Heartbreak hotels Rudeness, indifference and discomfort: travelling in the UK has convinced Mary Evans that all sanity has fled from the public world 24 May
A jury of their peers Academics seeking promotion should be assessed for quality of teaching as well as research, argues Quintin McKellar 24 May
Coalition reforms have left students swimming with sharks If loans are as fair and as sustainable as ministers say, why aren't their terms and conditions enshrined in law? Liam Burns writes 24 May
Beyond the headlines Affordability underpins the bad press about London Met, says Malcolm Gillies 17 May
Breaking up is hard to do There is no 'British' higher education system, argues Alan Trench: there are four. Expect increasing political problems as a result 17 May
Fundamental elements The STFC's achievements offer a template for extracting the full value from UK research, suggests Keith Mason 17 May
With the managers in charge, autonomy isn't what it used to be The market, not academic freedom, is what our leaders have in mind when they seek to resist political interference, John Holmwood argues 17 May
V-cs: useless or priceless? Fred Inglis and Nicola Dandridge offer diametrically opposed views of the quality and value of the academy’s leaders 10 May
Stand up for shelf life Badger your MP and kick up a fuss: London Met's treatment of the Women's Library must be challenged, argues June Purvis 10 May
Freedom: the bottom line Not only are 'public' universities technically private, says James Tooley, but many are close to fiscal independence 3 May
Madness of metrics David Bignell scorns target-focused managers whose restructuring may destabilise when what is needed is common-sense adjustment 3 May
Leader: All for one, or none for all? An every-university-for-itself stance in the face of more austerity could leave higher education worse off as a sector By John Gill 3 May
Let's hear it for pod people Sally Feldman on a new wave of academic impact via the online ‘airwaves’ 3 May
The Department for Mergers, Shuffles, Shifts and Reboots Universities and schools are said to be 'natural' partners, but it has rarely been the case in Whitehall's swap shop, Andy Westwood notes By Andy Westwood 3 May
Reassuringly expensive Headhunters cannot expect academics to help them fill senior roles without remuneration, argues Ron Johnston 26 April
To join the 'Russellers', we must round up a rather classier crew Alasdair Smith overhears a high-powered conversation with top university executives keen on widening their access to the 'elite' 26 April
Cracked reflection Peer reviewing is still the only channel for scholarly output, but more must be done to hold it to a gold standard, argues Srila Roy 26 April
Leader: It's gone one step beyond Funding bodies set the impact agenda, but university managers made it into a song and dance that everyone had to follow By John Gill 26 April
Master the new loom before life's tapestry unravels at our hands We must ethically control synthetic biology or its box of delights could easily become a Pandora-style nightmare, warns Julian Savulescu 19 April
Past is prologue Critics, take note: the archives teach us that the academy's 'golden age' had plenty of commonalities with today, Nick Hillman says 19 April
Wider open spaces Freely accessed papers are simply points in a constellation of scientific communication with the public, says Alice Bell 19 April
The history boys and girls Felipe Fernández-Armesto recalls a golden age when learning was treasured 12 April
A home of one's own As Feminist Review celebrates its 100th issue, Mary Evans assesses its lasting contribution to academic debate 12 April
Debt collection, but without the defaults and the destitution Bruce Chapman, who pioneered Australia's income-contingent student loans, is keen to see the system applied in other spheres 12 April
A case of double Dutch Nicola Dandridge is sceptical of press reports on the boom in British students heading to the Netherlands for a university education 12 April
Raw, not for consumption Unpublished research data must be placed beyond the FoI's reach or the academy will suffer, Kevin Schürer warns 5 April
We aim to ensure that the transition goes as smoothly as possible Sir Alan Langlands explains what Hefce is doing to provide help during the biggest shake-up of university funding for generations 5 April
Winter is coming ‘Lucky’ Australia is feeling a rather British chill in the air, says Malcolm Gillies 5 April
Resetting the compass Resourceful academies in the global South and East have much to teach the ‘developed’ North and West, Sir David Watson observes 5 April
Victors and spoils Indulging 'world-class' institutions distorts higher education policy and fails those it should help, Roger Brown contends 29 March
Master and commander Andy Westwood salutes Sir Alan Langlands, a steady hand guiding the sector through the stormy waters of frenzied coalition reform 29 March
Government demands that separate work and values discredit us To be ethical, a funding system must recognise that what universities do supports the common good, argues Thomas Docherty 29 March
Painful reflection Media self-hatred is fuelling the attacks on media studies, says Sally Feldman 22 March
An inclusive mission As a scholar at Cambridge, Rowan Williams will continue pursuing a communal search for truth, says Benjamin Myers 22 March
