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Rice University plans 40 more AI faculty hires and new master’s degree

Rice University plans 40 additional AI faculty hires, research space at Houston’s The Arc and a Master of Artificial Intelligence launching in fall 2027. ETIH’s edtech news coverage examines the ...
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Children’s Commissioner names England’s hardest places to grow up in new Childhood Lottery

The Children's Commissioner names Middlesbrough, Hounslow and Bradford among England's hardest places to grow up in a new 162 ...
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Google.org awards $36m to 17 AI science projects, including Cambridge and MIT

ETIH edtech news covers Google.org's $36 million commitment to 17 AI for Science projects, including research at the University of Cambridge and MIT. The selected organizations will advance work ...
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AI use in schools exceeds teacher predictions for lesson planning but lags for marking and data

Teacher Tapp data shows teachers are using AI for lesson planning and parent communications more than expected, while marking and school data analysis lag behind earlier predictions. ETIH examines ...
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420 scientists call for cyber-capable AI models to be kept offline initially

An open letter backed by 420 scientists calls for stronger AI containment, initial internet disconnection and public incident reporting. Signatories include researchers at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam ...
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Anthropic pledges 5% of its shares to new public benefit fund

Anthropic has pledged 5% of its shares to a new public benefit fund, with labor market disruption among the areas it says the fund could address. Read the latest edtech news from ETIH on Anthropic’s ...
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Penn State backs AI projects for multilingual readers and older adults

Penn State has selected eight community research teams, including projects on AI-supported multilingual reading and older adults’ AI health literacy. ETIH’s edtech news coverage examines the school ...
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Clément Brenot joins McGill to lead new Growth Lab focused on Canada and Québec

Clément Brenot has joined McGill University as inaugural Director of the McGill Growth Lab and Associate Professor (Research) ...
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University of Liverpool spin-out Matter Machine raises £4m for AI materials discovery

University of Liverpool spin-out Matter Machine has raised £4m in pre-Series A funding led by IP Group to develop its AI-powered materials discovery platform. ETIH covers the investment, Oxford Nanopo ...
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Georgia Tech secures $5m Google.org commitment to widen access to AI science

Georgia Tech has received $2.25 million toward a $5 million Google.org commitment to expand AI research access across US ...
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Oxford partners with Microsoft and Anthropic to support AI startups tackling access to justice

The new 12-month Justice Innovators Programme will support up to 10 organizations developing technology to improve access to legal services, with technical assistance from both companies ...
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Google rolls out Gemini 4 Argon with free research access for 10,000 scientists

Google is rolling out Gemini 4 Argon and offering 10,000 scientists six months of free Google Antigravity access, subject to ...