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Universities should not be obliged to support speech that restricts another¡¯s right to speech or academic freedom, say James Murray and Alice Sullivan

Students at higher-ranked liberal arts colleges report strong relationships with their instructors ¨C but rural institutions languish, says Samuel Abrams

The mature student specialist¡¯s renowned politics department could become part of the solution rather than the problem, says Matthew Flinders

Our work-life balance survey finds the inevitable: that for many if not most in academia, workloads are unmanageable, and seem to be getting worse

The LLE is a useful first step towards a radical reform of the country¡¯s narrow and inflexible higher education system, says Martin Rees 

The emphasis on bringing in money above all else is killing researchers¡¯ passion for discovery, says Aymen Idris

The world¡¯s problems are too big for one sector to figure out: academics must team up with doers in fair, equal partnerships, says Carmen Geha

Even if conditions are not right for the development of a ¡®slow university¡¯, we need at least to walk in that direction, says David Alexander

Revealing desk rejection rates, peer review processing times and other useful operational data would do more to correct slipshod journal practices than an ¡®author¡¯s bill of rights¡¯, says Jerry Jacobs

The student accommodation crisis seen in many UK cities highlights the need for a more strategic and sustainable approach to town-gown issues, says Neal Juster

Fine words in support of academic freedom are welcome, but deeds are also required, says Agnieszka Piotrowska

The new prime minister¡¯s orthodoxy will prevent a repeat of the Iron Lady¡¯s raid on the science and higher education budgets, says Terence Kealey

Australia¡¯s new Labor government must allow more fee flexibility for high-cost degree subjects otherwise genuine student choice will disappear, say Robert Griew and Ian Anderson

This year¡¯s Maddox Prize winner shows how community-led research can help communities escape polarised debates over scientific evidence

As É«ºÐÖ±²¥¡¯s Global Sustainable Development Congress kicks off at the University of Glasgow, Oxfam¡¯s chief executive Danny Sriskandarajah explains why universities are increasingly important in the fight against poverty and social injustice

Ambitious plans announced at China¡¯s National Congress will push elite universities towards supporting research spin-offs and graduate start-ups, says Hao Ni

Encouraging students to embody their institution¡¯s distinctive values will allow it to present a more rounded view of the true worth of higher education, says Claire Taylor

Changes that pretend scientists do not care about publishing in highly selective journals will end eLife¡¯s crucial role in science publishing, says long-time supporter Paul Bieniasz

Addressing extreme social stratification is a responsibility of all universities. But focusing excessively on action at the top of the pile is a mistake

Handing out glitzy prizes is a cheaper way of shoring up morale than paying people better, says Bruce Macfarlane

If we tenured professors do not hold ourselves to agreed standards, we will find ourselves being refereed by demagogues, says Robert Zaretsky

Each university should define and proclaim its own mission, and then be measured against it, says Peter Main

Monograph publishing needs partnerships between university presses and scholarly societies, say Helen Beebee, David Teira and Brian Scrivener

It is not enough to argue that higher education¡¯s primary relationship with the students is not labour-related, say Jeffrey Stankunas and Emily Dilloway

Higher education must meet students where they are and find a way to connect anyone with an education if they are willing to work, says Aaron Basko

Scholarship that does not acknowledge the legitimacy of alternative views is inimical to knowledge generation, says Katy Barnett

Boosting innovation and supporting democracy requires a global, comprehensive approach, says Jan Palmowski

Amid growing anti-immigration sentiment, US universities should make greater efforts to export their expertise to where the demand is, says Richard Joseph

Although available information on USS finances is patchy, scope appears to remains for restored benefits or reduced contributions, says Michael Bromwich

Suella Braverman¡¯s threats to ¡®significantly reduce¡¯ international student numbers are a direct threat to growth, says Keith Burnett 

The sector needs to foster a better collective sense of the pressures and possibilities of running a university, say Doug Parkin and Richard Watermeyer

As Sir Colin Campbell knew, an overseas footprint offers the long-term returns that universities are established for, say Christine Ennew and David Greenaway

For two decades, Times Higher Education¡¯s rankings have both tracked and contributed to an ever more connected world. Now universities face an unwelcome shift in global dynamics

A national curriculum relating to vital knowledge and skills could also help assure equal access to high-quality courses, says Ian Pace

Is working humane hours at a humane pace possible for anyone in a British university, asks Sarah Colvin

Maastricht aims to be intrinsically international by deepening its European ties while expanding its global engagement, says Rianne Letschert

For a historian, the most gripping work does not entail vindicating or impeaching, but exploring how and why, says Alison Bashford

We must accept the speed at which knowledge now becomes obsolete and the role lifelong learning plays in keeping skills current, writes Tan Eng Chye

Relying on overseas expertise is foolish for a country that abounds with specific economic issues, says Jagjit Chadha

Making appropriate decisions is difficult for students when information is scarce and inaccurate, say Kaibalyapati Mishra and Krishna Raj 

We must examine how our measures of merit are impacted by culture, context, place and hierarchy, says Cheryl de la Rey

Global research collaboration is on the rise but faces a fundamental shift amid an increasingly unstable geopolitical landscape, says Meric Gertler

New York University¡¯s multiple sites around the world were instrumental in minimising Covid-related disruption, says Andrew Hamilton

To find solutions to pressing problems, we must foster diverse voices by making the university a place to which anyone can belong, says Teruo Fujii

Scholars need to address how the legacy of Russian writers and artists is taught to students and the public, says Nataliya Shpylova-Saeed

Quality, ethics, good governance and impact monitoring must all be safeguarded from the outset, says Zeblon Vilakazi

A recent email by a UK vice-chancellor is a case study in how not to inspire people to go beyond the call of duty, say two management scholars

Entrepreneurs are the new kings, but academics doing basic research are key to our future ¨C and they need proper funding, says Brian Schmidt

Scholars from the Global South have vastly fewer international options than those from the Global North, says Srila Roy

Universities must refocus on the basics of reading, writing and numeracy across subjects and fields, says Harvey Graff

The standardised test is graduate schools¡¯ ideal measurement tool for the personality traits they seek in applicants, says John Gomez

Opening up cutting-edge facilities to both students and wider communities can help close 21st-century skills gaps, says Sara Prowse

Writing off student debt can encourage people to complete their degrees and work in the sectors they have trained for, says Danny Bielik

International students add hugely to the richness of universities. But are the risks of relying on their fees to subsidise so much fully understood?

US college debt cancellation ought to be restricted by income and profession, says Abraham Nussbaum

Victims of oppression often have to study informally; they should not be barred from pursuing an overseas master¡¯s, say Natasha Robinson and David Mills

The only alternative to competing on uniqueness is competing on quality or price. Neither is a good option, say Scott Latham and Michael Braun

The cost-of-living crisis is bringing to a head the inadequacy of current funding and support for doctoral students, says Ellie Munro

The economic downturn is beyond their control, but degree programmes could be better tailored to industrial need, says Wu Keming

Covid-19 illustrated how universities are not always good at taking responsibility for the practicalities of their policy statements, says Zahir Irani