Opinion

The necessity of regular publication curbs the freedom that can make scholarly work original and important, says Shahidha Bari

Greater efforts must be made to ensure women aren’t overlooked – and to redress past failings, says Janet Shibley Hyde

Despite their scientific achievements, women account for only 5% of Nobel prize-winners. It diminishes them – and the award, says John Gill

Pam Tatlow finds a lively political conference buoyed by talk of abolishing tuition fees

Adam Szetela has been speaking to some high profile scholars about how to write well, and this is what he found out

Unlike in the UK and the US, German graduates tend to vote in quite similar ways to other citizens. But not in the case of the AfD, writes David Matthews

Education debate at the Labour conference in Brighton has gone beyond the easy headlines, says Andy Westwood – but important questions remain unanswered

Nick Hillman writes from the Labour Party Conference in Brighton, where – happily – he finds fewer lobbyists and more activists

Elite universities must expand their intake to combat rising resentment directed at higher education, says Catharine B. Hill

Despite advances in artificial intelligence, humans will always have the edge over machines when it comes to teaching, says Aldwyn Cooper

Downplaying the vital role that universities play in encouraging creativity could endanger the main engine of economic growth, say Luca Cacciolatti and Soo Hee Lee

Atrocities in Myanmar expose how universities have unnecessarily risked their reputations by partnering with corrupt political systems, says Peter Brady

Social scientists are innovating to ensure their research is relevant, but more must be done, says Rick Delbridge

PSL’s high entry position in the THE World University Rankings reflects one of the ambitions of France’s programme of mergers, say John Ludden, Philippe Le Prestre and Jean-Marc Rapp

The attacks may be ill-informed, but universities must keep demonstrating the value that they provide for students, graduates and society, says Anton Muscatelli

Community engagement is not just a good strategy. It’s an urgent responsibility, says Andrew Petter

No one should underestimate the importance of encouragement in pedagogy, says Tom Pow

Countries worldwide are grappling with the challenge of expanding higher education with limited resources while maintaining quality 

Universities are right to re-examine the support in place for students in light of soaring suicide rates, says health secretary Jeremy Hunt

For National Postdoc Appreciation Week, we take a look through our archive of advice and information for early career researchers 

As The Sunday Times reports proposals to cut fees, Sir Keith Burnett asks how we measure ‘value for money’ in education?

Christopher Cripps offers a French perspective on how universities can develop their position in the international academic community

The loss of Supporting Professionalism in Admissions would be bad news for students, says Les Ebdon

Chris Parr picks through some of the highlights from the tuition fees debate between David Willetts and Andrew Adonis

If we are going to build societies of peace and consensus, we have to accept each other’s villains as elements of our common past, says Felipe Fernández-Armesto

Being positioned as passive recipients of lecturers’ appraisal does nothing to promote the development of crucial graduate attributes, say Naomi Winstone and Edd Pitt

The ending of Murdoch University’s agreement with its staff over employment conditions could herald a rougher ride for university staff, says Gavin Moodie 

We need to call off the witch-hunt and trust in the capacity of our students to learn, says Bruce Macfarlane

A disastrous loss of goodwill during negotiations with Brussels may mean the days of Britain’s being a net beneficiary of EU research funding are over

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The whole Science and Technology Committee should be disbanded, and the process of establishing it restarted, says Dame Athene Donald

Critics of vice-chancellor pay levels have a point, and universities need to acknowledge that, says Gordon McKenzie

Freedom of speech is not the same as accepting ‘petulant’ professors’ views, says Kerrie Thornhill

If universities want to get more disadvantaged students into university, they need to help them access the support their better-off peers take for granted, argues James Grant

The way in which academic departments are typically formed creates more barriers than benefits, says Zahir Irani

The capital’s universities must use increased tuition fee revenue to improve access for disadvantaged students, says Tony Halmos

Joy Carter urges universities and policymakers to embrace the ‘joy of learning’

Sally Hunt lambastes university employment models, which she says would be more at home in Sports Direct

Competition for students and the cash brought in by increased tuition fees explain why universities want to invest in leadership, writes Andrew McRae

John Last believes that UK schools policy risks damaging the flow of creative students into universities and jobs

Universities’ shabby treatment of casual academics flies in the face of their professed commitment to education and dignity, says Jedidiah Evans

No tax inspector or police officer can claim rights over what they write for their jobs, so why should academics, asks Gabriel Egan

A national postgraduate admissions system would allow universities to improve planning, enhance student satisfaction and widen participation, says Michelle Morgan

Andrew Adonis’s account of how Labour could fund universities if tuition fees were abolished lacks credibility, says David Willetts

Britain has a remarkably strong higher education system that makes it a world-leading player, and it requires tending, not trashing

The solutions to the predatory publishing problem are known, we just need to implement them, say Larissa Shamseer and David Moher

Despite putting more money into improving access, the top universities still struggle, finds Emilie Sundorph

To consolidate strengths and address shared challenges, top regional institutions have formed the Asian University Alliance, Tsinghua University’s Zhou Zhong explains

The region must revive the reform spirit of 100 years ago to reverse the loss of talent, say Marcelo Knobel and Andrés Bernasconi

Good academic leadership that enables universities to stay abreast of societal developments is more vital than ever, says Ole Petter Ottersen

Tan Chorh‑Chuan explains how the National University of Singapore is addressing two key questions posed by the new age of empowerment

Cornell is dedicated to truth, free expression and diversity, for only through these can it fulfil its mission to ‘maintain and promote the humane and rational values’ crucial to society, says its president Martha Pollack

The Nobel prizewinning physicist and Australian National University vice-chancellor on why his experience running a research team matters more than his Nobel prize

Duncan Ross explains how far THE’s rankings have come – and where they might be going

Russia’s top universities are being supported to make internationalisation a priority, and the fruits of their efforts are paying off, says Vladimir Filippov

Ahead of the 2018 World Academic Summit, speaker Nicolas Pejout looks at entrepreneurialism in universities

Eric Royal Lybeck says the Russell Group and UUK do not represent academics and calls for a comprehensive voice representing the professional interests of scholars

Matthew Reisz reflects on the radio programme that proves many people still have a passion for seemingly obscure academic knowledge

Universities must support and help the next generation of working-class researchers come through academia, says Lisa Mckenzie