The case for rewriting the integrity rules from scratch
An associate dean argues universities need a new academic integrity charter rather than another policy patch: AI has made the existing definitions unworkable, detection is unreliable, and students are being judged against rules that differ between modules. A charter would at least state what is permitted before anyone is accused. Academic misconduct covers the current position.
A university and its union recognised for sustainability
York and its students’ union have received national sustainability accreditation covering teaching and student life. The student-facing parts of these schemes are the practical ones — repair cafés, reuse schemes at the end of term, and food waste projects — and they exist at most universities whether or not anyone has been accredited for them.
The Scots phrases every student in Glasgow needs
A glossary for students who have moved to Glasgow and are two terms into nodding politely. Funnier than it is useful, and underneath it a real point about moving somewhere with its own language: the fastest way into a city is admitting you did not understand. Moving to university covers arriving.