Opinion

Online learning design is now a refined art, says Geoff Webster, and universities must show they can produce high-quality courses at a reasonable cost

The populist New Zealand First party’s anointing of Jacinda Ardern as prime minister will have big consequences for tertiary education, says Roger Smyth

Businesses prefer graduates with international experience, writes Sir Ciarán Devane, and universities must take note

Publication of the OfS regulatory framework consultation is a ‘significant milestone’ on the road to a new regulatory regime, says OfS chief executive Nicola Dandridge

Contrary to the cultural meme, Canadian graduates in all subjects earn far more, on average, than coffee shop workers, say Ross Finnie, Richard Mueller and Arthur Sweetman

Humanities subjects do support economic growth and good citizenship, but their real value lies deeper, says Andrew Moore

In our rapidly changing world focused on science and progress, the liberal arts are sometimes considered irrelevant; but they offer unique insight into who we are and where we are going

Universities must go well beyond boilerplate statements about being a 'welcoming environment' if they really want to treat all their students equally, says Sarah Kollat

Students and administrators alike should resist pitting diversity against free expression, says John Palfrey

As the Treasury Committee inquiry into tuition fees starts today, David Richardson warns that any reforms must ensure that universities remain properly funded

Labour MP Chris Elmore believes the most generous student maintenance package in the UK should not be confined to Wales

Universities are very much at the forefront of efforts to extract the most value from artificial intelligence, writes Dame Wendy Hall

Proposed reforms in the US are based on the incorrect assumption that student concern is overstated and hysterical, writes Yvette Russell

Kate Sang on how fear of embarrassment and perceived lack of professionalism are impacting academics' lives

Helen Carasso on the inconsistencies of England's fees system, ahead of her appearance at the Treasury Committee's investigation into student loan systems

Paul Ashwin sees reasons for concern in the government's latest teaching excellence framework guidelines

Josiah Marineau on the importance of giving a purpose to students’ passion

Initiatives by the mayor of London and the Department for International Trade are welcome as the UK HE sector seeks reassurance on Brexit, writes Sarah Stevens

Transcript of the speech delivered by Jo Johnson, universities and science minister, at the 2017 annual conference of the Higher Education Funding Council for England

Removing university status from post-92 institutions would disproportionately impact already marginalised and vulnerable social groups, says Ben Whitham

In the past six years, the number of new part-time students in England has fallen by 56 per cent, writes Peter Horrocks

The research excellence framework’s panels will look at factors including adventurousness, disciplinary diversity and methodological clarity, predicts Martin Willis

Focusing on your own priorities makes it possible to enjoy an easier and more productive working life, says Mark Reed

Squeamishness about advocacy is out of date. Evidence and freedom of enquiry must be defended, says Aymen Idris

Newer prizes that reward scientific teams are fairer and more representative, says Martin Rees

Despite fears of saturation, an ever-growing army of graduates could just counter – rather than heighten – the threat of machines taking all our jobs

Phil Baty on why the results of the 2018 Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education US College Rankings, published on THE today, matter so much

John Morgan looks at how an old argument may become pressing in future funding debates

Lord Hunt on how to ensure the higher education sector retains its competitive edge post-Brexit

Billy Hunter responds as publishers seek the removal of millions of papers from ResearchGate

Early career researchers are the ‘working class of higher education’, writes Elisabeth Julie Vargo  

Jessica Johnson on the challenges of arranging maternity cover

Universities talk the talk on diversity, but seldom walk the walk, says Geoff Thompson

Ali Milani believes that the NSS in its current form could be a threat to students’ unions

Pam Tatlow returns from the 2017 Conservative Party conference with food for thought (and beer to drink)

Universities were never far from the top of the agenda at this year’s Conservative Party conference, writes Diana Beech

Teaching students to attribute their failures to factors within their control can lead to big gains, say Rodney Clifton, Gabor Csepregi and Masha Krylova

A hurricane strike last year brought home to Zachary Michael Jack the academy's failure to live up to its compassionate values  

However you handle them, emails are a source of stress. But there are ways to minimise it, says Emma Russell

Theresa May’s tweaks to tuition fees may not be enough to quell the disquiet over the current system, says John Gill

What brings joy? This week, as part of our week of articles on #HEhappiness, academics from five disciplines address this most difficult of questions

John Morgan looks at the key issues a review may cover and the big worries for the sector

John Morgan asks whether laments for the polytechnics may have policy impact

What brings joy? This week, as part of our week of articles on #HEhappiness, academics from five disciplines address this most difficult of questions

Fringe events debate funding, Brexit and the social capital of knowing Jo Johnson, John Morgan reports

Viewed by many academics as an impostor subject, media studies is more critical than ever, says Louise Byrne

What brings joy? This week, as part of our week of articles on #HEhappiness, academics from five disciplines address this most difficult of questions

John Morgan looks at Theresa May’s plans for reforms to England's system

Andy Green weighs up the three main parties’ higher education policies and suggests his own solution to the funding question

Data from the World University Rankings shows that on research performance, the region is among the world’s best

As speculation mounts over a Conservative announcement, Gerard Dominguez-Reig runs the numbers

How one Nobel winner instilled belief in Erika Mancini

Social scientists must create a culture in which individuals regularly observe, analyse and interpret their own data, says Geoff Mulgan

Publishing is part of the academic game, says Mike Smith, so you’d better get good at it 

Labour still fixed on pledge as political gold dust, but may score policy impact nevertheless, writes John Morgan

Quiet acceptance of accent discrimination damages efforts to make classrooms more inclusive, says Katerina Loukopoulou

Ministers are foolish to abandon the conclusions of the 1971 review that has informed UK research policy for 45 years, say Donald Braben and John Dainton 

Universities must support those responsible for the impact case studies that will carry so much weight in the next research excellence framework, says Jonathan Grant