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If institutions are serious about widening participation, they must somehow strike a balance between social engineering and social mobility

Judgement is hard, but limits are appropriate if they ensure the quality of academic engagement with complex, competing ideas, says Sandro Galea

PhDs are becoming more programmatic in many countries, but the German one-on-one model retains considerable influence, says Glen Jones

Take-up of research by business is difficult to catalyse and record. Far better to focus on the impact central to universities¡¯ missions, say Vince Mitchell and William Harvey

Female-only professorships will speed progress to gender equality in the academy, but the pushback shows how far there still is to go, says Clare Kelly

A graduate levy paid by businesses will help keep tuition costs down while still producing the skilled graduates the economy needs, argues Johnny Rich

Ahead of °Õ±á·¡¡¯s vice-chancellor question time, Anthony Forster and Lorna Fox O¡¯Mahony reflect on the challenges that keep them up at night

More needs to be done to tackle grade inflation and restore public confidence in the value of degrees, says Andrew Wathey

The case of Matthew Hedges exposes the limits of academic freedom and the internationalisation of UK universities, argues John Nagle

Journal rankings are a poor way to determine if a researcher or their research is worthwhile, argue Cormac Bryce, Michael Dowling and Brian Lucey

The publication of interdisciplinary research has surged in recent decades, but is it commodifying academic research and weakening its rigour? Lakshmi Balachandran Nair asks

Paying attention to language and creating more inclusive social activities are ways universities can support students with mental and physical disabilities, says Christa Bailka

An exhibition at the University of Bristol showcases the achievements of the unsung heroines of the institution, writes Judith Squires

All campus life is here

Recent political interventions in university affairs are symptomatic of the perception that ÖйúAƬ institutions need a firm hand

As winter¡¯s tunnel looms, academics would do well not to retreat into lonely silos, says Alison Newby

A Twitter storm over a remark he made on diversity policy reminds Jeffrey Flier why he was so wary of speaking out while a Harvard dean

Analysis of wage premiums from tertiary education suggests that the system struggles to deliver the changing skills that the economy demands, says Stephen Parker

Mistakenly labelling material as ¡®security-sensitive¡¯ has created a space to learn, says Robert Van De Noort

Mike Finn speaks to university leaders and trade unionists to find out what they make of the prime minister¡¯s Brexit deal

The alt-right fear that universities produce liberal, close-minded sheep is comparable to the political satire of Dr. Strangelove, says Ross Cole

Giving students the opportunity to interact directly with business leaders can be life-changing, says Peter Viqueira

Early exposure to an elite university environment could set students on the path towards academic success, says Harry Hortyn 

If not, the country¡¯s single biggest success story could be at risk, says Janet Beer

It¡¯s easy to say academics should be kinder and more giving to students, but they already face myriad other demands and must mind professional boundaries

If access to European research funding is to be maintained, more UK research universities need to forge formal links with EU institutions, says Peter Coveney

The UK¡¯s Commons Education Committee has surveyed many issues, but its simple-minded approach is largely unhelpful, says Andrew McRae  

Depositories of original sources were once bulging with academics, but few scholars seem to have time to visit them now, says Arnold Harvey

If those researching topics disliked by politicians can¡¯t make a living in universities, scholarship will be impoverished, says Mark Steven

Involving everyone in decisions to remove or repurpose symbols of power on campus can lead to a renewed sense of university citizenship, says Francis Petersen

Setting up a staff LGBT+ network on campus has shown the university community that equality isn¡¯t just HR¡¯s responsibility, says Hamish Walker

Podcasts can improve access to research and offer an innovative way to assess student learning, says Ian M. Cook 

Understanding patients¡¯ lifestyles, beliefs and values systems will put medical professionals in a better position to respond, says Kate Hamilton-West

Diversity in the classroom is what a liberal arts education needs most, and the admissions process reflects this priority, says Laura Severin

It¡¯s never too late to change course, says Daniel Sokol 

A survey reveals readers¡¯ opinions on whether professional editors or active researchers should be responsible for academic editing

Setting up institutional links with partners in key global cities is one way UCL is preparing for life after Brexit, says Florian Mussgnug

If you want your manuscript to be accepted, pepper it with formulaic neologisms, irrelevant but impressive references and suitably indented vulgarity, advises Janelle Ward

If women in particular must watch what they say for fear of a social media mauling, public scholarly fora will be the poorer, warns Charlotte Galpin

If businesses regard upskilling their middle managers as a high priority, universities should not be criticised for meeting that need, says Alec Cameron

Political efforts to silence academic critics are unlikely to end despite clarification that universities are not obliged to ban them, says Pushkar

Matthew Reisz praises the researchers who go way beyond the call of duty in investigating the world for us all

The international stars in the Boston Red Sox and the city¡¯s stellar universities highlight why Trump¡¯s xenophobic rhetoric is so out of step with a ¡®winning¡¯ part of America, writes Jack Grove from Boston

Political uncertainty and growing domestic enrolments mean a quality postgraduate experience is more important than ever, argue Jason Leman and Jonathan Neves, who also discuss the results of Advance HE¡¯s postgraduate taught experience survey 

Matt Waddup considers the bizarre situation in which the UK universities regulator will allow the demise of its own sector

The chair of the Office for Students has declared that it would be irresponsible to bail out struggling institutions, but John Gill argues that institutions are facing financial challenges beyond their control 

Even if costs are rising, keeping a university afloat is always the best option, says Andrew Burn

The Australian government has released three major data sets unusually back-to-back and full of mistakes, leading John Ross to ask: why so much, why so fast and why so erroneous?

Government, industry and universities need to foot the bill for more invaluable work experience opportunities, says Jackie Carter

Encouraging students to develop a civic mindset while at university could lead to a lifetime of informed participation in politics, says Will Miller

With the US¡¯ affirmative action policies once again thrust to the centre of public debate, Patricia G¨¢ndara reflects on the measures used to deem students deserving of entrance to leading universities

The All Souls fellowship exam confirms everything you already knew about Oxford, yet the brilliance isn¡¯t in the answers but in the institution itself, writes Arabella Byrne

The possibility of a university failing as it is exposed to commercial forces could have consequences that ripple out far beyond campus

China¡¯s growing presence in Africa is causing many students to head to Asia rather than Western universities, says Zahir Irani

After a rare, chance encounter with an enthusiast for one of his books, Felipe Fern¨¢ndez-Armesto reflects on why so few academics gain any sort of celebrity 

The University of South Australia¡¯s merger with its prestigious Adelaide neighbour may be off, but the fact that it was even considered illustrates how much can change in 30 years, says Adam Graycar

Academics should not be afraid to challenge the wisdom of requiring institutions to make financial amends for their past links to slavery, says Robert Dingwall

Nobel laureate Donna Strickland may not have experienced the same inequality as other women working in science, but she has a duty to fight against it, says Anna Notaro

If we want to transform the research and development intensity of the UK economy, we need an outstanding workforce, says John Kingman 

Research-funding decision processes and rejections should be open and transparent, but this time they weren¡¯t, say Libby Lester and Brett Hutchins