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It is wrong and discriminatory to assume that religion is a barrier to academic or professional excellence, says Felipe Fern¨¢ndez-Armesto

Rigour, hierarchy and payrolls are not incompatible with an anti-managerial, democratic and grades-free approach, says Eliane Glaser

As Dame Glynis Breakwell announces her resignation from Bath, James Treadwell urges scholars to celebrate the real value in our universities

As a report suggests social mobility in the UK is getting worse, Chris Husbands outlines how Sheffield Hallam is attempting to tackle the problem

The Industrial White Paper is welcome, says Andy Westwood, but does it also represent an opportunity missed?

The UK needs its universities more than ever, and the government needs to realise their importance, says Sir Keith Burnett

Ang Davies looks at the pros and cons of the University of Manchester¡¯s recent clinical bioinformatics Mooc

With part-time student numbers through the floor, the time has come for reform, says David Latchman

Diana Beech on an HE-light Budget that nonetheless has some implications for university staff and students

Australia¡¯s new impact assessment exercise recognises cultural, social and environmental impacts, but there is a danger that economic impact will override everything, says David Lloyd

The TEF¡¯s new name may be less misleading, but its incentives remain just as perverse, says Roger Brown

Academic disputes can be acrimonious and unedifying, but victory is always sweet, says Shahidha Bari

If the Office for Students ever intervenes over freedom of speech, it will only be to widen it, says Michael Barber

Faith in private-sector innovation has driven Conservative reforms under both Willetts and Johnson ¨C but is that really what universities need?

Agnieszka Piotrowska looks at the past, present and possible future of Zimbabwe¡¯s universities, following the resignation of Robert Mugabe

Research suggests that students learn better in their native tongue, and English fails to prepare international students for a job after graduation, says Michele Gazzola

Ahead of the UK City of Culture 2021 being named next month, Craig Mahoney looks at how winning the title can revitalise towns and their universities

A badly understood notion of risk has created a fake crisis in university pensions that will devastate academia, argues Dennis Leech

Stephanie Marshall looks at the common features exhibited by universities that successfully achieved a TEF rating upgrade

David Robinson looks at what Philip Hammond might have in store for universities

After rulings against six universities, Iain Campbell and Moya Clifford offer advice on making sure that university adverts are not misleading

It may be the only bit of your thesis that most people will read, but do not waste your best title on your PhD, says Zachary Foster

Academia often treats leavers as failures, but some of our smartest scholars are starting to see walking away as liberation, writes Inger Mewburn

Rising tuition fees and the marketisation of higher education mean the time is right to explore a new model, says Joss Winn

Jean-Claude Juncker and Tibor Navracsics on how the EU hopes to make it easier for educators to work across Europe

Mark Goodwin looks at what it takes to be a ¡®vortex university¡¯, and why Exeter aspires to become one

Getting innovations to market can be a conundrum, but help and support is available for those limbering up for the knowledge exchange framework, says Siraj Ahmed Shaikh 

Traditions, success and lack of self-reflection limit higher education's role in thought revolutions, says Geoff Mulgan

PhD failure can have disastrous consequences for overseas students bonded to their funders, says Andrew George

Just like Hollywood and Parliament, academia has entrenched power hierarchies. It can¡¯t pretend that sexual harassment doesn¡¯t take place

A single, comprehensive policy and funding infrastructure for UK tertiary education would empower learners and encourage innovation, say Paul Woodgates and Mike Boxall

Ahead of his Vincent Briscoe Lecture, Bill Durodi¨¦ calls on researchers to engage with issues of great social and technological ambition

Australia¡¯s higher education policy is adrift, and could learn a thing or two from the UK, say Julie Hare and Stephen Parker

Elizabeth Cannon on why Canada's HE sector still has some work to do to achieve true diversity, and how universities are approaching this problem

Isolation is the last thing Myanmar needs if it is to develop its higher education system and encourage critical thought, write Kyle Anderson and Kyaw Moe Tun

Specialist expertise in languages and cultures should be given strategic protection within universities, says Alice Campbell-Cree

Jisc has revealed its top social media superstars of the year, writes Chris Parr

If members of a jury can understand ¡®beyond reasonable doubt¡¯, then so too can university panels, says Daniel Sokol

Scientific endeavour has for centuries been driven on by both competitive and collaborative spirit, and the rankings can boost both, says Phil Baty

UUK International wants every UK university to join its ¡®Go International¡¯ campaign, but institutions find it hard to get students to participate in overseas schemes, says Rachael Pells

European staff have helped make the UK higher education system a world leader, says Sarah Stevens, and we need to ensure that they continue to do so

Vice-chancellors must make a sustained commitment to cultural change to ensure that violence, harassment and hate crime on campus are things of the past, writes Janet Beer

US scholars' tendency to award extra credit for attending non-core lectures hastens the academy's slide into transactionalism, says Robert Zaretsky 

The merry-go-round of senior figures and a lack of coordination among mission groups has weakened UK universities' influence, says Nick Hillman

Research is paid for by legerdemain, and we should be honest about it if we want to correct funding imbalances and treat students fairly

The apparent defeat of Australia¡¯s latest attempt at higher education funding reform prolongs the agony for both universities and ministers, says Conor King

Hepi¡¯s exposure of the degree to which teaching subsidises research should provoke a new approach to funding, says Phil Ward

King¡¯s College London principal Ed Byrne on increasing participation in higher education while also driving improvements in quality

Getting universities¡¯ houses in order may well mean publicly dismissing some very eminent academics, say Graham Towl and Kelsey Paske

University business schools should not be viewed simply as ¡®cash cows¡¯ that entice international students, writes Alec Cameron 

In the wake of the shooting at Sutherland Springs in Texas, university staff and students have been sharing their concerns, writes Chris Parr

Nancy Rothwell and Glyn Davis write from the Global University Engagement Summit in Melbourne

Lifelong learning, real-world experience and a focus on ¡®uniquely human attributes¡¯ are key to preparing students for the future, says Joseph Aoun

Modern universities do not always allow the necessary time for scholars¡¯ intellectual pursuits, but slow philosophy can help address this unhappy situation, says Michelle Bolous Walker

Perhaps more could be done, but Oxbridge admissions data closely mirror applications, says Jonathan Leader Maynard

A growing sense of middle-class grievance in the UK would make a radical redistribution of top university places a very difficult political sell, says Sir Nigel Thrift

Last week¡¯s spats over universities¡¯ supposed anti-Brexit bias and what to do about it highlight the contested nature of free speech