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Universities 'pressure-selling' place offers to school-leavers
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A student’s death: did her university do enough to help Natasha Abrahart?
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Oxford scholarships should be for the poorest, not just the brightest
Oxford postgraduate degrees are among the most expensive, but there’s little financial support for low-income students. More...
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Warning on ‘Mirror Journals’
By David Matthews for Times Higher Education. European Commission envoy sees attempt to get around open-access requirements.
Research funders are being “taken for a ride” by publishers who launch new so-called mirror journals that mimic existing titles in an open-access format, according to the man spearheading an international effort to make more scholarship freely available. More...
European Commission Seeks Input on AI Policy
The European Commission’s Expert Group on Artificial Intelligence has requested comments on draft Guidelines for Trustworthy AI. The EU Guidelines state, “Trustworthy AI has two components: (1) it should respect fundamental rights, applicable regulation and core principles and values, ensuring an ‘ethical purpose’ and (2) it should be technically robust and reliable since, even with good intentions, a lack of technological mastery can cause unintentional harm.” The EU Guidelines reflect several principles from the Universal Guidelines for Artificial Intelligence, which have been endorsed by more than 250 experts and 60 organizations in 40 countries. More...