaders were given less than 18 hours to respond to state plans to scrap the subject
The ‘gender gap in citations’: how female authors lose out
Study offers further insight into the persistent trend for women to be cited less frequently than men
Fears over potential publisher ‘monopoly’ in digital research tools
As Elsevier buys another academic workflow company, some worry about potential for publishers to ‘lock in’ scholars to their services
Tech giants lagging on publishing record
Analysis concludes universities are ‘moving towards a nearly exclusive monopoly’ over research articles
