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Paul Ashwin sees reasons for concern in the government's latest teaching excellence framework guidelines

Josiah Marineau on the importance of giving a purpose to students¡¯ passion

Initiatives by the mayor of London and the Department for International Trade are welcome as the UK HE sector seeks reassurance on Brexit, writes Sarah Stevens

Transcript of the speech delivered by Jo Johnson, universities and science minister, at the 2017 annual conference of the Higher Education Funding Council for England

Removing university status from post-92 institutions would disproportionately impact already marginalised and vulnerable social groups, says Ben Whitham

In the past six years, the number of new part-time students in England has fallen by 56 per cent, writes Peter Horrocks

Squeamishness about advocacy is out of date. Evidence and freedom of enquiry must be defended, says Aymen Idris

The research excellence framework¡¯s panels will look at factors including adventurousness, disciplinary diversity and methodological clarity, predicts Martin Willis

Focusing on your own priorities makes it possible to enjoy an easier and more productive working life, says Mark Reed

Newer prizes that reward scientific teams are fairer and more representative, says Martin Rees

Despite fears of saturation, an ever-growing army of graduates could just counter ¨C rather than heighten ¨C the threat of machines taking all our jobs

Phil Baty on why the results of the 2018 Wall Street Journal/51³Ô¹Ï US College Rankings, published on THE today, matter so much

John Morgan looks at how an old argument may become pressing in future funding debates

Lord Hunt on how to ensure the higher education sector retains its competitive edge post-Brexit

Billy Hunter responds as publishers seek the removal of millions of papers from ResearchGate

Early career researchers are the ¡®working class of higher education¡¯, writes Elisabeth Julie Vargo  

Jessica Johnson on the challenges of arranging maternity cover

Universities talk the talk on diversity, but seldom walk the walk, says Geoff Thompson

Ali Milani believes that the NSS in its current form could be a threat to students¡¯ unions

Pam Tatlow returns from the 2017 Conservative Party conference with food for thought (and beer to drink)

Universities were never far from the top of the agenda at this year¡¯s Conservative Party conference, writes Diana Beech

However you handle them, emails are a source of stress. But there are ways to minimise it, says Emma Russell

Theresa May¡¯s tweaks to tuition fees may not be enough to quell the disquiet over the current system, says John Gill

Teaching students to attribute their failures to factors within their control can lead to big gains, say Rodney Clifton, Gabor Csepregi and Masha Krylova

A hurricane strike last year brought home to Zachary Michael Jack the academy's failure to live up to its compassionate values  

What brings joy? This week, as part of our week of articles on #HEhappiness, academics from five disciplines address this most difficult of questions

John Morgan looks at the key issues a review may cover and the big worries for the sector

John Morgan asks whether laments for the polytechnics may have policy impact

What brings joy? This week, as part of our week of articles on #HEhappiness, academics from five disciplines address this most difficult of questions

Fringe events debate funding, Brexit and the social capital of knowing Jo Johnson, John Morgan reports

Viewed by many academics as an impostor subject, media studies is more critical than ever, says Louise Byrne

What brings joy? This week, as part of our week of articles on #HEhappiness, academics from five disciplines address this most difficult of questions

John Morgan looks at Theresa May¡¯s plans for reforms to England's system

Andy Green weighs up the three main parties¡¯ higher education policies and suggests his own solution to the funding question

Data from the World University Rankings shows that on research performance, the region is among the world¡¯s best

As speculation mounts over a Conservative announcement, Gerard Dominguez-Reig runs the numbers

How one Nobel winner instilled belief in Erika Mancini

Social scientists must create a culture in which individuals regularly observe, analyse and interpret their own data, says Geoff Mulgan

Publishing is part of the academic game, says Mike Smith, so you¡¯d better get good at it 

Labour still fixed on pledge as political gold dust, but may score policy impact nevertheless, writes John Morgan

Quiet acceptance of accent discrimination damages efforts to make classrooms more inclusive, says Katerina Loukopoulou

Ministers are foolish to abandon the conclusions of the 1971 review that has informed UK research policy for 45 years, say Donald Braben and John Dainton 

Universities must support those responsible for the impact case studies that will carry so much weight in the next research excellence framework, says Jonathan Grant

The necessity of regular publication curbs the freedom that can make scholarly work original and important, says Shahidha Bari

Greater efforts must be made to ensure women aren¡¯t overlooked ¨C and to redress past failings, says Janet Shibley Hyde

Despite their scientific achievements, women account for only 5% of Nobel prize-winners. It diminishes them ¨C and the award, says John Gill

Pam Tatlow finds a lively political conference buoyed by talk of abolishing tuition fees

Adam Szetela has been speaking to some high profile scholars about how to write well, and this is what he found out

Unlike in the UK and the US, German graduates tend to vote in quite similar ways to other citizens. But not in the case of the AfD, writes David Matthews

Education debate at the Labour conference in Brighton has gone beyond the easy headlines, says Andy Westwood ¨C but important questions remain unanswered

Nick Hillman writes from the Labour Party Conference in Brighton, where ¨C happily ¨C he finds fewer lobbyists and more activists

Elite universities must expand their intake to combat rising resentment directed at higher education, says Catharine B. Hill

Despite advances in artificial intelligence, humans will always have the edge over machines when it comes to teaching, says Aldwyn Cooper

Downplaying the vital role that universities play in encouraging creativity could endanger the main engine of economic growth, say Luca Cacciolatti and Soo Hee Lee

Atrocities in Myanmar expose how universities have unnecessarily risked their reputations by partnering with corrupt political systems, says Peter Brady

Social scientists are innovating to ensure their research is relevant, but more must be done, says Rick Delbridge

PSL¡¯s high entry position in the THE World University Rankings reflects one of the ambitions of France¡¯s programme of mergers, say John Ludden, Philippe Le Prestre and Jean-Marc Rapp

The attacks may be ill-informed, but universities must keep demonstrating the value that they provide for students, graduates and society, says Anton Muscatelli