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Failure to acknowledge how class operates within academia means many students still feel uncomfortable on campus, says Beth Johnson

Churning out so many PhD graduates into a weak academic labour market and marginalising innovative doctorates is immoral, says Ianis Matsoukas

Netflix¡¯s university-set romcom is strangely silent about the ethics of college tutors sleeping with their students, says Robert Dingwall

Failure to explain how AI-aided academic writing is a form of plagiarism leaves graduate students horribly compromised, says E.M. Wolkovich

Excluding academia from the main discussions at recent national productivity summit is short-sighted and complacent, says Shamit Saggar

Asking undergraduates to submit pen-on-paper essays is a desperate and retrograde step that undermines assessment rather than safeguards it, says Dan Sarofian-Butin

Videos of glamorous scholars sipping coffee portray a lifestyle far removed from the toxic culture of overwork faced by academics, says Rituparna Patgiri

Broadening traditional conceptions of what it means to be ¡®smart¡¯ must now be part of HE¡¯s mission, say Adelaide University¡¯s David Lloyd and Peter H?j

If the UK has decided it can no longer afford the sub-Oxbridge university model, expectations need to be systematically lowered, says Robert Dingwall

Employers are confining many low-skilled roles to graduates. Why should they care that this requires recruits to take on huge debt, asks Paul Wiltshire

As an editor, I am receiving submissions from spurious authors consisting of previously published papers altered by AI. But why, asks Seongjin Hong

Professional figures should help teach graduates to engage respectfully with clients or colleagues who hold different views, says David Finn

Only one US university has so far announced an Indian outpost. That¡¯s because the process is still too onerous, says Richard Joseph

When big publishers buy smaller publishers, they also acquire their book lists ¨C but not always the relevant copyrights, says Harvey Graff

Universities must ensure students have a clear understanding that their degree is in their long-term interest, say Gemma Cadby and Shamit Saggar

I foresee that we will go back to the situation of 25 years ago, when only a small Chinese elite was able to study abroad, says Sabrina Wang

The recent Germany-UK Treaty provides a platform to build on existing links and boost success in the next Horizon Europe, say Chris Day and Michael Hoch

If the UK doesn¡¯t want skilled migrants any more, maybe my contributions would be better appreciated in the 51³Ô¹Ï South, says Meron Wondemaghen

A systemic realignment is under way that, while painful, could lead to more efficient and adaptable provision, say Jonathan Barton and Mike Boxall

European universities¡¯ overcompliance with data protection rules is making social research increasingly difficult, say Carine Vassy and Robert Dingwall   

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