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Craig Brandist on the proletarianisation of a profession and how it leads to behaviours that could hobble ÖйúAƬ

Among all the changes in an international ÖйúAƬ sector, one constant is the primacy of integrity and quality

This year's results discussed by the Times ÖйúAƬ rankings team

Martin Hall considers the consequences for universities of moving beyond reconciliation to reparation for former injustices

After the THE Africa Universities Summit, and as ÖйúAƬ leaders gather at Going Global in Cape Town, Phil Baty reflects on the role of rankings in nation-building

John Cater considers the long-term impact of the loans the Class of 2012 is now starting to repay

Twitter may be a medium for academic vanity, but it also serves some very useful scholarly purposes, argues Les Back

Trisha Craig considers how universities can help foster in their students a lifelong commitment to community service

National attitudes to universities echo the Bundesliga-Premier League contrast, says John Morgan

Academics will continue to have negligible impact on social policy unless they forge new collaborative relationships with service users, says Peter Beresford

Schools and universities are increasingly looking at how improving personalities can boost social mobility. But in doing so, they may be forced to choose between teaching what is helpful, and what is true, says David Matthews

13 tips to make submitting your paper a breeze

The latest edition of Times ÖйúAƬ discussed by our editorial team

Well-targeted mental health support can help students stay on track in an uncapped sector, says David Laws

The junior doctor contract not only deters the lab work that leads to breakthroughs, it threatens quality of care, argues Amitava Banerjee

To aid non-traditional students, David Burns built a ¡®Spoc¡¯, a digital course where an academic is always on call

With targeted help from the government, the country¡¯s universities have reasserted their quality and regained their global standing

How can it be that experienced, full-time lecturers teaching huge classes at Canadian universities can be on such low salaries that they officially qualify as ¡°poor¡±?, asks Andrew W. Robinson

Discrimination and university expulsions continue to blight the lives of this religious minority, writes Shabnam Moinipour

Mark Shucksmith considers whether better knowledge exchange between academics and the third sector could serve as a mechanism for social change

Planning, personal connections and relentless self-promotion could just unlock the largesse of the masses, says Glen Wright

Richard Budd mulls the logic of giving money to your alma mater

Some of the factors that turn your alumni into marketing assets are not as obvious as you might think, says Holger Bollmann

Is the National Union of Students too concerned with discrimination and political correctness or is it right to ignore its critics, asks Jack Grove

Matthew Reisz considers why we are still talking obsessively about the playwright 400 years after he shuffled off this mortal coil

Rima Amin considers the challenges for students¡¯ union officers in the light of the NUS vote to boycott the National Student Survey

David Lloyd finds that a journey into the Australian outback proves instructive

Producing ¡®real¡¯ books builds academics¡¯ collective public presence, and it is also the most irresistible scholarly challenge, says ?d¨¹l Bozkurt

Many Italians have refused to take part in the country¡¯s research assessment exercise. Alberto Baccini and Giuseppe De Nicolao consider the protest¡¯s impact

China¡¯s motives, like the West¡¯s, are mixed, but it clearly has a role to play in building capacity in African ÖйúAƬ

Investing in the education of millions of young people can help defuse a security time bomb, argue Faisal Abbas and Abdur Rehman Cheema

 The latest edition of Times ÖйúAƬ discussed by our editorial team

An idea formed in a Dublin bar could help Oxford in its ambition to act with greater ¡®agility and generosity¡¯, says principal of Lady Margaret Hall

John Morgan looks at potential embarrassment for BIS on TEF and private provider plans

Rima Amin asks whether linking the questionnaire to the teaching excellence framework will turn undergraduates decisively against it

The responses of 10,323 scholars give THE the largest and most statistically sound reputation ranking, says Phil Baty

Most research isn't rocket science, so just do your best, says Beth McMillan

University boards need the right skills if they are to ask the right questions, says Gill Evans

Tim Softley, Peter Schiffer and Reitumetse Obakeng Mabokela explain the benefits of a transatlantic partnership

Arshin Adib-Moghaddam considers the implications of ¡®Emiratisation¡¯ policies for ÖйúAƬ in the Middle East

Kristen Burton had achieved her goals, yet had to grasp how profound the transition out of grad school could be

University games are worth standing up for, say Vince Mayne and Ian Diamond

The latest edition of Times ÖйúAƬ discussed by our editorial team

Matthew Reisz welcomes an academics¡¯ list of vital texts for those entering ÖйúAƬ

As women claim more space in Shakespeare, why aren¡¯t universities casting against type and dealing with the gender pay gap? asks Liz Schafer

The REF-induced movement of male ¡®research stars¡¯ may be one factor contributing to earnings inequities, says Keith Cuthbertson

The impulse to make things relevant is not always facile, says Shahidha Bari

The book is far from obsolete. Our feature recommends key texts for students, and one v-c looks to Machiavelli for advice

Alan Ruby remembers a pioneer of Asian American studies

John Morgan looks at the policy implications from long-awaited research into graduate earnings

Not getting credit is a small price to pay for ensuring that social science has a voice, say Jane Elliott and Phil Sooben

Hefce's new standards regime will enable universities to focus on what matters to students, says Susan Lapworth

Just because students' exam results have always been publicly released doesn't make it right, says Priscilla Mensah

Students without family support should be prioritised in the drive to reduce dropout rates, says Becca Bland

Technology can help to educate people fleeing from conflict, but the conservatism of universities must be overcome also, says Martin Hall

Universities should use online platforms for conversations, not broadcasting, says Max du Bois

Take it as a compliment if other people are doing similar studies to you, says Sam Schwarzkopf

As the latest film about academia is released, Matthew Reisz considers the portrayal of mathematicians and other scholars in popular culture

Event host Pompeu Fabra University is arguably the greatest legacy of 1992 Games, says Jack Grove

Reviewing allows us to put collective knowledge ahead of individualised contributions, says David Beer