Simply adding an ‘open access’ option to the existing prestige-based journal system at ever increasing costs is not the fundamental change publishing needs, says Bianca Kramer and Jeroen Bosman
The nationwide American College Application Campaign has helped half a million students apply to college by giving them access to the experts, says Melissa Caperton
Mark Walport, CEO of the newly formed UK Research and Innovation, lays out the organisation’s plan to ensure society benefits from the ideas and knowledge it aims to generate
Without understanding how feedback operates, it is difficult for students to appreciate but connecting it to high grades could attract them, says David Carless
The partnership between VinGroup and Cornell to establish a world-class university in Vietnam has many challenges to overcome, starting with gaining the trust of local students and parents, argues Matthew D. Edward
After tweeting an anecdote of an academic responding to her email the same day as their child was born, Rachael Pells was surprised by the response from other academics on Twitter
The demands of the job take their toll, but rigorous application of the smell test can limit the damage, say Stephen Joel Trachtenberg and Francine Trachtenberg
The US president’s rhetoric against Latin America has deterred the region’s brightest students, which will benefit its universities, says J. Salvador Peralta
Abu Dhabi’s forward-thinking policies for higher education have already borne fruit, and point towards a bright future for the UAE, says Tod A. Laursen
We’ve dropped the term ‘BRICS’ not to disparage any country’s feats but rather to recognise an expanding world of strength and diversity, says Phil Baty
Professors Autonomy, Mastery and Meaning hold characteristics beneficial for any academic they supervise, but they also have drawbacks, says Peter Francis
Based on her satirical attacks on the Prince of Wales’ bravado and immaturity, the author would have plenty to say about the current US president, says Jocelyn Harris
Providing quality feedback to members of the public who contribute to academic research will improve the researcher-public relationship and the quality of the work, says Elspeth Mathie
With millions of young people needing skills for a modern economy, the country is seeking to make bespoke reforms to overhaul its rote-based education system, says David Smith
Schemes asking us to transform our workplaces in the name of equality, diversity and inclusivity are failing. It’s time to hold our institutions to account, says Rebecca Harrison
Embracing immersive content would aid public engagement and bring research and teaching closer together, argue Vincent Tong, Sam Smidt and Matilda Katan
Sajid Javid’s career shows the power of UK higher education – he should work to ensure that more young people can follow in his footsteps, says John Latham
Ahead of the British Council's Going Global conference in Malaysia, Simon Baker shows how local impact data could unlock new perspectives on global higher education
As Malaysian politicians flirt with fee-free higher education, our Asia-Pacific editor John Ross, reflects on how promises of free tuition are often at the detriment of more useful policy
If the legislative requirements to respond to gender pay gaps are perceived as weak, the moral imperative for universities to act is strong, argues Anthony Forster
Ahead of the Times Higher Education Research Excellence Summit in the Czech Republic, Jan Palmowski summarises the changes needed to unlock the research potential in new Europe
After publishing a collection of narratives from women of colour in academia, Deborah Gabriel has seen how personal experiences of whiteness can make progress towards racial equality
Politicians’ disparagement of historian’s research signals that alternative interpretations of the city state’s past will not be tolerated, says Linda Lim
Efforts to reclaim imperial history from so-called ‘politically correct’ professors have little to do with genuine academic debate, argue James McDougall and Kim Wagner
Using the Retail Price Index to calculate student loans only leaves students with more debt and the government with a future income shortfall, argues Will Ing
The Office for Students’ arrival marks a new era of higher education regulation but it can also learn much from its predecessor's successes, argues Tim Melville-Ross
The tabloid campaign to save the Open University has forced ministers to review a crisis precipitated by their party’s higher education policy, writes John Gill
Growing up working class meant Michelle Deininger was more worried about money than academic aspirations, but after a second chance she managed to complete her PhD
The UK's first-ever Twitter-only teaching and learning conference shows academic symposia with international reach can be organised on a shoestring, say Natalie Lafferty and Pat Lockley
The framing of the Peter Horrocks row misses the bigger issue underlying the conflict and the opportunity to sketch out a vibrant future for this important national institution, say Mark Brandon, Joe Smith and Martin Weller
