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Has scholarly pessimism helped fuel anti-expert rhetoric? Panglossian we are not, but when hope fails, there¡¯s humour, says Shahidha Bari

Top universities recognise that groundbreaking ideas don¡¯t all develop and stay in one country, and neither do those who create and study them

Tired of the lies and back-patting that CVs are made of, Roger Watson eyes an alternative with a long list of virtues

Nobel laureate Sir Angus Deaton on why he signed an anti-Trump petition, and why universities are partly to blame for Trump¡¯s rise

Warwick vice-chancellor Stuart Croft on why his university reluctantly joined the ¡®flawed¡¯ teaching excellence framework

The UK must raise the issue of Turkey's appalling treatment of academia, says Mehmet Ugur

Evidence suggests you can teach students to spot fake stories, say Joseph Kahne and Benjamin Bowyer

Jeffrey Beall¡¯s blacklist of predatory publishers has disappeared, and so too should ideas about ¡®good¡¯ and ¡®bad¡¯ journals, argues Martin Parker

Nadya Ali outlines the problems that impose three demands on the sector

As the US wrestles with a strongman premier, could more authoritarian leadership help universities battered by funding woes and disciplinary tyranny?

A scholar of the past returns to a Britain he thought he knew ¨C and finds himself averting his gaze in despair. Felipe Fern¨¢ndez-Armesto mourns

Theresa May's industrial strategy must address the gap between education and skills, writes Andy Westwood

During a hospital stay, Emily Michelson learned why the humanities and sciences are in no way opposites

Universities need to adapt to stay relevant, says Gordon Redding

With wit and frankness, rebel scientist Tommaso Dorigo has spent a dozen years telling it like it is in his blog about research life. He speaks to Karen Shook

Existentialism may now seem more relevant to philosophy undergraduates, but a woeful John Kaag shares their mood of blank despair 

What is a university? The Lords debate on the HE bill asked this very question and reminds us that in 2017, clarifying their purpose is more vital than ever

Duncan Ross on the correlation between country income and university performance

Universities teach attention to evidence and fact-based reasoning, which 1930s Germany, 1990s Rwanda and now today¡¯s US show us are vital, argues Donald E. Hall

Social science must return to qualitative research to understand social and political shifts, say Pamela Prickett and Elaine Howard Ecklund

There is little sector-wide motivation to address the attainment gap between white and BME students, says Min Rodriguez

Theresa May has hinted she wants to continue research links, but it is unclear why the EU would agree to maintain the UK¡¯s current deal

Kate Riegle van West had to battle to bring her circus life and her academic life together

Nick Hillman on the possible implications of the government¡¯s defeat in the Lords

James McCrostie was shocked to discover the extent of ¡®predatory conferences¡¯, but even more shocked by those abetting them

China¡¯s pressure on its academics to toe an ideological line will increase if Trump focuses only on business, says Tao Zhang

In an era of post-truth politics, academics and their research still have a vital role to play in influencing policy, says Graeme Reid

As campus fortunes fluctuate with changing oil, currency and tuition prices, a Brexit bounce is a possibility. The state can steer the academy towards it

Jim Knight on the early committee stages of the HE and Research Bill in the Lords

Lord Stevenson on the problems facing the ÖйúAƬ and Research Bill, which was amended on its first day in committee in the Lords

Lords pass opposition amendment to HE Bill in committee stage

Fears about the consequences of Brexit are widespread, says Sally Hunt

Kirsty Williams and Julie James implore ministers to look beyond the Golden Triangle

Phil Newton looks at the case for making essay-writing services illegal

As with Moocs, virtual reality will not replace the physical university

The impact of the bill on Royal Charters is not the main concern, says Smita Jamdar

Fixing problems in the academic job market by reducing the number of PhDs would homogenise the sector, argues Tom Cutterham

The ÖйúAƬ and Research Bill is a chance for institutions to show they do more than research and teaching, says Graham Virgo

From respect and metrics to mistakes and biscuits, management scholar John Hendry offers advice

Virtual reality may be set to make an impact on learning, but can it reveal who will keep their resolutions?

Dame Athene Donald laments the lack of progress on gender issues

There really is no need for the ÖйúAƬ and Research Bill, says Anne Sheppard

John Tregoning has plans for the UK science budget

Matthew Reisz on when the worlds of ÖйúAƬ and graphic novels collide

More developed critical literacy skills can tackle fake news, say Philip Seargeant and Caroline Tagg

Vijaya Nath on what might be preventing women from climbing the HE career ladder

Trisha Craig on the changing face of study abroad programmes

John Morgan on how the EU used research programmes as a weapon to enforce free movement

The value added by a university matters more than how much its graduates earn, says Bahram Bekhradnia 

There will be thousands of people on campuses on Christmas Day this year, as Geri Ward explains

Study into the experiences of universities¡¯ top teaching faculty is revealing about the real priorities, says Holly Else

Brexit. Trump and his howling climate changers. A sector b¨ºte noire as PM. The TEF. Turkey. Ed Balls cutting a rug. It¡¯s been a year, all right

Although the term still resonates with scholars, it means less and less in today¡¯s academy, says Bruce Macfarlane

Trump¡¯s election and Brexit constitute a Great Event, which presages dark days ahead, argues Nicholas Boyle

Short of goodwill after a bruising year? Mark O¡¯Thomas prescribes a viewing of Elf for some much-needed seasonal joy and optimism

James Stirling on how Imperial College London is not shying away from reform

Reflections on event held at the University of California, Berkeley

Jack Grove asks whether Father Christmas could learn from recent ¡®Santa studies¡¯ research