Opinion

Stanford University’s insistence that its press break even is another bleak milestone in corporatisation, says David Palumbo-Liu

A review following the latest iteration of the PBRF could lead to radical changes that undermine the gains made, warns Roger Smyth

Falling UK graduate wages reflect not too many students but a flexible labour market’s post-crash adjustment, argues David Willetts

The sector needs to share its successes and its failures to make progress, says Janet Beer 

And opens up scholarly discourse to political tampering, says Linda Lim

Programmes that establish solid working relationships between students can help avoid their studying in isolation, argue Gareth Hughes, Brian Clegg, Dave Jarman and Philip Langton 

In a managerial era, universities are challenging the traditional idea that only individuals need protecting, say Otto Hüther and Georg Krücken

The unfettered pursuit of knowledge is every university’s core value – even if management doesn’t always see it that way, says Dennis Hayes

Better outreach and greater involvement in exam boards could raise expectations and standards for disadvantaged would-be students, says Martin Stephen

System expansion is not enough. Admission to higher-tariff institutions must somehow be opened up, says Paul Jump

A small but engaged audience for his reminiscences convinced John Brinnamoor that the future is in safe hands

Explicit or not, misogyny is commonplace in academia, write Charmaine Willis and Nakissa Jahanbani, who offer advice on how men can become women’s allies

The president emeritus of Nanyang Technological University says be prepared to answer endless questions and learn to control your ego

What’s a progressive academic to do when standing up for non-Western values is at odds with their ideals, asks Constantine Sandis 

Proposals for delayed report have to be judged in the round – including implications for those who don’t go to university, says David Robinson

Elsevier’s open access deal with Norwegian universities is the latest evidence of a shifting balance of power, says Jeffrey MacKie-Mason

The Asian University for Women and its students focus on leadership and social justice, aiming to create the conditions for change, says Nirmala Rao

CityU wants researchers, teachers and students across the region to cooperate and grow in ways that help to advance knowledge, says Way Kuo

The country’s recent judge-led review is another instance of the global misperception of institutional censorship, say Ian Jacobs and Susan Dodds

Publishers’ terror of libel law and focus on their profit margins have made them excessively risk-averse, says Stuart Macdonald

When credible concerns emerge about research validity, universities and journals must move quickly, writes John Ross

The US admissions scandal notwithstanding, Australian university history reveals a variety of approaches to allocating university places, say Gwilym Croucher, James Waghorne and Hamza Bin Jehangir

The keys to success include aligning it with academic missions and having an institution-wide approach, say Anna-Malin Sandström and Ross Hudson 

How will England’s post-18 education review approach the issues surrounding maintenance loans and university accommodation costs? Jon Wakeford considers the options

Perspectives on the state of English studies around the world reveal how disciplines are vulnerable to changes in society, policy and technology

A spell of globetrotting shows that no matter their location, universities, and those they serve, face challenges that cannot be tackled alone

Australia’s vice-chancellors must wake up: China's munificence is all motivated by its vast geopolitical ambition, says Nick Forster

They are full of self-esteem and love social media yet crave high grades and safe spaces. What to make of today’s students? asks Felipe Fernández-Armesto

Apparent moves to increase university autonomy will have the opposite effect given the government’s authoritarian tendencies, says Jarosław Płuciennik

Opponents should learn from Chinese candidates’ successful and potentially formative forays into democratic politics, says Salvatore Babones

The academic persecution originally feared when Jair Bolsonaro was elected president of Brazil never materialised, but neither did his promised investment into science and research, says Justin Axel-Berg

The new rules of academia – where researchers are valued by the funding dollars that they generate – inhibit minority background scholars and threaten universities’ accountability, says Kahlil C. DuPerry 

Teaching students the skills that enable them to be change makers in their industries should be the real goal, says Natalie Brett 

Where you live should not limit your educational aspirations, says Ian Fribbance 

Scholars of feminism attract an overwhelming amount of intimidation; their right to explore controversial issues demands explicit protection, say Alice Sullivan, Judith Suissa, Holly Smith and Lesley Gourlay

Good PhD supervision is life-changing – and not only for the few who succeed in making it as researchers

All campus life is here

Current remedies are not enough. Publishers, editors and referees must do more to eliminate lurking biases, say Melinda Duer and Athene Donald

Deep partnerships with government, business and civil society leave a sweet taste for both academics and the public, says Mark Western

The recent US scandal is a symptom of the crucial importance of prestige signalling in highly unequal systems, says Gavin Moodie

Effective teaching requires lecturers to stay on top of their research. But this is labour that often goes unpaid, says Tom Cutterham

Universities normally resist being used by states to further an ideological goal. Why should it be any different when it comes to the EU? asks David Matthews 

Universities need to be honest to students about what academic level is required to take a course and, as a result, unconditional offers will come to an end, argues Tom Richmond 

Improving policymaking is a vital contribution to society, but academics need more time and funds to do so, says Tom Sasse

Are you a student, a candidate or something else? Whatever title you choose can have an impact on how academia views you and how you see yourself, argues Jenny Mak

Higher education must reconcile its commitment to open access information with good cybersecurity principles, argues Martin Vincent

David Green outlines how his institution has successfully worked to close the gender pay gap 

A Labor victory in May’s election could still see funding conditional on universities’ employability, diversity or research records, says Andrew Norton

The recent death of politics academic David Held left Alix Dietzel shocked and guilty. Why did no one warn her she could feel like that?

Those on the ground are often able to recognise the folly of supposed efficiency measures imposed from on high, writes Peter Barry

The UK’s research excellence framework is slow, expensive and disruptive. The time and technology is ripe for a better alternative, says James Tooley

Big datasets linking higher education participation to a range of socio-economic factors are useful and fascinating, but their translation into policy remains fraught 

The three people vying to be the next leader of the UK’s University and College Union explain in their own words what they’ll do if elected

The time and financial costs of attending academic conferences discredits higher education’s desire for greater equity, says Race MoChridhe 

Katherine Firth breaks down the different meanings of ‘hard’ and gives tips for how students can persevere 

Timetabling should be at the heart of curriculum development and business strategising, argues Gill Sinclair

Zeireen Fuzurally interviewed students from Oxford and Cambridge and found that the nuance in their experiences is often overlooked in the national conversation about mental health

The combined practical and theoretical knowledge students will gain in the UK’s newest qualification make them a realistic alternative to A levels, says Andrew Kaye 

Karan Khemka weighs up the economic and moral returns on paying for a place at a top-ranked institution