New Post: WEEKEND READING: Future‑proofing academic integrity: the case for a new charter www.hepi.ac.uk/2026/04/19/w...

NEW on Wonkhe: Essays used to be a prompt for dialogue, but more recently that conversation has been stripped away. Nigel Francis, David Smith, Kevin Campbell-Karn and Steve Rutherford reflect on how student generative AI use has surfaced a deeper problem buff.ly/Cbgymxn

‘I see it as trafficking’: the brutal reality of life as a foreign student in the UK The long read: Universities in Britain rely on overseas applicants paying full fees, which has given rise to some unscrupulous recruiters and left many hopefuls and their families deep in debt

‘I see it as trafficking’: the brutal reality of life as a foreign student in the UK

The real Gen-AI divide in higher education is not about students Dr Emma Ransome, Birmingham City University The debate about generative artificial intelligence in higher education has largely focused on students. Are they using it? Are they declaring …

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NEW on Wonkhe: The University of Birmingham has been developing a new curriculum model that blends academic study with the development of distinctively human capabilities. Deborah Longworth and Tom Harrison explain buff.ly/aeunkG9

VFWA: Voice-First Written Assessment This post was created in true VFWA style. I practice what I preach.

I finally debuted the passion project I’ve been working on: Voice-First Written Assessment.

It’s a structural redesign of written assessment to increase security, accessibility, authenticity and as a result - validity.

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Why does cheating matter? A personal anecdote and an appeal to junior colleagues.

got inspired by some questions from phd students the other day — and also really irritated by senior academics who seem to refuse to get the issues and continue to blame students; hope useful for you! 🩷

olivia.science/cheating

Hope this means more academics will join Bluesky soon.

Using AI responsibly means knowing when not to use it AI literacy has become synonymous with prompt engineering. It should mean something else entirely.

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Stop Calling Them Soft Skills: Why Judgement, Empathy and Critical Thinking Are the Skills AI Cannot Replace The skills we have spent decades calling ‘soft’ are the only ones AI cannot do.

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UK academia’s presence on X is reaching a tipping point - LSE Impact Data collected on UK universities’ use of social media shows academic engagement with X is at a tipping point with more institutions off the platform than on.

🗣️ "For those with the largest followings on X, it has been universities who are most reluctant to let go."

#AcademicSocialMedia #X

New Post: ‘Cancel culture’ is older than we think www.hepi.ac.uk/2026/02/19/c...

Exploring inclusive teaching practices of English for Academic Purposes (EAP) in higher education (HE): a systematic review and narrative synthesis - Higher Education This systematic review examines inclusive teaching practices of English for Academic Purposes (EAP) in higher education (HE), a critical yet underexplored area for supporting international students th...

What a surprise to stumble upon!
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NEW on Wonkhe: To weather the AI storm, Charlotte von Essen argues that assessment needs to be both authentic and accountable. buff.ly/rNvngkv

you can read a short blog post about the book if you are interested celt.leeds.ac.uk/news/book-pu...

CAIL = prerequisite knowledge for a critical perspective, such as to tell apart nonsense hype from true theoretical computer scientific claims. For example, the idea that human-like systems are a sensible or possible goal is the result of circular reasoning and anthropomorphism. olivia.science/ai

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Bowie: The Final Act – 10 years after his death, the rock god gets a rapturous resurrection Packed with incredible scenes, this heartbreaking anniversary documentary can’t help but offer up a huge serving of nostalgic bliss

Bowie: The Final Act – 10 years after his death, the rock god gets a rapturous resurrection

The Persuasion of Tech: A Seductive Thought Chapter One: A Seductive Thought  There is a sentiment circulating in the staff rooms and Substack threads of the educational world, a truth universally acknowledged by everyone except, perhaps, the.....

In Austen’s Persuasion, Anne Elliot is talked out of "risky" love for a safe, hollow future. (urghh).

Education is doing the same, trading the "Wentworth" of human teaching for the "Mr. Elliot" of AI efficiency.

Don't let the machine persuade you.

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The AI Mirage: Why An Algorithm Cannot Hold My Neurodiverse Daughter's Hand The arrival of a neurodivergence diagnosis, especially when it arrives in adulthood alongside the same diagnosis of one’s own child, is less a lightning bolt and more a gradual, dawning touch of...

Do not offer my daughter a chatbot when what she needs is a chance.

I am returning the "Use AI" recommendation for her support plan, marked 'Incompatible with Human Life.'

AI isn't a scaffold for neurodiversity. It is unpaid labour disguised as a life hack.

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New Post: From detection to development: how universities are ethically embedding AI-for-learning www.hepi.ac.uk/2025/11/27/f...

New Post: Embedding AI, not bolting it on www.hepi.ac.uk/2025/11/24/e...

After Generative AI - image of book cover

On my reading list:

Could I?... On Learners, Curiosity, and the Cages We Build Around AI The curious learner. I find myself thinking about her a lot. I even drew her, in a simple sketch, to try and make sense of the unease I was feeling. I call her 'The Learner'. She isn’t a difficult...

Link to my blog post for these sketchy 'ideas' www.mariannhardey.com/technologica...

Preparing students for a world shaped by artificial intelligence | Letters Letters: Readers respond to a letter which said that AI is undermining learning at universities

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Proof or it didn’t happen: Assess it like it’s research The views expressed here are my own and do not represent those of the University of Oxford.

New blog alert. With “what are we even doing” vibes intended.
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Promotional poster for the Oxford–UWA GenAI in Academia Series Launch Seminar, jointly hosted by the University of Oxford and the University of Western Australia. The top half features images of iconic university buildings from both institutions: Oxford’s Radcliffe Camera on the left and UWA’s Winthrop Hall on the right. The event details read: Oxford–UWA GenAI in Academia Series Launch Seminar UWA’s GenAI Think Tank and Oxford’s AI Competency Centre invite participants to the launch of a new collaborative series exploring the opportunities and challenges of generative AI in higher education. Keynote presentations: • Kelly Webb-Davies (Oxford University AI Competency Centre) — Reframing AI in Academic Practice • Associate Professor Celeste Rodríguez Louro (Deputy Chair, UWA GenAI Think Tank) — Beyond the Calculator Analogy: Why GenAI Demands Critical Engagement Date: Thursday 4 December Time: 8–10am Oxford / 4–6pm Perth Venue: Online via Zoom Text at the bottom invites registration at uwa.au/OxfordUWA-GenAI-launch, accompanied by a QR code. Logos of the University of Oxford and UWA appear at the top right.

Register to attend this joint Oxford-UWA seminar where both I and @celesterl.bsky.social will be speaking about GenAI in Academia.
I'm so excited to be collaborating with my alma mater!
Register here: www.eventbrite.com/e/oxforduwa-...

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Why universities must lead on honest AI disclosure and how a new tool can help Universities must bridge the gap between calls for GenAI transparency and workable standards. A new taxonomy offers a practical system to declare AI’s role in research openly and responsibly

A new taxonomy provides a clear framework for declaring AI’s role in research: www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/why-u... #AI #Research #AIEthics

So interesting!
Suggested the library purchased the ebook version & it has arrived. Gathering interest now to create a discussion reading group.

‘Self-termination is most likely’: the history and future of societal collapse An epic analysis of 5,000 years of civilisation argues that a global collapse is coming unless inequality is vanquished

‘Self-termination is most likely’: the history and future of societal collapse