It is all a matter of taste Most education is vocational, and quite rightly so, says Alan Ryan 12 March
The wrong sort of society A market-dominated culture fails to sustain social mobility, writes Alan Ryan 5 February
No new year cheer here Alan Ryan declares "Bah, Humbug!" to resolutions for university funding 1 January
Oxford in talks over 'professors' An academic is calling for all dons with permanent posts to get the title. Melanie Newman reports 4 December
One cheer for Brian Roper Alan Ryan muses on the London Met chief's views on state funding for Oxbridge 20 November
Coming down to earth Alan Ryan says growing disparity in graduate premiums doesn't bode well for HEIs 11 September
A real piece of the action Alan Ryan wishes Oxford's big donors would share their financial expertise 7 August
Standards of intelligence A degree is no mark of genius, and we shouldn't expect it to be, says Alan Ryan 3 July
A contest no one can win The flaw of rankings is that all universities have good points, says Alan Ryan 29 May
Elite institutions' class bias simply reflects 'meritocracy' Higher IQs mean upper-class domination is 'natural', academic says. Rebecca Attwood reports By Rebecca Attwood 22 May
A sunshine state of affairs Florida's not all guns and gators, says Alan Ryan - it funds a liberal arts college 24 April
End this mass delusion Alan Ryan suggests Mr Denham revisit an example of quality and opportunity 20 March
Lottery out, selection in Training the talented counters the arbitrary hand of luck, says Alan Ryan 14 February
Requiem for lost optimism Alan Ryan muses on the naive vigour of higher education in the Sixties. 10 January
'If Justinian had been right to think that buggery brought on earthquakes, you'd have been right to protest against its eventual decriminalisation' 21 September
'In 1386, young men had to repay the cost of lodging if they left before they finished. Top-ups solve that now' 22 September
'Chucking children who can't swim into deep water to see which of them drowns soonest is no way to behave' 17 February