The last thing UK students need is a higher maintenance loan Students already graduate with huge debts. Rather than accepting yet more cheap credit, they should do more paid work, says Paul Wiltshire By Paul Wiltshire 16 May
The MAC report must launch a debate on UK HE’s purpose and funding Universities are crying out for consistency, something resembling certainty and a plan for the way forward, says Graham Galbraith By Graham Galbraith 15 May
Rapprochement, not confrontation, will restore order to US campuses Listening to students and engaging activist donors in university affairs in more constructive ways would both help, says Richard Joseph By Richard Joseph 14 May
If India’s v-cs are politically neutral, why don’t they defend autonomy? Despite claims of political appointments, no party seems to want to make interference in universities an election issue, says Mukhtar Ahmad By Mukhtar Ahmad 13 May
Search engines are failing. Research methods classes need to catch up The likes of Google are being undermined by both AI and their own commercial imperatives. Researchers can no longer rely on them, says Andy Farnell By Andy Farnell 12 May
Management research is in dire need of non-Western voices Western business practice is not universal, so why are studies from elsewhere so rare in the literature, asks Yuliya Snihur By Yuliya Snihur 11 May
Political interference in universities is unconservative Intimidation of longstanding civic institutions belies a traditional conservative emphasis on small government and free speech, says Andrew Seligsohn By Andrew Seligsohn 10 May
Between a rock and a hard place International student fees are propping up UK universities, but with immigration a key electoral battleground politicians seem not to care By John Gill 9 May
Block-taught students might be satisfied but are they employable? Staff fear not only for their own research time but also for students’ long-term retention of information, says a De Montfort academic 9 May
Academic independence is at the heart of Troubles public history Critics’ claim that research on British policy in Northern Ireland will be influenced by ministers is incorrect, says Ian McBride By Ian McBride 8 May
Australia needs an international strategy. The accord offers nothing The final report’s scant recommendations and mooted interventions are uninspiring, unhelpful and, at times, alarming, says Michael Wesley By Michael Wesley 8 May
Universities’ over-monitoring culture is a threat to academic freedom The digital revolution is creating a sense of always being watched and judged in both teaching and research, say Chavan Kissoon and Terence Karran By Chavan Kissoon 7 May
Whoever wins the election, political attacks on Indian HEIs must end The BJP’s ideological pressure is causing religion and politics to intrude into academia, risking a disastrous brain drain, says Eldho Mathews By Eldho Mathews 6 May
The rise of AI doesn’t mean we should forget about memorisation Graduates who can’t think critically without electronic assistance will be at a distinct disadvantage in the workplace, says Loïc Plé By Loïc Plé 5 May
Ignoring the UK’s China reliance is a recipe for disaster The government should help universities diversify their source countries as it works towards a fix for domestic student funding, says Connor Horsfall By Connor Horsfall 4 May
Policing AI use by counting ‘telltale’ words is flawed and damaging Making people paranoid about employing familiar and useful words is not the way to encourage responsible AI use, say Lilian Schofield and Xue Zhou By Lilian Schofield 3 May
This isn’t the 1960s. Administrators are now conscripted into the attack The unprecedented pressure on presidents from donors and pressure groups renders them unable to defend their students, says Harvey Graff By Harvey J. Graff 2 May
One-size-fits-all overseas franchising is incompatible with decolonisation Gendering and decolonising curricula requires a nuanced consideration of learners’ diverse perspectives and cultural contexts, says Heather Jeffrey By Heather Jeffrey 1 May
Foreign branch campuses could make Greece a global hub of excellence New legislation opens the way for quality-focused branches to drive up standards across a traditionally public HE sector, says Ianis Matsoukas By Ianis Matsoukas 30 April
Post-Cass, promoting accurate data should never be seen as partisan My government-commissioned review is seeking examples of barriers to research on sex and gender faced by UK-based individuals, says Alice Sullivan By Alice Sullivan 29 April