Opinion

Sinn Féin’s desire for an all-Ireland education system could see it reject fee rises north of the border, says Diana Beech

A five-year state initiative is bringing problem-solving, global engagement and diversity to Taiwan’s higher education system, says Chia-Ming Hsueh

UKRI and other funders must prevent good intentions on open access from undermining good science, says Lee Cronin 

Academic publishing needs more transparency, clearer appeals processes and more safeguards against citation fraud, says Afroz Ahmad Shah

After a fleeting fear that the digital world was passing her by, the ubiquity of internet trolls has made Mary Joannou realise that might not be so bad after all

Developing countries cannot cower from technological progress if they and all their citizens are to advance, argues Tshilidzi Marwala

Students often overcome traumatic experiences to sit in our classrooms, and we must support them to find new opportunities, says Ayesha Ahmad

Stereotyping Chinese students as a threat is as wrong-headed as pretending that there is no problem at all, say Kerry Brown and Ed Byrne

Universities must meet the disruption caused by the new coronavirus with technological dexterity, tactical flexibility, strategic vision – and compassion

If a college education makes people more liberal, it is potentially the best remedy for bigotry, says Kate Eichhorn

Long after they have finally landed a full-time job, many academics still find themselves feeling insecure and guilty, says Rachel Moss

The UK’s structures for supporting and nurturing research leaders are woefully underdeveloped, says Matthew Flinders

Striking again would rob students of vital lecture time and damage the progress we’ve made through bargaining, says one anonymous UCU member

Even as medics scramble to address the coronavirus, research into its social and political entanglements is vital, says Robert Peckham 

Many emerging higher education systems in Asia are paying external faculty members to collaborate on scholarship when they should be investing in staff development, write Bruce Savre, Laurene Chua-Garcia and Anna Nguyen Loan

Large investments are needed to make research data open and accessible but tackling global problems depends on it, says Paul Ayris 

With business backing for education declining, the government must invest to ensure that universities can offer a lifetime of learning opportunities, says Jonathan Michie

Scholars have striking stories to tell, Matthew Reisz concludes from his experience judging a prize for academics seeking to bring their work to a wider readership

As China’s influence grows, UK scholars question how best to collaborate. A post-Brexit transition may offer change to more than our EU relationship

Excessive criticism reflects a dearth of research funding and space in top journals. But peers needn’t play ball, says an anonymous academic

Why is there so little concern about the catastrophic decline in part-time adult learners in England? asks John Butcher

A feudal approach to intellectual property has turned the academy into a modern police state, says Steve Fuller

Academics are key to lifting public engagement with climate change and stopping the spread of nonsense passing as news, says David Lloyd

The appointment of Manuel Castells as the country’s universities minister signals a change in fortune, says José Martinez-Sierra

Universities must learn how to handle the medical, sociological and academic fallout of global emergencies like the coronavirus, says Brian Wong