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AI infractions could result in a year-long ban from the arXiv system, which is an essential communication channel in many fields of research.
Canada should redress age biases in the ranking system that serves as the primary mechanism for skilled workers to attain permanent residence in the country.

Grades can magnify inequities that exist in American schools, making it harder for some students to succeed.

Madeleine Griffiths’ book explores ‘problematic sex’ between academics and students on Australian campuses, through the stories of four women.

Universities should teach AI literacy, emphasise why developing knowledge is important and teach students why being an expert matters.

If universities want to be truly inclusive, that must extend to people with disabilities, whether they are students or staff.

Fewer graduates means fewer data analysis experts to aid in knowledge creation and innovation.

More high school students are taking college courses while still in high school. But equity gaps exist, with Black and Hispanic students participating at lower rates.

Stuff cuts are just the most visible aspect of critical problems within the modern university, as a new survey of academic workers reveals.

Why The Conversation U.S. started an investigative unit.

The road to becoming a champion speller is made easier with support from family and friends, but ultimately it depends on an individual student’s commitment to learning, a scholar writes.

Journalists, policymakers and academics are among those whose worlds could be turned upside down by AI chatbots.

ChatGPT is a sophisticated AI program that generates text from vast databases. But it doesn’t understand the information it produces, which also can’t be verified through scientific means.

In its present form, the new Higher Education Bill lacks a governance framework that addresses the complaints of fee-paying students.

Billions of dollars are being spent on tutoring in the US. Will it be enough to help schoolchildren make up for pandemic learning loss? An education economist weighs in.

Some open access journals — those that don’t charge their readers a fee — require that researchers pay to publish with them. Removing author fees helps more researchers to publish their work.

College students who are focused on career goals and personal growth – and growth for others – tend to fare better academically, new research finds.

Casual or short-term contracts, a lack of professional development, little hope of career progression: a survey of academic working conditions sounds a warning.

Over the course of a career and retirement, gender pay gaps lead to a difference of roughly half-a-million dollars for women professors relative to their male counterparts.

Strikes have had a negative impact on Nigeria but private universities have benefited.