Opinion

Social scientists are innovating to ensure their research is relevant, but more must be done, says Rick Delbridge

No one should underestimate the importance of encouragement in pedagogy, says Tom Pow

Countries worldwide are grappling with the challenge of expanding higher education with limited resources while maintaining quality 

The attacks may be ill-informed, but universities must keep demonstrating the value that they provide for students, graduates and society, says Anton Muscatelli

PSL’s high entry position in the THE World University Rankings reflects one of the ambitions of France’s programme of mergers, say John Ludden, Philippe Le Prestre and Jean-Marc Rapp

Community engagement is not just a good strategy. It’s an urgent responsibility, says Andrew Petter

Universities are right to reexamine the support in place for students in light of soaring suicide rates, says health secretary Jeremy Hunt

Politicians should stop attacking universities and recognise their growing role in fostering economic prosperity and community cohesion, says Hakim Yadi

For National Postdoc Appreciation Week, we take a look through our archive of advice and information for early career researchers 

As The Sunday Times reports proposals to cut fees, Sir Keith Burnett asks how we measure ‘value for money’ in education?

Christopher Cripps offers a French perspective on how universities can develop their position in the international academic community

The loss of Supporting Professionalism in Admissions would be bad news for students, says Les Ebdon

Chris Parr picks through some of the highlights from the tuition fees debate between David Willetts and Andrew Adonis

Being positioned as passive recipients of lecturers’ appraisal does nothing to promote the development of crucial graduate attributes, say Naomi Winstone and Edd Pitt

If we are going to build societies of peace and consensus, we have to accept each other’s villains as elements of our common past, says Felipe Fernández-Armesto

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A disastrous loss of goodwill during negotiations with Brussels may mean the days of Britain’s being a net beneficiary of EU research funding are over

We need to call off the witch-hunt and trust in the capacity of our students to learn, says Bruce Macfarlane

The ending of Murdoch University’s agreement with its staff over employment conditions could herald a rougher ride for university staff, says Gavin Moodie 

The whole Science and Technology Committee should be disbanded, and the process of establishing it restarted, says Dame Athene Donald