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US administrators will destroy academic freedom if they cite it to maintain autonomy over admissions and hiring, says James F. O¡¯Brien

Let¡¯s focus concern about AI¡¯s energy and water use where it can make the biggest difference and demand accountability from developers, says Cal Innes

Sector lobbyists may be partly responsible for the Public Accounts Committee¡¯s over-emphasis on commercial outcomes, says B.V.E. Hyde  

Rather than spreading resources thinly, better to build two or three true educational hubs in key regions beyond the capital, says Theodore Jun Yoo

Peer networks give male students confidence and visibility. Female mentorship, affinity groups and curricular changes can help push back, says Ava Doherty

If we don¡¯t develop policies now, being deepfaked and doxed will become an ever-present risk, say Janine Arantes, Andrew Welsman and Bec Marland

Increased fees will be hard to swallow but we are working hard to reduce the regulatory burden, says Susan Lapworth

The Oxford-Cambridge Arc universities kept the faith, but the sector¡¯s current focus is inevitably on shorter-term priorities, says Alistair Lomax

As academics fear being replaced by AI, the security staff who wave them through every morning are being replaced by strangers, says George Bass 

Volume-driven publishing pushes up costs and threatens research integrity. We need new agreements with healthier incentives, says Anna Vernon

A significant budget boost, including for the ERC, MSCA and EIC, must not be undermined by the next two years of wrangling, says Jan Palmowski

The government¡¯s ?54 million scheme will bring top researchers¡¯ thinking to life, often spinning out into innovative new businesses, says Patrick Vallance

Avoiding official stances on contested issues clears the way for individuals to speak out ¨C including university leaders, says Abhishek Saha

The government¡¯s huge loan scheme for firms to collaborate with academia could be a game changer if the benefits are widely spread, says Eldho Mathews

New regulations are due to take force next month but leaders are not doing enough on prevention and response, say Graham Towl and Clarissa DiSantis

Cambridge and Manchester¡¯s blueprint will build on existing assets and address real constraints to deliver results quickly, say Deborah Prentice and Duncan Ivison

The alumni reunion events that I am launching as Cardiff chancellor will cement lifetime engagement and, hopefully, donations, says Laura Trevelyan

Facing a thesis whose bibliography alone was longer than any essay I¡¯d ever written, I was convinced that this time I¡¯d gone too far, says Polly Penter

Current enrolment rates are increasingly misaligned with NHS capacity for clinical placements, never mind graduate recruitment, says Ruth Pearce

Trump¡¯s assaults on science in the US present an opportunity that the university would be unwise to spurn, says chancellor candidate Gina Miller

Legally compliant councils and functioning audit committees don¡¯t entail social justice, intellectual dynamism or civic relevance, says Fulufhelo Nemavhola

South Korea hopes to enrol 300,000 international students by 2027, but more teaching in English could deepen domestic inequalities, says Kyuseok Kim 

Teaching assistants have demanded fair pay for years but industrial action has made little progress. AI offers a significant raise, notes Michael Buehler

Restrictions on what models will discuss are necessary, but ill-informed blocks distort inquiry, say Lorna Waddington and Richard de Blacquiere-Clarkson

Instead of treating certificates and diplomas as afterthoughts, most universities could offer and market them as stand-alone achievements, says Vivek Pundir

Even in the University of London¡¯s formal federation, differing ¡®coalitions of the willing¡¯ are formed in different operational areas, says David Latchman

Countering the US president¡¯s divisive misuse of genetics starts with asking the right research questions, says Mareile Kaufmann 

In recent decades, the post has been seen as purely ceremonial. But there is precedent and justification for a more interventionist role, says Wyn Evans 

The assassination of nuclear scientists has deepened the sense that scholars have become targets of geopolitical violence, says Roohola Ramezani

Universities in the 51³Ô¹Ï North must treat those in the 51³Ô¹Ï South as equals, sharing resources, leadership, authorship and IP, says Manuel Barcia

Western countries should reflect on whether their approach is privileging certain forms of knowledge, language and mobility, says Cheryl Yu

Our paper was rejected on the basis of reviewer comments that were vague, formulaic, often irrelevant and occasionally inaccurate, says Seongjin Hong

Medical schools in high-income countries should expand training capacity, foster global collaborations and promote ethical practices, says Danica Sims

My trip to Kyiv revealed the unstoppable spirit of Ukrainian education even as Russia¡¯s bombs continue to rain down, says Charles Cormack

The beefed up document could temper the influence of anti-rational ideologies and restore public trust in academia, say Ian Pace and Abhishek Saha

The tasks that can be automated or augmented are some of those that university staff undertake day in and day out, says Alexander Iosad

Overseas students need skills and knowledge tailored to their national contexts, say Wei Li, Rachael Hains-Wesson, Kaiying Ji and Yinfeng Shen

The new Adelaide University will combine goal-oriented basic and applied research in search of greater impact, say Peter H?j and David Lloyd

It may be difficult to enter on to a balance sheet but some weaker institutions may struggle to recover from reputational damage, says Nick Megoran

Weeding allows collections to evolve with academia ¨C but redistributing books to other libraries could help equalise knowledge access, says Natalie Pang

To equip graduates for a changing world, education must value both technical knowledge and soft skills, argues Shannon Kobran

Universities, investors, local authorities and funding bodies must create the conditions for start-ups ¨C and communities ¨C to thrive, says Anne Lane

Rather than pinning hopes for growth on spin-outs, it is better to invest in upskilling and demand-led commercialisation, says Simon Collinson

Solutions begin with flexible study policies for students who need a few extra days because mum had a health scare before their essay deadline, says Holly Cobb

Institutions in low- and middle-income countries host most of the world¡¯s refugees, despite having the least resources, but their efforts receive limited global recognition, say Frankie Randle and Arash Bordbar

Early career researchers are most in need of rapid support for work halted by political interference or sudden funding loss, say five scholars

As Skills England begins its work, HEIs must embrace an agenda closely tied to ministers¡¯ ambitions for the economy and the regions, says David Bell

A library is not a fast-fashion store. You don¡¯t discard last season¡¯s items because nobody wanted them, says Andrew Hui

The effort of staying compliant with fluctuating regulations diminishes the mental space for teaching, research and building belonging, say Zahra Sharifonnasabi, Fleura Bardhi and Laetitia Mimoun

Now that the framework programme¡¯s integrity appears assured, it¡¯s time to address the details ¨C together, says Jan Palmowski

Even in a political climate hostile to diversity, Indigenous people will keep asserting their right to use their languages, say Candace Galla and Madoka Hammine

University staff are well positioned to lead by example as they engage with global challenges, say Mar¨ªa Florencia Amig¨®, Sarah Lisle and Ruby Campbell

Uncertainty over the future of degree apprenticeship funding endangers success of crucial upskilling programme, says Exeter v-c Lisa Roberts

Once praised as key workers, low-salaried university employees dedicated to student safety are increasingly seen as redundancy fodder, says security guard George Bass

The co-intelligence revolution is quietly reshaping what academic excellence means ¨C and who can attain it, says Jakub Dr¨¢bik

US society must reject the false dichotomy between supporting American interests and welcoming international contributors, says Fernando Reimers

By spreading studentships around the country, the AHRC¡¯s new PhD funding formula will strengthen research through diversity, says Katie Normington

A nation that truly believed in its greatness wouldn¡¯t require its educational institutions to declare it, says Jonathan Zimmerman

We need careful, systematic overhaul and the taking of responsibility not just by universities but also by local and national government, says Ellen Wright

Universities can learn from the sustainable use of textiles in South America, where traditional knowledge is integrated with innovation to create a positive impact, says Jade McLachlan