My exclusive for Observer today: For 1st time FOI data from Oxford colleges shows majority of tutorials taught by early career academics struggling to manage on low pay & ‘Deliveroo-style’ contracts. FT profs only taught a third of tutorials last year. theguardian.com/education/2024…

Here’s a great use of #GenAI. New AI grandma used to answer scam calls and waste the time of scammers techradar.com/computing/arti…

‘Have your bot speak to my bot’: can AI productivity apps turbocharge my life? theguardian.com/technology/202…

OK, but what about the extra methane emissions from bean-eating humans? Damien Gayle theguardian.com/environment/20…

Children soiling themselves, girls menstruating thro their uniforms because they aren’t allowed to go to the toilet. Horrific. Surely this warrants a safeguarding investigation. Sadly we read too many reports about MAT regimes where CEOs are out of control theguardian.com/education/2024…

'More breathing space' by contemporary UK printmaker Janis Goodman #WomensArt

Gaza Soup Kitchen: Chef Mahmoud, Dedicated to Serving Palestinian Civilians, Assassinated by Israeli Drone Gaza Soup Kitchen, which coordinates humanitarian aid efforts in Gaza, has issued a statement regarding the tragic death of Chef Mahmoud. This morning, Chef Mahmoud was

One man can survive in a world of ubiquitous AI surveillance, and he possesses the Forbidden Name

Sunday

Join us next Wednesday at 8PM BST for #LTHEChat 310: Exploring Learner Psychology in Higher Education with Chris Martin @Linguist1980 Read the blog post at tinyurl.com/edjh84wk

Pink combat tank cover, 2006, collaboratively created crochet and knit project managed by Danish artist Marianne Joergensen, as a protest against war #WomensArt

Community turns ancient oak into single-tree table in Devon woodland theguardian.com/environment/20…

Add to this burgeoning student-staff ratios, redundancies, impossible staff workloads, pressure to meet OfS targets, lack of time and resources to cope with GenAI developments, and we have a perfect #AcademicIntegrity storm

This week's #IntegrityMatters blog by Professor Mary Davis is about maintaining research integrity in the age of AI. academicintegrity.org/resources/blog If you want to hear more about this topic, register for the upcoming webinar on December 13. mailchi.mp/academicintegr…

Ooooh! Michael Sadgrove 🇪🇺 theguardian.com/business/2024/…

A Christmas eve reminder that for all the talk of a ceasefire in Gaza, Netanyahu has no intention of leaving the strip to the Palestinians. He insists the IDF is there to stay. So we stay on the streets in 2025. #StopArmingIsrael

Another Gerry moment: he claimed he cost the uni thousands by smoking next to a sign reading ‘no smoking policy’. When challenged he said he thought they meant there was no policy on smoking. New signs hurriedly appeared.

Oooooh Prof. Chris Headleand on BBC Midlands AGAIN!

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