Blogconfidential: The horror, the horror... Each week, Dr Margot Feelbetter poses a dilemma and offers advice for readers to respond to online. This week: The horror, the horror... 14 April
Clash of the centuries Trinity College Dublin staff follow ancient traditions in the election of their head, but one voter fears their loss as the state encroaches 14 April
Independent authority The British Academy can be proud of its steadfastly arm's-length allocation of public funds, Adam Roberts argues 14 April
Leader: It makes the world go round... But the pursuit of money can be a zero-sum game, and one nation's loss may be another's gain - as the UK could learn to its cost By Ann Mroz 14 April
Compromising higher learning, measure for reified measure The obsession with contact hours is a result of the market logic that threatens to undermine the academy, argues Thomas Docherty 14 April
Vince, you made your bed... ＃and when it comes to ?9,000 fees, you ought to lie in it, argues Kevin Fong 14 April
Used and abused? External examiner James Derounian seeks respect and fair remuneration for the bastions of the appraisal system 8 April
Blogconfidential: Tinker, tailor, student, spy Each week, Dr Margot Feelbetter poses a dilemma and offers advice for readers to respond to online. This week: Tinker, tailor, student, spy 7 April
Rebels know their limits To stop the Arab Spring developing into an oppressive winter, the changemakers should read their Camus, argues Robert Zaretsky 7 April
Uncharitable thinking Who wouldn't want to help Africans avoid malaria and find sustainable work? Western aid officials, says Nick Petford 7 April
Wherefore art thou, Haldane? State plans for humanities research Peter Mandler worries that government priorities are creeping into AHRC decision-making and constraining researchers 7 April
Blogconfidential: Time to be counted? Each week, Dr Margot Feelbetter poses a dilemma and offers advice for readers to respond to online. This week: Time to be counted? 31 March
Hot buttons, cool heads Michael Boylan on strategies to engage, empower and educate students when discussing controversial issues 31 March
Honeypots of the world In the search for new proxies to inform the World University Rankings, overseas collaboration is a real contender, says Jonathan Adams 31 March
Rethink funding 'mess' to achieve democratic and wide participation Offa＊s access agreements will not work, argues Thomas Docherty, although two principles should be kept in any alternative system 31 March
Ignorance wins the day Felipe Fern芍ndez-Armesto fears for the future of a leading comprehensive 31 March
Touches of evil Ethical downfalls are not the result of single acts, but rather the daily erosion of moral standards, says Stefano Harney 24 March
Appearances are deceptive The German government minister who was accused of plagiarism really just wants to be loved, claims Christopher Reid 24 March
In the race to the top, quality R&D is a must - but who will pay for it? Steve Smith discusses the fundamental dilemmas that knowledge economies face over funding mass education systems and research 24 March
Blogconfidential: She knows where the bodies are buried Each week, Dr Margot Feelbetter poses a dilemma and offers advice for readers to respond to online. This week: She knows where the bodies are buried 24 March
Tara Brabazon: Expectations should be high 每 for academics as well as students By Tara Brabazon 23 March
Blogconfidential: Cosmetic effect Each week, Dr Margot Feelbetter poses a dilemma and offers advice for readers to respond to online. This week: Cosmetic effect 17 March
Education is the real deal Katie Best calls for business school rankings that measure pedagogic merit, not simply cash and corporate power 17 March
Maintain standards? That's way more than my job's worth In today's insecure academy, quality control takes a back seat to pleasing students and covering up errors, a senior lecturer claims 17 March
Cutting the Gordian knot Full competition for qualified students would keep fees down, says Alasdair Smith, and limiting unqualified numbers would control costs 17 March
Leader: Work of infinite value Science alone cannot get to the heart of what makes us human, which is why the humanities and social sciences matter so much By Ann Mroz 17 March
The rest was silence Inept alumni communications derail the desire to give, says Tim Birkhead 17 March
Blogconfidential: Sic semper tyrannis Each week, Dr Margot Feelbetter poses a dilemma and offers advice for readers to respond to online. This week: Sic semper tyrannis 10 March
Their loss will be our loss Ending visas for non-EU graduate students to stay in the UK to work would be disastrous, warns Kathryn Holeywell 10 March
Bound and battered by a dependence on unhealthy relationships The LSE's faith in the state has been its default setting for too long. It must break free and seek independence, Terence Kealey argues 10 March
Stand and deliver Students paying high fees will expect high-quality lectures in return. George Watson gives tips on how to meet those expectations 10 March
Trust breakdown: Willetts＊ sales drive is car-crash politics The universities minister has ruined his relationship with the sector, Simon Szreter argues, and it will take more than speeches to fix it 7 March
Blogconfidential: Blag on? Each week, Dr Margot Feelbetter poses a dilemma and offers advice for readers to respond to online. This week: Blag on? 3 March
The end is not nigh Those in the humanities and social sciences must be less paranoid and more precise in identifying threats, argues Adam Roberts 3 March
Easy as ABC? Too late now Data for applicants? The sector should have taken a leaf out of the newspaper publishing book, Philip Cowan laments 3 March
D'oh! State of anxiety as coalition realises fees sums don't add up Universities' intention to charge ?9,000 fees has undermined the government's plans. Bahram Bekhradnia considers its options 3 March
Blogconfidential: Any bloody lie will do Each week, Dr Margot Feelbetter poses a dilemma and offers advice for readers to respond to online. This week: Any bloody lie will do 24 February
We've been here before Calls to save Egyptian cultural heritage ring hollow when those making them are blind to the past, argues Christina Riggs 24 February
Time to spread their wings To keep up with the global sector's rising stars, the UK must encourage its young to study abroad, says Martin Davidson 24 February
Urgently required: a White Paper to carry out the Browne vision We must move beyond partisanship and seize the chance to make our higher education system truly sustainable, David Eastwood contends 24 February
That sinking feeling US undergraduates' lack of learning bodes ill for the UK, says Alan Ryan 24 February
Urania's lessons for Clio Felipe Fern芍ndez-Armesto on the humanities' need for scientific insights 17 February
Blogconfidential: Leaving it all behind Each week, Dr Margot Feelbetter poses a dilemma and offers advice for readers to respond to online. This week: Leaving it all behind 17 February
Britain needs talentopolis Universities have a key role to play in supporting and boosting the economy in areas hit by public sector cuts, claims Jonathan Wright 17 February
