ADVERTISEMENTOpinionTwo-year degrees and the biopolitics of higher educationHow to make sure your v-c’s Christmas message isn’t too embarrassing‘If universities are harassed, culture erodes and tyranny will prevail’For higher education, 2017 brought never a dull dayAustralian v-cs are also on a sticky wicket over payIf the Russell Group is the Premier League, why is there no relegation?We need more from Santa than just project fundingRage against the academic publishing machine does not have to be futileThe 25 most popular Times Higher Education articles of 2017A salamander and a Star Trek uniform: perfect Christmas gifts for academicsI was part of a successful EU funding bid, but as a UK academic I am not needed nowMoocs can still bring higher education to those who really need itUnconditional offers can deter students from reaching their full potentialPension reforms: a response from the USSUniversities would likely fail corporate governance tests on vice-chancellor payGovernors unaware of university mission have fuelled pay crisisLet the REF games beginThere is a third way between pure and applied researchWe should enjoy the exotic fruits of overseas researchThe cross-subsidy of research by teaching is a mythIs the UK’s approach to open access sustainable? We must move further, fasterDo university rankings allow the real ‘stars of teaching’ to shine?Financing two-year degrees: more complicated than you might thinkHow the UK HE sector functions as a market, and why it warrants analysisTwo-year degrees: 'education is not about stuffing facts into brains as fast as possible'Scientific peer review: an ineffective and unworthy institutionMis-selling? Universities aren’t really selling at all Defining value: without expensive research, there’s no ‘higher’ to higher educationPay to win: the cost of a professionalised humanities PhDBreakwell’s treatment suggests ‘nasty women’ still attract excessive criticismWe must work harder to improve access to elite universitiesThe REF is wrong: books are not inferior to papersImproving universities’ image is not just about educationAmid all the criticism, we must not forget the vital role our universities playVice-chancellors’ pay row: a whiff of hypocrisy and sexism?Republican plans to 'bludgeon' universities with tax reform must be challenged1105106107477
