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Exploitative employment model is UK higher education¡¯s ¡®dirty little secret¡¯, says Sally Hunt

Fabrizio Trifir¨° explores the difficulties of quality assurance across borders

Stephen Hunt explores what The Donald means for for-profit universities 

If the government won¡¯t demonstrate the value and importance of university, then vice-chancellors need to step up and do it, say Paul Woodgates and Mike Boxall

Angus Horner believes that investment in the Golden Triangle will give the UK a competitive edge

John Morgan looks at signals of É«ºÐÖ±²¥ Office backtracking

Pam Tatlow on the recent parliamentary debate of the Higher Education Bill

Maddalaine Ansell, chief executive of the University Alliance, has hopes and fears ahead of Philip Hammond's speech

Nick Hillman welcomes the government¡¯s concessions but says there is a long way to go before this bill becomes law

Despite having some questions about how the bill will be implemented, Douglas Blackstock believes it is a force for good

It would be 'arrant snobbery' to dismiss Trump supporters as bumpkins, writes Duncan Wu, who predicted the Republican's election win

We need to make America think again, say Simona Aimar and David Egan

Sir Keith Burnett reflects on what he learned about international students while in India with the UK prime minister

John Morgan looks at what Trump U fraud claims could mean for US president-elect Donald Trump

The amount of learning that goes on outside the classroom makes quantifying what students have learned very difficult, says Jon Scott 

What is the point of generating knowledge if universities cannot articulate it? asks Janice Kay

Chris Parr explains why he also wrote an article about Hillary Clinton which will never see the light of day

The election of Donald Trump in the US and the Brexit vote in the UK could shake up the international student market, writes Rahul Choudaha

Renee Ann Cramer explains how classroom role-play helped her students to humanise voters with whom they disagree

US scholars reveal how they will spend the night as arguably the most divisive election battle in recent history nears its conclusion

Is the average term of office for UK university vice-chancellors getting shorter? Nick Hillman and Tom Huxley find out

UK prime minister Theresa May must prove her ¡®fixer¡¯ reputation by consulting vice-chancellors and ensuring overseas students feel welcome again, says David Boddy

Duncan Wu watched the final presidential debate in a cinema in Virginia, but it was the discourse in the theatre ¨C rather than on the screen ¨C that caused him most concern

Higher education institutions can and should do more to influence education at a secondary school level, says Edward Peck

Higher education institutions must not be measured by their economic contribution alone, writes John Gill

Despite recent revelations about the Republican presidential candidate¡¯s attitude towards women, Duncan Wu still believes his celebrity will carry him to victory on 8 November 

Degrees are about aspirations as much as they are about status and salaries, write Neil Sammells and Rob Mears 

Vice-chancellors will need to adapt if they want to influence the direction of post-Brexit Britain, says David Boddy

Partnerships between cities and universities will be vital to securing the economic future of the North of England, writes Koen Lamberts

The historic UK referendum result is a challenge to the core beliefs of those attending this year¡¯s EAIE annual conference, says Jack Grove

Vote showed that when people think advancements are for the benefit of others, they think they have nothing to lose by rejecting them

The prospect of new grammar schools on the horizon raises big questions for HE, writes Nick Hillman

Student data could be used to avoid major issues with the proposed TEF metrics, writes Emilie Sundorph

Switzerland shows risks to universities from rise of right-wing populist parties and politicians, says John Morgan

The HE Bill is explicit on the need for competition, but why does it not encourage cooperation? Maddalaine Ansell writes

David Boddy wants to see British universities doing more to demonstrate the value of UK education

Can university title and degree-awarding powers simply be bought? Gill R. Evans investigates

If top institutions decide against taking part, the reputation of the TEF itself could be undermined, says Chris Havergal

When life gives you lemons, then make some lemonade says John Tregoning. Or something like that...

Are Scotland's universities all that different to England's when it comes to measuring teaching and learning quality? asks Steve Olivier

Competition for postdoctoral fellowships is fierce, so your application needs to stand out as realistic, coherent and compelling. Here, five Stanford University scientists reveal 10 tips from their own experiences when attempting to secure a place

The University of Exeter has confirmed that fees will go up with inflation for current students, and Sorana Vieru is not impressed

Higher education has a key role to play as the UK negotiates its position following the EU referendum, says Claire Taylor

Investing more in research ¡®must be central to our nation¡¯s strategy¡¯, writes Lord Stern on the day his review of the REF is published

Lord Stern's review of the research excellence framework was published today. This is how UK higher education is responding...

Academics in Turkey are scared, and they have every reason to be, says Serdar De?irmencio?lu

Jo Beall assesses how recent changes to higher education and research compare with countries the UK could see as key trading partners post-Brexit

The Turkish government's actions in relation to higher education are understandable, argue Sedat Gumus and Bekir Gur

Students could be forced to choose between the dodgy dossiers of established reputation and the imposter proxies of the TEF, says Liz Morrish

Fee rises confirmed today will have a negative effect on social mobility, writes Gordon Marsden

Academia is no stranger to plagiarism controversies ¨C but US politics is. Mark Ridolfo assesses the case of Melania Trump and Michelle Obama 

Ahead of the HE and Research Bill's second reading, vice-chancellors Steve Smith and Edward Peck explain why they think reform is necessary 

The TEF will divide universities into 'institutional sheep and goats' and then starve the goats, writes Dorothy Bishop on the eve of the HE Bill's second reading

Keith Burnett explains why the University of Sheffield's activities in the Yorkshire town of Rotherham might offer many lessons for the government's new education team

Former higher education minister Bill Rammell, now vice-chancellor of the University of Bedfordshire, on why he is pleased that schools and universities have been united in one department

The new education secretary has much to get to grips with as she arrives at the Department for Education

Theresa May¡¯s decision to put schools and higher education together won¡¯t automatically lead to closer collaboration, writes Chris Havergal

The new education secretary will also oversee higher education

The UCU's Sally Hunt warns that if people from the EU no longer feel welcome in UK universities, the damage to our international academic reputation will be near fatal

Her É«ºÐÖ±²¥ Office record and previous views on universities give clues as to what we might expect from Theresa May, writes Emran Mian ¨C and it's not all bad news