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From undergraduate engagement to teacher training and graduate salaries, universities lack statistics needed to track student outcomes, say Hamish Coates and Xi Gao

Changing university curricula to reflect challenges of climate change will inspire students, not lofty environmental commitments, says Daniella Tilbury

Those bemoaning the decline of Classics on campus should examine how recent generations have tackled the problem, says Harvey J. Graff

Imperial College London president Alice Gast explains why she wants an open dialogue about the ¡®complex, brilliant and sometimes flawed¡¯ individuals who shaped the institution she leads

Spending commitments on Aria, Horizon Europe and UKRI should be welcomed ¨C as should the Treasury¡¯s growing scrutiny of UK and EU research structures, says John Womersley

Editors need to grasp how much intelligence and bravery is needed to produce innovative ideas in certain contexts, says Alfredo Gonz¨¢lez-Ruibal

Amid a recognition of numerous threats, leaders remain convinced that their institutions will be OK

Graduation days are students¡¯ days. Why can¡¯t they be all-singing and all-dancing, asks James Derounian

As refereeing requests multiply, the demands on willing academics¡¯ time are becoming unsustainable, says Adrian Furnham

Reputation-building is more important than ever, but higher education is uniquely placed to meet future challenges, says Mark Scott

The UK government¡¯s ?300 million funding pledge must be confirmed in the spending review, and departmental closures must stop, says Jon Keating

Despite their above-average employability, engineering students are hampered by poor-quality provision, says Pushkar

The pandemic revealed that in-person teaching generates greater satisfaction and sense of belonging, say Leonard Saxe and Graham Wright

University leadership is in crisis, with some institutions facing significant reputational damage, but higher education can become a model of compassion, says Michael West

As another legal ruling cements the concept of student athletes as employees, institutions need to react, say Harry Johnson and Nicole Buffalano

The targeting such researchers face raises serious questions about universities¡¯ moral responsibilities towards them, say five researchers

As COP26 looms, universities¡¯ vital place in the UK¡¯s environmental armoury must be recognised in the spending review, says Judith Petts 

Compulsory modules on good conduct risk causing more problems than they solve, says Binoy Kampmark

Tackling global problems requires visionary leadership and fast, proactive and flexible decision-making, says Getachew Engida

Gavin Reddin¡¯s long business career allows him to supplement academic models with myriad real-life exceptions to the rules

The half-hearted pursuit of dust bunnies was less scary than teaching online, but it was no match for life on campus, says Jeffrey Susla

A more liberal visa regime could also help fill skills gaps as Australia looks to recover from the pandemic, says James Cauchy

The David Miller and Kathleen Stock cases underline the growing threat to human rights, say Alison Assiter and Miriam David

With funding crunch time looming, some UK policymakers seem set on limiting education opportunities while advocating their benefits to society

The spending review must confirm the substance beneath the government¡¯s froth about becoming a science superpower, says James Wilsdon

Universities must give credit for the broadened skill sets that the pandemic has prompted academics to acquire, says John Tregoning

Manipulating assessment to generate equal outcomes sabotages an engine of fairness in a meritocratic society, says Glenn Fulcher

When observance of university rules is subservient to internal political considerations, standards and fairness suffer, says Afroz Shah

Questioning and rethinking how and where we live will determine whether we go on living at all, says Ulrich Loening

In the absence of an express prohibition of class discrimination, a new code offers a beginning for dialogue, says Geraldine Van Bueren

The tactful approach can be effective but it risks obscuring the necessity and urgency of improvements, says Chris Moore

Lotteries for viable funding applications may be one way forward, say Lisette Jong, Thomas Franssen, Stephen Pinfield and James Wilsdon

The Covid-enforced pause to in-person visits has been a relief to BAME academics, says Aymen Idris

In a digital era, academics¡¯ time would be far better spent on assessment, curation and mentoring, says Terry Young

An enlightened university should offer all accused students expert representation, advice and support, says Daniel Sokol

Schools should be hubs of interdisciplinarity, co-producing research and solutions with key stakeholder groups, says Ansgar Richter

Institutions need to do all they can to stay visible and be ready to welcome students back when borders reopen, says Stephen Connelly

New Cambridge guidance will help academics avoid collaborations that pose a threat to security or academic freedom, says Stephen Toope

Some would argue that there are too many international students but it¡¯s a problem many universities would like to have, for financial and other reasons

Addressing the very real problem of global epistemic exclusion is inclusive and democratic, says Simon Marginson

The ¡®dark academia¡¯ fashion trend underlines the stereotype of the slim, pale, serious woman dressed in black, says Rachel Moss

The pandemic is still demanding accurate and rapid communication at every twist and turn. Johanna Lowe lists four lessons learned from 18 months of unrelenting pressure

Google Translate¡¯s limitations spell out why we must revisit old questions about artificial intelligence, says Lionel Tarassenko

A pan-European document could also boost institutional autonomy, budgets, policy visibility and common problem-solving ability, says Jan Palmowski

One university¡¯s strenuous efforts to eradicate cheating by students and academics point the way for the whole sector, says J¨²lius Kravjar

Increased digital literacy will also help boost employability and finally end the crisis narrative, says Jo Fox

The UK archaeology programme, which is being revived on YouTube, represents an ideal to which other disciplines can aspire, says Keith Frankish

A new consortium will embody the spread of liberal arts beyond the West, say Bryan Penprase and Thomas Schneider 

Vaccines notwithstandiing, mitigations are needed to avoid a repeat of last year¡¯s campus Covid wave, say Simon Williams and Gavin Yamey

Universities typically generate much more income from industry contracts than from spinning out companies, says Calum Drummond

All students, regardless of subject, need meaningful opportunities to engage with the democratic process, say Meg Little Reilly and Richard Watts

If it all goes wrong, universities will not be able to avert truly disastrous consequences, says Rama Thirunamachandran 

Writing, speaking and advising offer the rewards of scholarly life without the constraints and contradictions of universities, says Harvey Graff

Academics have acclaimed the Netflix series. But how many have noticed the absence of non-tenure-track faculty, asks Tian An Wong

Online teaching, freedom of speech and minimum entry requirements are all caught in the strange disconnect between government and universities

Bullies and snakes can only wreak havoc via the support ¨C conscious or otherwise ¨C of those around them, says Irina Dumitrescu

As freshers make up for forgone alcohol experiments during lockdown, George Bass won¡¯t be surprised to see more hair ransoms on Instagram 

This article does not require your immediate attention, says Emily Kane

Covid¡¯s creation of an environment in which lessons can be debated will improve public understanding, say Deenan Pillay and David King

Amid languishing quality, introducing what could be a more expensive curriculum to deliver may not boost employability, says Pushkar