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University education equipped Lawrence McGinty with the tools of his trade - curiosity and the desire to discover, along with the ability to question and analyse

Tara Brabazon offers 10 tips to make doctoral candidates¡¯ oral examinations less of an ordeal

Once upon a time, the academy saw its role as subjecting prevailing ideologies to a critical eye. But after decades of political pressure, it has surrendered its independence and lost its soul, laments Stephen Logan

Each week, Dr Margot Feelbetter poses a dilemma and offers advice for readers to respond to online

Universities offer students a priceless opportunity to stay fit and active, says Olympic silver medallist Heather Fell

Demand is growing for the discipline's insights, but what does it need to meet it? Roderick Floud calls for tools to finish the job

Gary Day finds Bettany Hughes such gripping viewing that he now needs a new bathroom

As London Met cleans itself up, it deserves to be given another chance to succeed - for that is what it affords its students

Using computers in exams would not make things fairer, says Tim Birkhead

Feeling lost, angry, disenfranchised? Confused by the jargon overwhelming the academy? Philip Davies offers a handy print-out-and-keep guide to the evils of ¡®edu-speak¡¯

Gary Day on the Siberian Jesus, Omar Khayyam and the ever-present divide between the rich and the poor

The government now wants even postgraduate education to serve industry by inculcating business awareness and skills training

Felipe Fern¨¢ndez-Armesto on the interdependence of teaching and research

Each week, Dr Margot Feelbetter poses a dilemma and offers advice for readers to respond to online

Employers and funders must involve staff in debates about potential changes in the sector, argues Michael MacNeil

Universities have the potential to lead the way to a high-tech, economically robust future for the UK, according to James Dyson

Truly independent alternative bookshops serve students, academics and society by offering an outlet for risky and challenging titles, says Tara Brabazon

Arresting the decline of foreign language learning in the UK is vital to business competitiveness and young people¡¯s development, argue David Lammy and Diana Johnson

Each week, Dr Margot Feelbetter poses a dilemma and offers advice for readers to respond to online

Ruthlessly competitive workplaces hold no terrors for battle-hardened English literature graduates, says Christian Lander

Knowledge is a public good, and the growing strength of universities in China and elsewhere need not harm the West, says Ben Wildavsky

Feminists may complain about the objectification of women, says Gary Day, but they haven't been to Kabul

The importance of balancing reward and responsibility is highlighted by the sums paid out when things go wrong at the top

Alan Ryan on the US academy's annual lotteries, both scholarly and athletic

Since its inception in 1950, the Political Studies Association has seen a surge in interest in the discipline, says treasurer John Benyon

Administrators may lack a career structure, but they are essential to universities and do not deserve to be disparaged

Fashion is a highly trained craft, not a celebrity trend, says Sally Feldman

As well as nurturing her writing, novelist Rebecca Connell believes, her university experience gave her self-belief

Steve Smith rejects claims that the academy is 'Eton-bashing', and argues that efforts to counter the 'schooling effect' are justified

A crackdown on fraud in the academy could deliver savings greater than the costs of retrenchment, argue Mark Button and Jim Gee

Tom Gallagher searches in vain for independent thought in the complacent academy and media of devolved Scotland

Isabella Beeton was a pioneer, writes Gary Day, but she had little domestic bliss in her own life

An African postgraduate¡¯s vision of a ¡®Radio 2.0¡¯ that brings communities together reminds Tara Brabazon that overseas students contribute far more to the UK academy than just tuition fees

The dictates of utilitarian ¡®efficiency¡¯ threaten to strangle the life out of the academy, argues Donald Braben

A report on ¡®sexualisation¡¯ is part of the latest moral panic and a prime example of the government¡¯s use of academics to pursue its own agenda while claiming to be objective, writes Clarissa Smith

Reflecting on what he gained from university, recording artist Tinchy Stryder recommends the experience to young people, in spite of tuition fees

The sector must stop its Eton-bashing and its discrimination against independent-school students, argues Geoff Lucas

'The insecure scholar', one of THE's online columnists, calls for an academy that offers all scholars dignity and security

Alan Langlands says Hefce's allocations for 2010-11, along with the Browne review, will form a sustainable basis for higher education

Gary Day gets to grips with the Standard Model of the Universe, which explains everything - or does it?

The previous year seems one of plenty in light of the storm ahead, which will test leaders' fortitude and resourcefulness

Kevin Fong on Twitter¡¯s shift from dull celeb-zone to super-fast data source

Each week, Dr Margot Feelbetter poses a dilemma and offers advice for readers to respond to online

The global success of Coventry University¡¯s podcasts shows that there is a huge market for intelligent HE-created content, says John Mair

Tara Brabazon muses on a non-graduate¡¯s resentment at ¡®taxpayer-funded¡¯ higher education and the academy¡¯s vision of lifelong ¡®learner-earners¡¯ buying social mobility

Each week, Dr Margot Feelbetter poses a dilemma and offers advice for readers to respond to online

In turning away record numbers of applicants, we fail young people. We must provide more places, argues David Green

The Bologna Process covers 46 countries and 30 million students, but fundamental issues remain, says Anne Corbett

Sir Patrick Stewart describes the delights of higher education, the dangers it faces and how Huddersfield lured him home

The web is a force for good - or not, learns Gary Day. Are young people distracted or thinking differently?

Higher education's many contributions to the UK are too often missed - we hope to help change that with our campaign

America's gun culture is a symptom of its deep political malaise, says Alan Ryan

Universities nurture the life of the mind, but lack of opportunity and support post-PhD is making UK academe an inhospitable place to be, says Srila Roy

Landing work provides a little relief, but the long-term future is as unsettled as ever