Opinion

The academy must repel UKIP’s charges, argues Christopher Phelps

Austin Williams on eager-to-please students fired by a passion for knowledge

Transition is both desirable and inevitable, Gabriel Egan argues

Shaun Lawson on the blooming of a long-held ambition

G. R. Evans’ rallying cry: scholars, do the spadework to defend the sector

Leaders lead, not their brains, argue Dirk Lindebaum and Mike Zundel

A variety of schemes would allow the academy to reclaim control of its knowledge and labour, says Steffen Böhm

The principle of challenging accepted views is vital for the administration of banks, universities, even medicines

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The final frontier to UK space exploration is political but exhilarating nevertheless, says Kevin Fong

Call to put differences aside, ahead of UCU Congress in Brighton

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Where have all the student satirists gone? wonders Sally Feldman

Moving health research and education funding to the Department of Health may mean higher education loses its voice

Getting image permissions for monographs is costly, slow and vexing

Adrian Furnham has had his share of peer review nightmares, but the frailties of the system have also worked in his favour

Decisions based on gossip and favouritism make the scholarly job market unmeritocratic

Universities are more important than ever to the development of great cities and knowledge economies, argues John Sexton

The gulf between the QAA benchmark on study time and the hours students put in raises questions about its judgement

The Russian Academy of Sciences (RAN) produces the majority of Russian research - but are its members, set to vote for a new president, “serfs”?

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Christopher Bigsby on the declining art of taking a hike

Technology augments but cannot supersede intuition, argues Annette Karmiloff-Smith

Research facility clusters mean the benefits are too localised, say Henry Overman and Christian Helmers

The humanities classroom offers reflection of a healthier sort, says Robert Zaretsky

Reformed graduate rock band provokes reflections on how much has changed since the heyday of ‘Spontaneous Emissions’

Bahram Bekhradnia on funding chiefs’ hunt for a new leader

The work of making students ‘college-ready’ must begin sooner, says Alan Ryan

Andy Westwood and Martin Doel map a route between FE and HE

Humanities scholars must use dash and pluck to win research cash

As research intensives band together to pool resources, they could be showing us the best way to weather the downturn

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All across the US, colleges and universities are sending out their letters of acceptance and rejection. There will be tears

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Rather than the academy relaxing its ethical standards, perhaps areas of the media need to raise their game, argues Keith Richards

It’s not what you teach but how that matters, says Felipe Fernández-Armesto

Nicola Dandridge says mixed messages on immigration aid competitor nations’ university sectors

If creativity can’t be taught, the invaluable craft of writing can, says novelist and Bath Spa professor

In the training of teachers, ministers seem determined to sideline universities with little thought for the consequences

Geraldine Van Bueren says international law could help opponents of rising tuition costs in their battle