David Nutt on pharma brain drain Without a shot in the arm for commercial drug development, our science base will suffer, argues David Nutt 28 March
Life after Aimhigher: access from the ground level The sector should take the lead on the mooted national widening-participation framework, says Graeme Atherton 21 March
NUS can rebuild links between education and citizenship Despite hard times and fruitless protest, there is still power in a union, argues David Reed 21 March
Sex scandals and false accusations of abuse Felipe Fernández-Armesto calls for clearer protocols in cases of suspected abuse 21 March
Employability agenda isn’t working Steve Sarson’s first-years were tasked with a CV exercise on study time, so he reminded them of the alternatives to the market 21 March
Still sing the songs of protest Attempts to crush dissent, silence alternative thinking and promote conformity jeopardise higher education’s future By John Gill 21 March
Stick your oar in or we'll sink By providing moral and intellectual leadership, university heads will help to protect the bottom line By John Gill 14 March
The advantages of being freelance Sian Lawson extols the virtues of independence from the academy 14 March
Anthropology cut to the core when two tribes go to war A feud at the heart of the discipline is undermining efforts to build a unified science of humanity, warns Camilla Power 14 March
Chávez's socialism at the heart of the system Venezuela’s revolution will not die with its leader, but will live on in its academy, says Mike Cole 14 March
Australia’s drive for international students Asia is the focus of new pathways to study, says Malcolm Gillies 14 March
Polyglots required if we want a place in the global academy English cannot be the only acceptable language of scholarship, says Toby Miller. It’s arrogant, impractical and anti-intellectual 7 March
Untangling creation myths Artistic practice may count as research within the academy but it must be treated carefully if innovation is not to be stifled By John Gill 7 March
Open-access policy scrapes the barrel A disastrous open-access policy lashes the promise of the digital age to an outmoded buggy of a model, laments Martin McQuillan 7 March
Time for GPA, says John Raftery Add grade point averages to honours classification for a better snapshot of student achievement, says John Raftery 7 March
Soft power drain Confused political rhetoric on student visas threatens one of the UK’s greatest global assets, says Martin Davidson 28 February
Care: a higher calling? Ann Gallagher asks how the higher education sector should respond to the challenge set out by the Francis report into NHS failings 28 February
Rotten to the core? Far from it Bad apples who cheat may at times beat the system, but their misdeeds should not taint the honest and ethical majority By John Gill 28 February
Thomas Docherty argues for the demise of mission groups The mission groups divide the academy, argues Thomas Docherty, and their demise could usher in a more rational, democratic sector 28 February
THE Scholarly Web - 28 February 2013 Weekly transmissions from the blogosphere By Chris Parr 28 February
THE Scholarly Web - 21 February 2013 Weekly transmissions from the blogosphere By Chris Parr 21 February
Talk of fair play is not enough David Cameron can court India’s students all he likes, but the UK’s immigration policy is hardly bowling them over By John Gill 21 February
Surprise order of Bath has landed us with a right royal chancer Joanna Lewis asks whether appointing ‘a decent enough upper-class numpty’ as chancellor is the best her alma mater can do 21 February
Big picture from all angles Humanities must embrace interdisciplinarity and reclaim their key role in our fractured world, says Michael Worton 21 February
Cash converters John Holmwood warns that firms with closed-door government access will turn state-funded public assets into private profit 21 February
'Are you experienced?' If so, finds Christopher Bigsby, a Master of Arts of deception could be yours 21 February
Mustn't ask, mustn't tell David Erdos believes a bid to tighten European data protection will have a chilling impact on social science and humanities research 14 February
Build from the ground up Why reinvent higher education? Basic literacy matters more, says Alan Ryan 14 February
The servant of two masters: knowledge and news cycles Maintaining scholarly rigour amid demands for details about the discovery of Richard III was no easy task, but Lin Foxhall enjoyed it 14 February
Fit for the future The demands on Ucas are growing and changing in nature. Ucas’ board must adapt to reflect this, says Steve Smith 14 February
Gold rush too fast, too furious On open access as in other areas of reform, the coalition has failed to heed the maxim that slow and steady wins the race By John Gill 14 February
THE Scholarly Web - 14 February 2013 Weekly transmissions from the blogosphere By Chris Parr 14 February
