Why do UK universities have no vision for their future? If the sector is to tackle the existential threats facing the world, it must rediscover its practical idealism about itself, says Nigel Thrift By Nigel Thrift 14 November
A University Education, by David Willetts Book of the week: His passion is evident, his work prodigious, but an ex-minister has blind spots that trouble Nigel Thrift By Nigel Thrift 23 November
Elite universities strive for inclusivity – but only up to a point A growing sense of middle-class grievance in the UK would make a radical redistribution of top university places a very difficult political sell, says Sir Nigel Thrift By Nigel Thrift 2 November
