Higher education news for libraries and librarians

by Doreen Siegfried (ZBW) Students in economics and business studies today draw on a wide range of information environments when searching for academic literature. Google Scholar, library catalogues and generative AI are part of their everyday research routines.

UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) has today published its new research data policy.

Polling suggests the public still values universities but no longer trusts the deal they offer. Jim Dickinson sifts five years of surveys for what’s driving the doubt – and what universities can do ab…

report Socioeconomic Background and Barriers to STEM Postgraduate Study October 2026 SUPPORTED BY About the Report Martingale and partners have carried out the largest piece of research ever into the UK STEM postgraduate landscape. The research tracked 400,000 UK-domiciled STEM students through the university system between 2015/16 and 2022/23, alongside analysis of a comparison dataset […]

As universities swap essays for vivas to beat generative AI, Glenn Hurst argues that marking fluency rather than understanding will penalise students who stammer

Department for Business & Trade Department forBusiness, Innovation,Science and Trade As part of the Industrial Strategy, the government is working with industry, trade unions, local partners and wider stakeholders to develop Jobs Plans that address the workforce needs in each of the 8. areas

Tara Webster-Deakin and Alice Smith outline a new recognition scheme for widening access and participation staff, and make the case for why it’s needed now more than ever

Research England publishes the sixth iteration of the Knowledge Exchange Framework (KEF6).

As AI use becomes routine, Gracie Otley argues that the real academic integrity challenge is student confidence