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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 

Vibrant academic communities in all parts of the UK will allow rising stars of humanities and social sciences to shine, says Alex Lewis

Portraying ChatGPT as a playground for plagiarists is a timid response to AI¡¯s ability to enhance research in all subjects, argues Agnieszka Piotrowska

Threat of financial collapse is causing universities to double down on an officious management style that is sapping academic morale, undermining excellence and damaging collegiality between academia¡¯s different tribes, says Tin Sulejmanpasic 

Honest and open-ended conversations over how AI can be productively used in the learning journey are needed, not ChatGPT bans, says Ava Doherty

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