ADVERTISEMENTOpinionUniversities are not effective instruments of soft powerOpen access rules for trade books would hit HE impact and reputationStatements on public comment would help leaders navigate fraught issuesAI poses threats to education, ethics and eureka momentsEngineering departments must recruit non-STEM studentsNavalny’s killing highlights the need for HE to help preserve democracy Gender bias still afflicts female academic leadersMerging two major universities is a tense but rewarding OdysseyCourting controversyIf abusive lawyers can be banned from practising, why not academics?Giving away 30,000 books is harder but more rewarding than I imaginedIf we discourage negative reviews, positive ones will lose meaningUniversities have moral obligations – but not to take moral positionsThe Gaza war shows why boosting understanding is humanities’ key roleOur new Saudi partnership is a huge opportunity for UK scienceWe must preserve language degree access for under-represented groupsThe UKRI-Donelan furore is a wake-up call on the politicisation of scienceAustralia’s accord could be more ambitious on Indigenous participationTo regain trust, US HE must pursue truth unhindered by ideology Accord will make Australia the world leader in student loansAI is much more of an opportunity than a threat to universitiesUniversity finance courses must open their eyes to moneyMaths degrees need a new formula – but not greater specialisationWhat next for duty of care debate?The UK’s three-year probations are needless and counterproductiveWe need more of global science’s good and less of the bad and the uglyResearching violence in your own community can be a slap in the faceUniversities targeting Koreans will always struggle against the USOnline education can help equalise global access to high-quality HEMore investment in extracurricular activities will pay off for universitiesCutting courses is dismal, but only collective effort will find a better wayTardy interview expense repayments are limiting postdocs’ job chancesWhy do US universities tolerate debt bondage on their Qatar campuses?Let’s recreate a campus culture that enables vigorous academic debateDisciplinary and court hearings are no places to confront objectionable ideasSocial science research is sold short by UK policy engagement1212223470
