Still stuck on the audit wheel, and we could do with a credence revival As Whitehall mulls reducing quality assurance, Hefce seems to be calling for more. Simeon Underwood is tired of the same old song 19 July
Leader: Retain our critical faculties In dark days, the academy must dare to look beyond arguments for economic impact and restate the case for its intrinsic value By Phil Baty 19 July
Economy of expression Christopher Bigsby is as qualified as any chancellor - and less harmful 19 July
Fight the rogue agents with a badge of honour that rewards the good A cross-border certification regime run by institutions is the only way to tackle unscrupulous recruiters, says Mitch Leventhal 12 July
Smooth operator The chief scientific adviser needs academic, diplomatic and political skills. Mark Walport might have them all, thinks James Wilsdon 12 July
Winning the dragon race By any objective measure, Welsh university research simply doesn't deserve its bad press, argues Peter Halligan 12 July
Gold or green: which is the best shade of open access? Going for gold is the solid approach, argues Michael Mabe...but David Price counters that only green is sustainable 5 July
Join hands, reach further Earth's problems know no borders, observes Feridun Hamdullahpur, and research efforts must be collaborative and global to tackle them 5 July
Leader: Agents of potential misfortune With immigration and university standards hot issues, any impropriety involving recruiters abroad could tar the sector By John Gill 5 July
With all due disrespect Felipe Fern芍ndez-Armesto urges students to take on tutors in a war of ideas 5 July
No bias for crass action Contra the media and the bruised egos in the financial sector, the academic mindset is well suited to the Bank of England governorship 28 June
Greater value than money Innovation oughtn't mean just profit-making technology - there is a subtler, social sort, explains Nick Petford 28 June
If those who pay the pipers call the tune, make the fact public Universities must disclose scholars' financial conflicts of interest or the integrity of faculty opinion will be jeopardised, says Cary Nelson 28 June
Leader: Want gold? Let's see some cash The move to open access should not mean cuts to research: the government and industry could pitch in to cover the transition By John Gill 28 June
Too lightweight for the title It's wrong to call 1,000-strong institutions 'universities', says Michael Farthing, and it's not just a matter of semantics 21 June
Kudos, UK, but this is hardly the time to rest on your laurels As British students from all classes look to the US and challenges rise in the East, Anthony Seldon warns the sector against complacency 21 June
Seize the data The information deluge and the promise of open enterprise offer UK universities an opportunity not to be missed, says Geoffrey Boulton 21 June
Leader: Provider, where is thy sting? Private growth in the sector is a tender subject, but the reality is more complex than ideologues on both sides would have it By John Gill 21 June
Come join the collective Research is a global effort, so all must sign the White House petition for open access, argues Cameron Neylon 14 June
The best investment is in stakeholders, not shareholders Aldwyn Cooper, head of Regent's College, explains why he has no plans to turn a profit if the institution gets degree-awarding powers 14 June
From 'anarchy' to tragedy Greece's academy is long overdue for reform, Giorgos Vavouranakis says, but Law 4009's discredited neoliberalism is not the answer 14 June
Workshop of the world The Bauhaus＊ principles still have much to teach us, argues Sally Feldman 14 June
Olympic trial A.W. Purdue, who is no fan of sport, despairs at the thought of a summer given over to Games madness 7 June
Leader: Let's ask profitable questions The Finch group's open-access task is tricky, but has it missed a trick by not investigating publishers' profit margins? By John Gill 7 June
It's time to treatise myself Preparing to retire after 16 years as a v-c, John Craven is dreaming of a new philosophy - and being a student again 7 June
When worlds collide: why the UKBA sends the sector into a panic An emetic email leads Simeon Underwood to discuss how universities are struggling to cope with the permanent immigration revolution 7 June
Outside edge Give independent scholars their funding due, says Peter Geoghegan: while the academy is 'rethinking', they are busy doing 31 May
Short and the long of it The sector offers the total package: blue-skies insights for the future and industrial payoffs now, argues Nick Wright 31 May
Without fees reform, our children would really feel the pinch David Willetts defends the coalition's student finance policy as a fair, progressive model that will support the present and protect the future 31 May
Heartbreak hotels Rudeness, indifference and discomfort: travelling in the UK has convinced Mary Evans that all sanity has fled from the public world 24 May
A jury of their peers Academics seeking promotion should be assessed for quality of teaching as well as research, argues Quintin McKellar 24 May
Coalition reforms have left students swimming with sharks If loans are as fair and as sustainable as ministers say, why aren't their terms and conditions enshrined in law? Liam Burns writes 24 May
Beyond the headlines Affordability underpins the bad press about London Met, says Malcolm Gillies 17 May
Breaking up is hard to do There is no 'British' higher education system, argues Alan Trench: there are four. Expect increasing political problems as a result 17 May
Fundamental elements The STFC's achievements offer a template for extracting the full value from UK research, suggests Keith Mason 17 May
