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Four factors are demanding a radical strategic rethink at universities in Australia and around the world, says Massimo Garbuio

To protect critical, context-rich thinking in HE, knowledge agency must be quickly reclaimed from Big Edtech, say Dirk Lindebaum and Gazi Islam 

Measuring researchers¡¯ output mass against their body mass will incentivise even harder running on the academic treadmill, says Dariusz Jemielniak

Even successful applications lack specificity and ambition, ignoring universities¡¯ own data about where problems and strengths lie, says Pat O¡¯Connor

Teaching missions would be easier to fulfil if academics did not have to seek so many permissions to do their jobs, says Akhil Bhardwaj

Last week¡¯s arson at Fort Hare underlines how destructive tensions between students and university leaders have become, says Pikolomzi Qaba

Both within management and the professoriate, the need for a wider range of experience and skills is only getting stronger, says Marcus Munaf¨°

Even as the US shrinks and narrows trials, the need for this research continues. Other countries can and must step in, says Stephen Jane

Rigid structures need to be loosened to address the devaluation of degrees and to embrace AI and microcredentials, says Carlos Olivares

Atec needs to ensure that compacts genuinely strengthen social licence and drive meaningful change ¨C not just compliance, says Zlatko Skrbis 

Future crises can be averted if government and universities share data and plans in a more timely and transparent fashion, says Doug Specht

Perhaps the scrapping of the 50 per cent participation target will remind everyone that failing at university is not failing in life, says an academic

An AHRC scheme based at Northumbria simplifies application, widens participation and maximises dissemination, say Katy Shaw and Rachel Connor

As the regulations governing FP10 are thrashed out, there is a risk that industrial policy will taint the programme¡¯s USP, says Jan Palmowski

An open approach to knowledge and a kind, enabling manner help students go their own way but never feel alone, says Andrew Chadwick

Academic life was a lot simpler in the humanities and social sciences when simply finding a document guaranteed originality, says Disha

Clear policies, transparent disclosure and shared accountability are essential to protect the integrity of research, says George Chalhoub

Decolonisation is not just about scholars¡¯ colour. It is as much about welcoming a diversity of non-Western ideas, from South Africa and beyond, says Srila Roy

The flexibility and insightful observation that cultural ¡®outsiders¡¯ are forced to develop confers several advantages for academics, says Adrian Furnham

Manufactured scarcity will undermine MSIs¡¯ solidarity and risks reopening opportunity gaps in minority communities, says Marybeth Gasman

Poorer students are shut out of the vast industry that has grown up around Konkur preparation, says Roohola Ramezani

Demographic and political headwinds are threatening the future of many colleges. But, done right, online education can be their saviour, says Sumit Karn

As wellsprings of intellectual thought, universities play a crucial role in shaping democratic nations¡¯ national confidence and identity, says Peter Gluckman

Universities can¡¯t be expected to absorb escalating financial risk forever. Funders must share the burden, says Stephanie Smith

Can AI match the insights of human referees? We don¡¯t know. So before implementation, let¡¯s run the experiment, says Sheldon H. Jacobson

From stealing ornamental fish to spraying car parts in the shower, domestic students make security staff earn their meagre wages, says George Bass

Research support staff are crying out for a more supportive funding and regulatory environment, says Ross McLennan 

Reversing some recent trends in teaching and learning is sure to generate mixed responses from students. Regulators must step in, says Ian Pace

Good progress has been made on implementing the Universities Accord but much more is needed to achieve parity, say five deputy vice-chancellors

Without specific classes, students may leave college still unable to separate science from nonsense, says Natalia Pasternak

Responding to early-career researchers¡¯ honest questions with accusations of misconduct is a travesty of open science, says Madeleine Pownall

The three-month pause to re-examine the assessment of ¡®people, culture and environment¡¯ could prelude a welcome reversal, says Alice Sullivan

The suppressive precedents being set in the US, Germany and Israel can and will be applied to other issues, too, say Katharina Galor and Noga Wolff