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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

Sarah Olney, the Lib Dem education spokeswoman, on her party’s vision for higher education 

Sir Keith Burnett explains why it matters more than ever that universities speak out in support of our international communities

Pam Tatlow writes in defence of modern universities, and the way they work with the Home Office to further the UK's interests overseas

Watch the live stream from Going Global 2017 and read news highlights from the event

Ahead of his address at Going Global 2017, Phil Baty looks at the relationship between the world’s best universities and their place in the world

Labour Party will also ensure that students currently at university will not have to pay tuition for their remaining years, says shadow HE minister Gordon Marsden

Northampton vice-chancellor on his visits to Iraq – and the problems they have caused him with US immigration authorities

Say Burgin says that universities lack the will to make the changes needed to tackle inequality

Sally Hunt explains why employers must change their ‘counterproductive’ attitudes towards risk to avoid further cuts to academic pensions

John Morgan looks at the Tory manifesto pledge to keep students in net migration target and to hold ‘major review’ of tertiary funding

Giving employee rights to doctoral candidates seen as key step to make life in academia more attractive, Holly Else writes

This week, Times Higher Education is publishing a series of stories about life on campus with a disability. Here, Brenda Jo Brueggemann writes about hearing loss

This week, Times Higher Education is publishing a series of stories about life on campus with a disability. Here, Farah Mendlesohn writes on the problems caused by poor disability access on campus

This week, Times Higher Education is publishing a series of stories about life on campus with a disability. Here, Anna Nibbs writes about her autism

John Morgan looks at the detail behind Jeremy Corbyn's manifesto pledges

Scholars' inboxes are a minefield of spam, newsletters, and the odd invitation to meet a very important person

Ronald Schuchard looks at how Eliot’s time at the University of London shaped his work

This week, Times Higher Education is publishing a series of stories about life on campus with a disability. Here, Nigel Lockett talks about being a dyslexic professor

UK universities may be among the most autonomous, but they need international cooperation to make their voices heard, says Paul Boyle

Academics should get out of their bubbles and engage, not deride, says Rachel Carey

John Morgan looks at errors and inadequacies in leaked plans for higher education

Sir Keith Burnett writes from the US on the country’s mixed – and sometimes misleading – immigration history

Claire Taylor’s approach to change in her institution has been inspired by the French president’s rise to power

The definition of a university called for by the Lords never really materialised, writes Gill Evans

Bashir Makhoul tells of his inspiring journey from a tiny village in Palestine to university leadership

Forget affirmative action, says Sami Mikhail; universities are right to recruit on academic merit

Despite the economic downturn following the last recession, a real-terms fall in pay at UK universities since 2010-11 was still surprising, writes Simon Baker

Yusra Mouzughi on the many dilemmas faced when recruiting staff to a brand-new university

On International Jazz Day, Mark Laver hits back at the US government’s views on arts education

Baroness Amos and Toyin Saraki on why Soas is using its centenary to highlight the importance of leveraging female education to improve development

John Cater believes his Higher Education Policy Institute report offers some answers

The Duke of York’s support for London Met shows how the Royal Family can make a difference in higher education, says Jack Grove

Covering interview travel expenses creates financial hardships for early career academics, says Rachel Yoho

Institutions that succeed in helping regional growth deserve being included in measures of performance, says Simon Baker

With academics reluctant to take sick leave, universities must become more aware of the dangers of ‘presenteeism’, says Gail Kinman

Military might and border walls are of more importance than compassion in Trump’s America, says John Fea

If the outcomes of ‘active learning’ are so much better than those for traditional lectures, why stick with the old format? asks Simone Buitendijk

The Excellence Initiative in Germany and the UK’s TEF may bring only bad news for universities’ reputations, says David Matthews

Fiona Dobbie is loving life as a PhD student, and hopes any midlife crisis it represents will end on graduation day

Thousands of France’s most educated minds are now based abroad – luring them back could be a boon for its ambitious plans for higher education, Jack Grove writes

Crowd scientist Keith Still on his time providing live analysis on Donald Trump’s inauguration – and the ensuing media storm

Heads of US universities unite to condemn US president’s executive order

Leading universities from the around the world are hitting out at the US president, writes Chris Parr

Immigration restrictions jeopardise traditions that made US universities great, writes John Morgan

Paul Fain on the university leaders and senior HE figures responding to Trump's executive order

Open University vice-chancellor Peter Horrocks on why his institution will not be in the teaching excellence framework this year

Gill Evans laments the financial cases universities make for entering the teaching excellence framework

Lecturer Rachel Moss on the casualties of a demanding academic culture

Duncan Wu reports from Washington as he attends the inauguration of Donald Trump

Abraham Lincoln, a history of the Roman Empire and an EU flag feature in scholars’ Trump Day plans  

The US has long been losing its popularity with overseas students, says Marguerite Dennis