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HE staff in Sheffield are working on access targets and Green Paper consultation, John Morgan hears

Ministers must ensure the death of a Cambridge PhD student in Cairo is properly investigated, say Hannah Waddilove and Neil Pyper

Recalling his childhood in Wales prompts Sir Keith Burnett to muse on the opportunities for today¡¯s youth

Technology-enhanced learning must have quality and a sound business model at its core, says Rajay Naik

As 14 February approaches, Tim Worth looks at a couple of choice Collinses and remembers what Georgian ladies had to put up with

With a module on diversity to teach, law academic Steven Vaughan muses on his decision to out himself to his students

51³Ô¹Ï higher education programmes should respond to our unstable world, says Martin Hall

Why are researchers preoccupied with 'lad culture' when the under-representation of men among students is the real problem, asks Joanna Williams

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New models of scientific discovery eschew the principle of basic research first, says Ben Shneiderman

The forced departure from the UK of a US PhD graduate is a wake-up call to universities, which must respond, argues Martin McQuillan

We need more time to road-test the TEF, develop the right metrics and get everyone on board, argues Bill Rammell

While buoyant student numbers may imply that ?9K is OK, the jury is still out on the ¡®right¡¯ split between student and state

Australian academic Benjamin Habib reflects on the worst public embarrassment of his career

The gap between the perceptions of governors and academic staff about the key challenges facing institutions need to be plugged, says Janet Legrand

The idea that UK research and higher education could flourish post-Brexit is an illusion, argues Rolf Tarrach

A recent report shows the potential for learning analytics in higher education, says Jisc chief executive Paul Feldman

Alison Baverstock, director of The KU Big Read, offers a dozen tips for anyone trying to engage a whole university community

Does the fall in UK applicants revealed this week spell trouble for universities, asks Jack Grove

David Cameron¡¯s plans on university admissions data will combat inequality only if they force top universities to publish more detailed data, which take into account variables such as BME students¡¯ A-level scores and course choices, says Kurien Parel

As increasing attention is paid to the under-representation of black and minority ethnic academics in Britain, Kalwant Bhopal weighs the process and aims of the sector¡¯s new diversity initiative

More can be done in the UK to encourage study abroad, but the anglophone world may continue to attract the lion¡¯s share, says David Willetts

A rapidly changing higher education sector is urged to ask who benefits from reforms

Good managers will digest the full spectrum of responses in our workplace survey to protect the system¡¯s creative heartbeat

Martin Paul believes that the advantages of teaching some courses in English far outweigh the disadvantages for students in the Netherlands

The prime minister's suggestion that top universities are at fault for their low admission of BME students is not borne out by the evidence, says Athene Donald

White students are over-represented compared with young UK population, but there is huge variation for other groups

High-pressure courses are particularly likely to take a toll on students, says Helena Diffey

Any tables must reflect the nuances of the region, says Mohamed Salem

Andrew W. Robinson on the sound pedagogical reasons to swap the industrial, identikit approach to teaching and learning for something less bloody boring

Dave Sayers shares his tips on how to boost productivity

Matthew Reisz meets the researcher challenging universities on their tendency to try and fit square pegs into round holes

Institutions must resist the state¡¯s ¡®efficiency¡¯ drive while relying less on its funding. Big business could help, argues Kevin Rafferty

In praise of ambition: no university, however esteemed, has an automatic right to reach the 22nd century, argues Edward Byrne

The world is impatient for the academy¡¯s social benefits, writes Lisa Anderson, but its core mission remains a slow-flowering one

States across the Middle East and North Africa have invested heavily in the sector and we all have an interest in the returns

Immigration policy puts at risk 'valuable resources', argues Fiona Whelan

Academics need to recognise that a linear career progression is no longer the norm, says William Locke

What does the class of 1952 have to say to the class of 2016? asks Richard Roberts

Duncan Ross looks at how we selected the universities for our ranking of small institutions

We must remember the difficulties faced by students who are estranged from their families, says Becca Bland

Despite the challenges, Jill Derby sees multiple benefits to exporting this US model to the middle east

International cooperation could be most successful in the postgraduate sector, says Arshin Adib-Moghaddam

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Pakistan faces security dilemma aggravated by history, argues David L. Gosling, former principal of Edwardes College in Peshawar

Controversial material can be the most challenging to our intellect, argues Sue House

International partnership is a vital part of higher education, says Sir Pete Downes ahead of the THE MENA Universities Summit

We must improve the system we already have, not make a switch to metrics, argues James Wilsdon

Whether radicalisation or divestment is the issue, says Keith Burnett, talking without listening first doesn¡¯t help to build a community

We must be alert to unconscious bias at work across the sector and develop ways to tackle the issue to achieve greater diversity

Higher education must come together to support Pakistan¡¯s Bacha Khan University, says Chris Parr

The number of international students dropping out of university has fallen as institutions have recruited more students from overseas, finds James Zuccollo

When the rules are broken, we must always look at the circumstances, says Rima Amin

New York proposes free college courses for inmates while Romania cracks down on its ¡®publish or perish¡¯ loophole, finds Ellie Bothwell

Students are arriving at university with unrealistic expectations of the mathematical demands of their subject, finds Paul Glaister

After a man dies following a clinical trial in France, Christopher Roy-Toole asks whether lessons were learned after a similar incident in the UK

If you want to join our exciting global project, get in touch, says Phil Baty

As officials begin to look through the responses to the Green Paper consultation, Shirley Pearce flags up four risks they need to avoid