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Emily Van Duyne on why she missed graduation despite being passionately committed to her students

Paul Feldman explains why the UK must be ready to embrace research collaborations on an increasingly international scale

It is time to revisit the idea of a graduate tax, argues Andy Green

Geoffrey Boulton writes the first in a series of articles from Jisc on research in the age of open science

Ahead of the 2017 THE Research Excellence Summit, taking place in Taiwan from tomorrow, we hear from Partha S. Mallick on the importance of valuing talent

Joanne Roberts on the importance of mentoring, and understanding the needs of your staff

Vice-chancellor and chief executive of the University of Worcester, David Green, offers his thoughts on the HE landscape post-election, and what needs to change

Adam Tickell calls on the UK higher education sector to look again at its environmental policies

Sung-Chul Shin, President of KAIST, on his biggest challenges, successes, and the person who has inspired him in his career 

The 'simplistic metric-driven ranking' runs the real risk of stifling the growth it seeks to stimulate, says Gavin Schwartz-Leeper

Headteacher Chris Ramsey is in favour of a teaching excellence framework – but not necessarily the one we have got

Stephen Hutchings and Yaron Matras call for the modern languages community to be proactive in what are difficult times for the discipline

The political changes of 2017 will benefit China, and influence the future of international student mobility, says Marguerite Dennis

Looking for a surefire way to alleviate the boredom of an exam board meeting? Bingo

Emilie Murphy calls on those who challenged the teaching excellence framework methodology in the past to stop sharing their university ratings with pride

On International Women in Engineering Day, Alice Larkin decries the slow progress on improving gender balance in her discipline

The TEF will do ‘more than any single step in history’ to change the landscape of teaching in British universities, argues Anthony Seldon

Key figures from the world of higher education respond to the publication of the TEF results. This page will be updated regularly – please refresh the page for latest response 

The stamp of government approval means TEF ratings will carry significant weight, writes Chris Havergal

Phil Baty reflects on the Times Higher Education World Reputation Forum, which took place in Harvard Square this month

Some vice-chancellors will decry the results of the teaching excellence framework, but should recognise areas of poor teaching it exposes, says Edward Peck

As student loan debt in the UK passes £100 billion, Sir Keith Burnett says it’s time we faced up to the real cost of tuition fees and debt

Matthew Reisz enjoys an evening in the company of a Nobel Laureate and academic superstar

Research suggests that most brands are instantly forgettable – but what can universities do to stay memorable? Max du Bois takes a look

Having put students and teaching quality at the heart of its US rankings, THE intends to extend its innovative approach to Europe. Phil Baty writes

Sara Ladrón de Guevara and Anthony Monaco on why institutions should collaborate with their neighbours to develop ideas and solve local problems

Campus safe spaces are bad for democracy and open debate, but academics must respond to the genuine concerns they represent, says James Wicks

Publication of data showing long-term graduate earnings by discipline has huge potential to improve higher education, says Jack Britton

Sir Keith Burnett on the reaction of scholars and students in America as the US president pulls out of the Paris Agreement

Steven Franklin lays bare the questions and doubts that go through his mind as he sits down to work on his thesis

John Morgan looks at how the PM’s woes may have beneficial side-effects

Victoria Leonard on bringing equality to the world's largest reference tool

Martin Kurzweil and Wendell Pritchett cast their eye over the possible future direction of quality assurance under Trump

For the good of the country, ministers must now look at their stance on international students and tuition fees, writes Pam Tatlow

Duncan Ross looks back at Times Higher Education’s predictions of how students could swing the general election

Since the Labour leadership contests, students have been building their political influence, says Tom Cutterham 

Nick Hillman looks at the implications of the election result for the university sector, and finds a small slither of silver lining

Jeremy Corbyn records stunning results in university seats on back of £11.2bn policy, writes John Morgan

News and analysis as Conservative Party fails to win an overall majority in the general election

The maths just does not add up when you look at the impact of cuts on tuition fee prices, says Andrew Gillen

There are now so many regulations to abide by in higher education, it's a wonder there is any academic freedom left, says Steve Wheeler

Alex Holmes was surprised by the reaction of some of his colleagues when he took shared parental leave

Nick Hillman looks at the tricky TEF questions that a new higher education minister could face on their first day

Glen Wright on the lighter side of scholarly collaboration

To tackle the challenge of implementing evidence-based policy, change is also needed in the university sector, says Gavin Costigan

All the news from the 2017 Times Higher Education Innovation & Impact Summit in Hong Kong

Four experts offer their advice on getting the most out of social media as an academic

John Morgan looks at how Jeremy Corbyn's pledge has gone down with the public and the press

Lisa Mckenzie finds a new lesson in Orwell's classic every time she reads it – and this year, it concerns some of her fellow scholars

John Morgan looks at the ‘culture wars’ approach to universities emerging on the Right, and the counter-arguments

There is no evidence that mandatory retirement achieves its aims, argues Paul Ewart 

The liberal arts approach can lead to business being done more thoughtfully, more creatively, and more sustainably, says Jeffrey Nesteruk

Ahead of the general election, Llyr Gruffydd, Plaid Cymru shadow education secretary, writes on his party's higher education vision

Universities should develop an ‘elevator pitch’ to promote their graduates, says Simon Ofield-Kerr

Dragan Gasevic looks at how learning analytics can be used to support the student experience as a tool for learning gain

Ahead of the THE Innovation and Impact Summit, École Polytechnique president Jacques Biot urges universities to prepare for ‘Industry 4.0’

Jo Johnson, minister for universities and science, says ‘we will ensure students and taxpayers receive strong returns from their investment in higher education’

Ahead of the THE Innovation and Impact Summit, speaker Max Lu looks at the challenges of university-industry partnership

Striking visual display in King’s College London corridor symbolises how higher education is taking professorial problem seriously

Are scholars really so out of touch with the real world or do we need to look again at this tired narrative that doesn’t reflect the reality of modern academia, asks James Georgalakis