Teaching assistant robots will reinvent academia

Career advice: how to chair an academic meeting

From faculty meetings to exam boards, research committees to staff-student liaison panels, meetings are a regular feature of university life. Robert MacIntosh explains how to chair them

By Robert MacIntosh

14 December

Career advice: how to supervise a PhD student for the first time

There are numerous survival guides for doctoral students, but much less advice on how to supervise PhD candidates. Robert MacIntosh offers some tips on becoming an effective supervisor

By Robert MacIntosh

11 January

Career advice: how to teach Brexit

Beyond the noise of the front pages, the UK’s decision to leave the EU offers an opportunity to hone students’ skills in critical thinking and evaluating sources, says Paul James Cardwell

By Paul James Cardwell

6 November

Robots beat academics in research challenge

A new study shows computers outshine real-life academics when performing some scholarly research tasks

By Jack Grove

17 November

Teaching assistant robots will reinvent academia

Successful trials of a robot tutor should encourage universities to ask which roles can never be replaced by artificial intelligence, argues Robert MacIntosh

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Teaching assistant robots will reinvent academia

Successful trials of a robot tutor should encourage universities to ask which roles can never be replaced by artificial intelligence, argues Robert MacIntosh

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Related articles

Career advice: how to chair an academic meeting

Career advice: how to supervise a PhD student for the first time

Career advice: how to teach Brexit

Robots beat academics in research challenge

Related universities

Georgia Institute of Technology

Heriot-Watt University

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