Truly ‘higher’ study demands critical thinking, not faking it Students should not be expected to ‘perform’ their emotional commitment to trendy political orthodoxies, says Bruce Macfarlane 6 March
Grains of truth In the midst of a desert, Shahidha Bari finds a wellspring of scholarly inspiration 6 March
An electoral agenda for universities We must press politicians to show how a future government will support the sector, says Christopher Snowden 6 March
You make me feel brand new Editor’s Note: In some weeks, changes in higher education are of sufficient moment to warrant extended treatment. We are happy to devote this entire edition of The Poppletonian to just such a development By Laurie Taylor 6 March
Forgotten plight of Palestinian higher education Condemning those who back Israeli boycott fails to acknowledge curbs on Palestinian academy, says Eric Cheyfitz 27 February
We must rev up our relationship with India The UK has to strengthen ties with Asia if it is to reverse the decline in international students, says Liam Byrne 27 February
Sizing up a colossus An eccentric approach helped build the Oxford University Press empire, argues Felipe Fernández-Armesto 27 February
Clap your hands if you believe With the Treasury stepping out of its traditional role as panto villain, human capital is back atop the political agenda By John Gill 27 February
Volunteer to assimilate Chinese students in the UK are keen to get work experience, and it would help them to integrate, says Bin Wu 27 February
Leaders, use your head for more than wearing a crown Even Machiavelli’s advice to princes spoke to the value of emotional intelligence, argues Paula Nicolson 27 February
THE Scholarly Web - 27 February 2014 Weekly transmissions from the blogosphere By Chris Parr 27 February
THE Scholarly Web - 20 February 2014 Weekly transmissions from the blogosphere By Chris Parr 20 February
Broad church of the mind Could working in a ‘team of rivals’ encourage academic creativity - and turn out better equipped graduates, too? By John Gill 20 February
Why do ministers ignore a flood of expertise? Phil Ashworth on how to get scientific experts inside the political machine 20 February
Greater London: the capital as city state Malcolm Gillies on why the metropolis could (and perhaps should) go it alone 20 February
Hit the road, philosophy Philosophers need to follow Socrates’ example and get back among the people, say John Kaag and David O’Hara 20 February
Unanswerable questions How can the US legal system confuse the singing of hymns by an elderly nun with the acts of a terrorist? 20 February
The IoE-UCL marriage is not one of equals It’s hard for specialist institutions to go it alone, but mergers may bring few benefits, says Miriam David 20 February
Cool it, Which? A degree is not a fridge The concept of a student market - and so the involvement of the Consumers’ Association - is flawed, argues Martin McQuillan 13 February
Graduate teaching assistants have been left behind by all Striking academics call for better pay, but the PhD students who support their work are suffering even more, Fern Riddell says 13 February
Fair game? Should developing countries receive ‘transfer fees’ when Western universities sign their academics? asks Malegapuru Makgoba 13 February
Knowledge is power – but what about horsepower? Novice car-buyer Kevin Fong on the value of preparing students for real-world challenges 13 February
Blob rule turns up the heat Unscrupulous operators should be unmasked, but using them to tar all the sector causes damage without tackling vital issues By John Gill 13 February
THE Scholarly Web - 13 February 2014 Weekly transmissions from the blogosphere By Chris Parr 13 February
Cyber-abuse of academics - it’s time for action Universities have the resources to keep us safe, says Sara Perry. They just need the will 13 February
THE Scholarly Web - 6 February 2014 Weekly transmissions from the blogosphere By Chris Parr 6 February
The lecture: more than the sum of its parts Sally Feldman dissects the benefits of an old-fashioned but pedagogically rich practice 6 February
Pay is the front line in a fight over the future The UCU’s action is about fairness, equality and defending public higher education, say Tom Hickey and John Holmwood 6 February
STEM the inertia on inequality MPs have highlighted the problem of too few women in science, but more than words are needed to tackle the issue By John Gill 6 February
Academic assessment gone mad Has accountability to stakeholders got out of hand? Steven Ward imagines an Orwellian world of over-assessment 6 February
Will it be Heigh-ho! or Oh no! It’s off to work we go. Our Best University Workplace Survey reveals discontent, but it’s not all gloom and doom By John Gill 30 January
THE Scholarly Web - 30 January 2014 Weekly transmissions from the blogosphere By Chris Parr 30 January
Ashes to ashes, universities to dust Universities are now like Jeremy Bentham, hollow husks of their former selves, laments Christopher Bigsby 30 January
Uncapped numbers: it’s a different story Down Under The experience of uncapping numbers in the UK will be different from that in Australia, says Libby Hackett 30 January
The FoI burden - there are no easy answers Paul Gibbons says lack of time, money and legal clarity can all affect universities’ responses to FoI Act requests 30 January
From precarious contract to exhilarating start-up Researcher Helen E. Lees on using her bid-writing skills to help fund her new company – and freedom 30 January
The market is up and running – now where will it take us? Arguing the case for market forces in higher education will become harder if a university looks likely to fail, warns Emran Mian 24 January
A revolutionary mission statement: improve the world Addressing global problems should be the academy’s raison d’être, argues Nicholas Maxwell 23 January
A peek at Australia’s Petri dish What can the UK learn from the uncapped student numbers ‘experiment’ that is already in full swing Down Under? By John Gill 23 January
A chance to make a difference Can social scientists and humanities scholars rise to the challenge of reshaping Europe while remaining true to their principles? 23 January
REF demands militate against global academic equality Roger Jeffery on the difficulties of achieving equity in authorship in multinational teams 23 January
