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In our rapidly changing world focused on science and progress, the liberal arts are sometimes considered irrelevant; but they offer unique insight into who we are and where we are going
Despite fears of saturation, an ever-growing army of graduates could just counter – rather than heighten – the threat of machines taking all our jobs
John Morgan looks at how an old argument may become pressing in future funding debates
Theresa May’s tweaks to tuition fees may not be enough to quell the disquiet over the current system, says John Gill
John Morgan asks whether laments for the polytechnics may have policy impact
Fringe events debate funding, Brexit and the social capital of knowing Jo Johnson, John Morgan reports
John Morgan looks at Theresa May’s plans for reforms to England's system
Labour still fixed on pledge as political gold dust, but may score policy impact nevertheless, writes John Morgan
Despite their scientific achievements, women account for only 5% of Nobel prize-winners. It diminishes them – and the award, says John Gill
Countries worldwide are grappling with the challenge of expanding higher education with limited resources while maintaining quality
Chris Parr picks through some of the highlights from the tuition fees debate between David Willetts and Andrew Adonis
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
Britain has a remarkably strong higher education system that makes it a world-leading player, and it requires tending, not trashing
Matthew Reisz reflects on the radio programme that proves many people still have a passion for seemingly obscure academic knowledge
A survey of 50 laureates is full of insight, warnings and the can-do attitudes powering ‘beautiful minds’
Creeping political interference in universities, from the UK to Hungary and the US, is part of a worrying shift in attitudes towards higher education
Hungary is making ‘dubious history’ by reversing the expansion of universities, writes David Matthews
Threats over content available in China reveal difficult line academic community must tread
Universities used to be thought unsinkable, but the unthinkable – an institution going to the wall – is now a genuine, if yet remote, prospect
UK needs an antidote to London dominance and toxic deindustrialisation, says John Morgan
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With degrees now necessary for entry into more jobs than ever before, John Morgan considers the economic arguments for expanding higher education
John Morgan looks at how an old argument may become pressing in future funding debates
Billy Hunter responds as publishers seek the removal of millions of papers from ResearchGate
Instead of spending time competing for competitive funding, academics should be given a lump sum, paper suggests
Academic social network accused of infringing copyright on a massive scale