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Avoid mentioning a female panellist¡¯s looks and remember that her marital status is about as relevant as her favourite Muppet, says Janina Dill

Allowing challenger providers to spend a mere three years on probation risks harming the reputation of UK higher education, warns Bill Rammell

John Kingman, chair of the newly created UKRI, explains the governing philosophy of the research and innovation funding organisation

More use of data would mean better treatments and fewer tears, says Dimitris Bertsimas, who learned the lesson at first hand

Plans for handling institutional failure face scrutiny as storm clouds gather and universities stockpile for a rainy day

Do people fear the menace of 'transient academics', or is it just more scholarly infighting? Gerard Kelly writes

Beware reliance on teaching excellence framework metrics, says Claire Taylor

Dominic Glynn urges academics who are just starting out to shout their research from the rooftops 

Charles Bailyn's time in Asia has opened his eyes to the high regard in which a liberal arts education is still held internationally

Sally Tomlinson has seen much during her many doctoral examinations, from supervisors left literally holding the baby to the first Bedouin woman in Jordan to gain a PhD

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Marguerite Dennis explains how university student recruiters should plan for enrolling Chinese students

Scrutiny of datasets informing the teaching excellence framework will ramp up, and rightly so, given the high stakes and risk of misuse

Nick Hillman offers academics advice on managing expectations and ensuring that their research has a big impact

Energy, ingenuity and international outlook make HK a fertile territory for success, says Peter Mathieson

After failing to be shortlisted for several jobs, a black British lecturer decided to apply to universities using a ¡®whitened name¡¯

Higher education institutions should not fear failure when it comes to new technology, says Kerri Morgan

Misty Bentz is the inventor of ¡®Phynd the Physicist¡¯, a game designed to open dialogue among students about inclusion

University fundraising in Australia needs to catch up with the UK, says Nick Blinco

It might sound obvious, but a closer relationship with students is the best way to ensure harmony on campus, says Keith Burnett

It is time to challenge the government¡¯s proposals and ensure quality education for all, says John Holmwood

Tanja Jovanovic has overcome prejudice and harassment to realise her educational ambitions

Fred Inglis on the fate of the academy in an era of calm-voiced propaganda and disgusting new shapes of intellectual life

Tim Blackman¡¯s vision of higher education for the 21st century is one in which students of varying abilities learn successfully together

The argument that v-cs will jump ship if their salary doesn¡¯t match that of commercial comparators rings hollow

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Being open about failure is one thing, but we must also look at how we define success, says Shahidha Bari

Universities should take responsibility for the betterment of society, says Michael Crow

Steph Wright wonders if it is better to speak your mind or to hold your tongue

Shadow minister for higher education, further education and skills, Gordon Marsden, offers his thoughts on the government¡¯s HE plans

John Gill asks whether the universities minister had anyone in mind when he formulated his plans to open up degree-awarding powers

Success as a Knowledge Economy is the culmination of several unwelcome trends in higher education, writes Joanna Williams 

Nick Hillman picks the higher education White Paper apart, but warns there is still plenty of distance to run before legislation

Some highly selective institutions offer worse employment outcomes than less selective ones, government-commissioned report finds

91ÇÑ×Ó editor John Gill assesses whether the White Paper does enough to answer critics of the government's HE policies

Pressure to publish can lead to unethical behaviour, writes Athene Donald

Matthew Hartley ponders how prestigious (and pricey) colleges can justify their course costs

An online experiment proves that part of the bill for complying with the Freedom of Information Act is self-inflicted, says Louis Goddard

Lord Stern should devise a research excellence framework that looks beyond past performance, says Giosu¨¨ Baggio

Mechanisms for dealing robustly with assaults must be put in place without delay, argues Matthew Wyard

Class is a national fixation yet if we truly want social mobility we must stop talking about it and take steps to make it a reality

Specialist language in scientific literature can put people off. Doctoral candidate Michelle Reeve asks: is it really necessary?

Scholars should cheer up and learn to take the rough with the smooth, says John Tregoning

Money for universities will be spread ever more thinly unless enrolment numbers are brought under control, says Warren Bebbington

David Tollerton takes issue with Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis' message to university leaders

Paul Greatrix on exposing an entire cohort to an American pedagogical classic, the common reading programme, and a classic American novel 

Matthew Reisz reflects on the testimonies of gay academics about how the academy has changed and needs to change more

A former colleague pays tribute to Nobel prizewinner Sir Harold Kroto, who has died aged 76

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Young people and employers are ill served by the government¡¯s divisive move, which creates an unlevel playing field, argues Philip Cowan

In chasing REF points, academics may risk their public standing and undermine work with potentially profound effects, argues Mark Reed

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

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

This year's results discussed by the Times Higher Education rankings team

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

After the 91ÇÑ×Ó Africa Universities Summit, and as higher education 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