ADVERTISEMENTOpinionWill my popular science book bring any career benefits?Calls to decolonise assessment do students a disserviceSouth-east Asian universities should be externally auditedThe world needs human ecologyUniversities must embrace working-class academics, students and cultureDiplomacy is sometimes a barrier to progress in universitiesThe concept of research excellence must be broadenedThe casual racism that visiting BAME speakers suffer must be tackledContent is free: universities should stop producing itStudents accused of academic misconduct need better supportBusiness school research must be refocused on social challengesAustralian universities must not lose focus on international recruitmentOverseas collaborations must continue – with eyes wide openAssets of great importDecolonisation does not threaten science or academic freedomFor tolerance of body diversity, academia gets a big, fat zeroUniversity communications staff are more respected than ever The dialogue about AI must be cross-disciplinaryThe EU’s university strategy will help build international bridgesAre universities finally waking up to academic integrity?The humanities need to place the big issues of the day at their heart‘Time Team’ could reveal the future of public engagementAfter Yale-NUS closure, liberal arts in Asia will benefit from peer supportUniversities should keep the masks and ditch the mixed messagesTo boost IP revenue, support what is already workingTo fix democracy, start with collegesEngland’s ITT reforms pose needless risk at the worst possible timeA post-retirement career as a public academic meets the moment’s need We’ve seen ‘The Chair’. Now it’s time for ‘The Adjunct’Quality and controlAre you a toxic enabler?Let’s all look out for the Covid Generation as term startsMy viral Tweet revealed the extent of academics’ email angstScientists should dare to draw out their work’s policy implicationsIndia’s bet on liberal arts will fail without more investmentUniversities must keep flying the flag for internationalisation1484950470