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Recent pronouncements and government actions could undermine ordinary Indians’ faith in science and stifle critical thinking, says Mukhtar Ahmad

The idea that the US is far better at commercialising academic IP simply isn’t true, say three US licensing experts

As UK home secretary, James Cleverly should offer a warmer welcome to people who bring skills, resources and so much more, says Tim Bradshaw

Ushering poorer students into short-term, non-degree programmes will suppress their wages and upward mobility, says Ben Wildavsky

The shadow chancellor’s book on female economists is emblematic of UK sociology’s struggle for disciplinary status, says Robert Dingwall

Aberdeen’s proposal to close language degree programmes might save money but it will impoverish international understanding, says Charles Burdett

Before undertaking change programmes, universities should devote more attention to designing how success will be achieved, says Paul Woodgates

The general secretary’s visibility makes her a natural target for discontent, but many of the blunders arose from committee decisions, says Dyfrig Jones

Unless vocational and higher education systems are better aligned, Australians will struggle to met the challenges of the future, say five researchers

Business schools show the power of collaboration, common purpose and internationalisation outlook, says Mark Smith

Students must be allowed to participate in decisions about technology adoption that affect their education, careers and lives, says Mona Sloane

Many researchers need more help to negotiate a wide array of ethical issues, from identity to genetic engineering, says Aymen Idris

Innovative programmes to revive student interest in the humanities are great, but they must be properly funded and staffed, says an academic

Problems may result from focusing on branch campuses, resisting online provision and partnering only with top 1,000 institutions, says Mike Winter

Both boards approved the case for the amalgamated Adelaide University – but politicians still formed a scrutiny committee, say Peter Høj and David Lloyd

I tell students that I want to make them my academic integrity collaborators, upholding the quality of their own education, says Kenneth Worthy

Victims need the certainty that worries and complaints will be listened to and that investigations will be fair-minded, says Owen Bubbers-Jones

Apparently widespread use of Bluetooth earpieces by medical school entrance candidates in one province has forced a re-sit, say four researchers 

Researchers mustn’t be obliged to second-guess which results might not play out well in public or with powerful interests, worries Tracey Brown

As the cuts to the USS scheme are reversed, the UCU’s battle for better pay and conditions goes on. Members must vote ‘yes’ to more action, says Jo Grady

Only offering discounts for publication in fully open access journals is limiting the options of researchers in lower-income countries, says Daniel Keirs

‘The change’ is finally starting to get the attention it deserves, but the issues go far beyond the medical field, say Joanne Ella Parsons and Ruth Heholt

The post-war scheme is 75 years old this year, but global conditions still cry out for inclusive international collaboration initiatives, says Maria Balinska

As Max Weber taught, scholars must respect the distinction between facts and values, says Martyn Hammersley

Nurturing investigative skills will make for a better democracy – even if it embarasses campus administrators in the process, says Harvey Graff

Schools should bring together academics, students and practitioners to address urgent business issues, say Kakoli Sen and Anindo Bhattacharjee

Disadvantaged learners could also be offered financial support at school and monetary incentives to stay in higher education, says Jack Price

Greater understanding of the risks will help plot a sensible course between academic freedom and government control, says Fiona Quimbre

The challenge for universities seeking greater openness, innovation and collaboration is they can’t do it on their own, say Ian Matthias and Mike Boxall

While academics may be dismissive, the process helps their professional colleagues recognise their own scholarly contributions, say four of them

Annual meetings should be reimagined as spaces that enable connections – including with practitioners and the media, says Noam Schimmel

The UK government is freezing ‘troublemaking’ educationalists out of policymaking. Universities should model better forms of debate, says Clare Brooks

The increased weighting of the environment section poses risks in an era when EDI is increasingly politicised, say Alice Sullivan and John Armstrong 

We who are the beneficiaries of technology must also listen and respond to the voices of frustration if science is to regain public trust, says Keith Burnett

Increased visa fees and health surcharges are likely to compound the Brexit effect on EU academics’ willingness to stay in the UK, say five researchers

The historical disconnect between teaching and research makes it easy to restrict expression without provoking much outrage, says Saikat Majumdar

We need to encourage and support scientists to leap into the unknown to solve our grand challenges faster and more equitably, says Xiangkun Cao

The internationalisation process should centre on quality assurance – but this is not necessarily a top priority in post-conflict regions, says Michèle Wera

Creating a cross-border qualification within a year is hugely ambitious but the wider benefits of mobility should be huge, say Jo Angouri and Jan Palmowski

The UK government’s deeply flawed Online Safety Bill reflects widespread ignorance about tech – even within higher education, says Andy Farnell

Experiences in the Congo and the US Congress taught Stephen Weissman that adventurous academics need self-examination and thoughtful adaptation

MBAs replaced liberal arts with business courses. Demands for humanised corporations require a reversal, say Donald Drakeman and Kendall Hack

Some politicians are using the supposed ideological character of research to justify imposing greater control over it, says Martyn Hammersley

Many ask why we assume a combined university will offer more. The answer is that we are purposefully designing it that way, say Peter Høj and David Lloyd

THE’s SSA advisory board launches with members from countries across the region

The only way to get a permanent contract seems to be to take a teaching position. But that isn’t where my skills or interests lie, says Vanessa Baxter

As a human activity, research cannot but be cultural as much as it is scientific, say Annamaria Carusi and Shomari Lewis-Wilson

The changing nature of work and technology, as well as an evolving population and environment, call for a more inclusive system, says Alec Cameron

Universities and colleges should not cut their own financial support if a student receives an external scholarship, says Wyatt Deihl

Developing countries should not hesitate to tap the sustainable development expertise abundant in graduate schools, says Lucia Rodriguez 

With more support, care leavers could close the progression gap in much less than a century, says Monica Alejandra Henaõ-De-Castro

The effective ban on any form of anti-Zionism or harsh criticism of Israel has had a detrimental impact on my life and career progression, says Clive Gabay

Our research suggests men still have a greater chance of attaining influential postions than women, say Zhengyang Bao and Difang Huang

Rationalising resources is the official reason for proposed mergers, but Albanian history suggests a darker motive, says Arjan Shahini

Academics should be aware of how cohorts are structured so they can enable students to better distribute their emotional labour, says Miriam Johnson

For university students, living matters as much as learning. Piling pressure on local private rental markets helps no one, says Lorna Fox O’Mahony

Affordable AI-powered writing software offers some hope to scholars unfairly criticised for their imperfect English, but more radical change is required, says Natalia Kucirkova

As university libraries invest heavily in digital resources, Caroline Ball explains why physical books are still vital for research, teaching and the preservation of knowledge

Academia and the armed forces may seem worlds apart, but officer training has valuable lessons for university managers, says former Indian army veteran-turned-professor Vikas Rai Bhatnagar

University educators may not fully understand generative AI or its long-term impact on society, but they must seek to integrate the technology into degree courses, says Stephanie Marshall