ADVERTISEMENTOpinion‘Rip-off’ degrees rhetoric ignores awkward facts about apprenticeshipsSlashing HE courses will not help the next UK government boost growthUniversities must do more to address student food insecurityMerit is a declining consideration in Indian v-c appointmentsWe know our new logo will be met with both jubilation and judgementThe Gaza protests should be about teachable moments, not shutdownsAustralia’s new regulator needs to focus on equity and prosperity MAC, not the knifeThe employability agenda does not need to be controversialWe security guards won’t be taking the US approach to encampmentsLibrarians need the knowledge and willpower to challenge decolonisationWho will gain if the UK’s reputation among overseas students is ruined?Has India’s institutes of eminence programme run its course?Flirting with students is not harmless As one-party spaces, encampments are anathemas in liberal societiesIsrael divestment calls are also a demand for shared decision-makingThe last thing UK students need is a higher maintenance loanThe MAC report must launch a debate on UK HE’s purpose and funding Rapprochement, not confrontation, will restore order to US campusesIf India’s v-cs are politically neutral, why don’t they defend autonomy?Search engines are failing. Research methods classes need to catch upManagement research is in dire need of non-Western voicesPolitical interference in universities is unconservativeBetween a rock and a hard placeBlock-taught students might be satisfied but are they employable?Academic independence is at the heart of Troubles public historyAustralia needs an international strategy. The accord offers nothingUniversities’ over-monitoring culture is a threat to academic freedomWhoever wins the election, political attacks on Indian HEIs must endThe rise of AI doesn’t mean we should forget about memorisationIgnoring the UK’s China reliance is a recipe for disasterPolicing AI use by counting ‘telltale’ words is flawed and damaging This isn’t the 1960s. Administrators are now conscripted into the attackOne-size-fits-all overseas franchising is incompatible with decolonisationForeign branch campuses could make Greece a global hub of excellencePost-Cass, promoting accurate data should never be seen as partisan1192021470