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How Tara Brabazon has learned to appreciate Bob Dylan - the man, his music and what he stands for

Do women miss out on promotion because of prejudice or because they are less committed?

Why, wonders Kevin Fong, do we so quickly forget our illustrious forebears?

Government proposals to redefine and promote innovation mark a major step forward, argues James Wilsdon

Wikipedia reveals not the ¡®wisdom of the crowds¡¯ but the rule of the mob, argues Tara Brabazon

Understanding demographic trends is key to the survival of universities over the next two decades, says Sir Muir Russell

We'll turn up for lectures if you treat us with respect, give us feedback and remember our names, writes a mature first-year student

In an e-savvy world, an anachronistic gentlemen's agreement should not be limiting science reporting, write Claire Bithell and Simon Levey

There is no single recipe for successful cross-disciplinary centres. Lunch, however, seems to be an essential ingredient

Alan Ryan suggests Mr Denham revisit an example of quality and opportunity

The Great Leader is all smiles on the website ¨C Gloria Monday suspects that a rebranding is in the offing

Interactive tools help students most by allowing lecturers to offer them more personal attention, says Jochen Runde

Clinton's toughest battle of all is against a collective mindset that ruthlessly limits the roles female politicians may fulfil, says Mary Evans

Although a believer in books, Tara Brabazon welcomes Amazon¡¯s wireless reading device and its potential to transform reading and researching

UK academic pay has risen significantly. But the disparities between disciplines and genders need to be addressed

Tasks like ordering tape and test tubes halt academic work, Tim Birkhead finds

The prospectus's weathered cloisters and flawless cheekbones are alluring, admits John Brinnamoor, but a dash of realism mightn't hurt

We¡¯re enslaved by Crazy Frog capitalism ¨C and the mobile phone is the symbol of our bondage, argues Tara Brabazon

Felipe Fernandez-Armesto lauds the world's soul foods, and killjoys be damned

Whitehall's creative industries strategy is welcome, but where is its support for Britain's athletic endeavours, asks Simon Chadwick

Quality teaching, like quality research, requires funding input, say Russell Group chiefs Malcolm Grant and Wendy Piatt

Simon Blackburn muses on RCUK's shelved proposal to test the economic impact of humanities research via algorithms

After a late 20th-century famine, UK universities are in relative good health - but Whitehall's decision to start preparing for an uncertain future is prudent

The wannabe 'pree-sen-nas' blinded by celebrity culture are closed to ideas and opportunities, argues Tara Brabazon

In the wake of a vote by UCU members to reject pay-bargaining changes, general secretary Sally Hunt calls on all sides to move forward in good faith for the benefit of the sector as a whole

The REF will leave the funding council with many of the same problems that plagued the RAE, argues Ian Marshall

Academics have heroically filled the gap as student funding falls and numbers rise, but it's now time to rethink teaching, says Alan Gilbert

Clear punctuation and compound constructions in titles give research papers an immediate visual impact, says James Hartley

UK academics' ideas may be a potential goldmine, as many argue. But putting fences around ideas may not pay off in the end

A 'post-feminist' world still needs its Emmeline Pankhursts, says Sally Feldman

Orientation classes for first-years offer a chilling insight into an entire cohort's lack of spelling and grammar skills, says a university lecturer

The humanities are told to embrace business agendas and climate change. Geoffrey Alderman is filled with dread at the implications

One way to avoid spiralling debt is to study locally, as many young people who are the target of widening access are doing. But if they are to complete their studies universities must engage with schools and parents early on, says David Baker

Despite their anti-managerial sabre-rattling, most academics know modernisation is inevitable

Emulating a local hero was hard for Kevin Fong - but fees didn't make it tougher

Science can say what caused an event to occur, but not what caused reality to be such that it did, Michael Bulley observes

In the bad old days, sifting would-be students¡¯ painstakingly tarted-up applications was done with blind personal prejudice and ignorance. In one respect, then, little has changed¡­

Participants in the international higher education race should beware a sub-prime-style crash, cautions Philip Altbac

Head teacher Martin Stephen donated his time to lead a course in poetry, but found the learning environment lacked rhyme or reason

Brian Snowdon sees a case for economists demonstrating that theirs is a discipline broad in scope and inclusive in recruitment

A university HR director speaks out on UCU¡¯s position on the forthcoming ballot on single-table bargaining

The humanities should celebrate what they are becoming rather than dwell on what they once were

Training the talented counters the arbitrary hand of luck, says Alan Ryan

Roy Harris reflects on our attitude to an 'alien' language whose characteristics have so strongly influenced China's intellectual and pedagogic traditions.

We keep blaming ourselves for trying to achieve the impossible with widening participation, says Patrick Ainley.

Local communities are rediscovering a Victorian-era passion for higher education.

Our future fourth estate needs core skills taught in sciences and humanities, not media studies, argues Tim Luckhurst.

Tim Birkhead asks: When does being inspired by another's idea turn into theft?

Forget the fantasies of dreaming spires and eager young minds. Gloria Monday¡¯s academic world is one of sick buildings, indifferent students and endless bureaucracy

Reducing numbers of arts postgrads was bad enough, but the Arts and Humanities Research Council¡¯s cuts in grants and funding are the final straw for Simon Blackburn

Unlike the UK, Spain happily invests in the best, says Felipe Fern¨¢ndez-Armesto.

Not only must scientists debate their work more with the public, their efforts should be rewarded, says Jack Stilgoe.

Whitehall's unhelpful new advice on student radicalisation paints a luridly inaccurate picture of vulnerable naifs and sinister brainwashers, says Frank Furedi.

David Eastwood sets out the opportunities and challenges posed by Hefce's review of sustainable development in higher education.

G.B. Shaw's infamous maxim derided pedagogy as a job for the second-rate. It's a shame the academy often acts as if it agrees.

51³Ô¹Ï needs female voices, says June Purvis.

Quality metrics offers a cheap technological fix that heads off in two directions at once, at the expense of accurate assessment, argues Claire Donovan.

It's worrying that initiatives designed to attract students from low-income backgrounds are falling short, says David Willetts.

Despite its many detractors, the discipline does have a role in the country's universities.

Sally Feldman on killing off 'soft option' media studies.