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Funding bodies set the impact agenda, but university managers made it into a song and dance that everyone had to follow

Christopher Bigsby on conferences¡¯ picaresque perils and delights

Headhunters cannot expect academics to help them fill senior roles without remuneration, argues Ron Johnston

Alasdair Smith overhears a high-powered conversation with top university executives keen on widening their access to the 'elite'

Peer reviewing is still the only channel for scholarly output, but more must be done to hold it to a gold standard, argues Srila Roy

We must ethically control synthetic biology or its box of delights could easily become a Pandora-style nightmare, warns Julian Savulescu

Critics, take note: the archives teach us that the academy's 'golden age' had plenty of commonalities with today, Nick Hillman says

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Freely accessed papers are simply points in a constellation of scientific communication with the public, says Alice Bell

Alan Ryan on the faith in education that inspired ¡®Great Books¡¯ collections

As Feminist Review celebrates its 100th issue, Mary Evans assesses its lasting contribution to academic debate

Bruce Chapman, who pioneered Australia's income-contingent student loans, is keen to see the system applied in other spheres

Nicola Dandridge is sceptical of press reports on the boom in British students heading to the Netherlands for a university education

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Felipe Fern¨¢ndez-Armesto recalls a golden age when learning was treasured

Resourceful academies in the global South and East have much to teach the ¡®developed¡¯ North and West, Sir David Watson observes

Unpublished research data must be placed beyond the FoI's reach or the academy will suffer, Kevin Sch¨¹rer warns

Sir Alan Langlands explains what Hefce is doing to provide help during the biggest shake-up of university funding for generations

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¡®Lucky¡¯ Australia is feeling a rather British chill in the air, says Malcolm Gillies

Indulging 'world-class' institutions distorts higher education policy and fails those it should help, Roger Brown contends

Andy Westwood salutes Sir Alan Langlands, a steady hand guiding the sector through the stormy waters of frenzied coalition reform

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To be ethical, a funding system must recognise that what universities do supports the common good, argues Thomas Docherty

Howard Davies on league tables and rebranding exercises

The sector must consider the law, confront its own prejudices, update its codes and banish the extremists from campus, says Ruth Deech

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Financial aid for individuals during their studies is crucial, argues Liam Burns, but the incoherent NSP will do more harm than good

Media self-hatred is fuelling the attacks on media studies, says Sally Feldman

As a scholar at Cambridge, Rowan Williams will continue pursuing a communal search for truth, says Benjamin Myers

Adam O'Boyle outlines how student-led third-sector bodies can offer institutions social and financial benefits

Hefce admits that the multimillion-pound Cetls scheme had minimal impact on student learning. Paul Ramsden is not surprised

More democratic, more accountable and closer to its members: Sally Hunt says her planned UCU reforms will engage it with society

Students' unions now focus on cooperation, not opposition, says Paul Greatrix

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The dearth of funds to invest in teaching today makes the Cetls' meagre legacy all the more disappointing

The developing world's need for higher education, says Martin Bean, can be met by the digital delivery of open educational resources

Twenty years on, post-1992s have proved beyond doubt they are worthy of the university moniker, argues Michael Driscoll

Ruth Deech argues that any attempt by Offa to shape the make-up of the student body is wrong-headed and could fall foul of the law

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When it comes to the academy, influence flows both ways, argues Alan Ryan

Felipe Fern¨¢ndez-Armesto is only fleetingly charmed by traditional shout-lines

Uclan's new overseas campuses are a bold but carefully planned part of its expansion, maintains Malcolm McVicar

David Willetts defends the government's higher education policies against Stefan Collini's accusations of reductionist consumerism

Universities must embrace diversity to better serve the needs of the nation and local communities, argues Eric Thomas

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Students often struggle to access material on reading lists. To avoid that, lecturers should talk to librarians first, says Nick Bevan

Universities are training grounds for engaged citizens, not terrorists, says Louise Richardson

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